"[72] The film ends with INXS performing at London’s Wembley Stadium and the song "Mystify" plays over the credits.
[8][54] [53], On the morning of 22 November 1997, Hutchence, aged 37, was found dead in Room 524 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney. [38] Hutchence biographer Toby Creswell asserted that "Hutchence was, without question, one of the truly great frontmen — he expressed the music in a dynamic way that few others could. [59], On 27 November 1997, Hutchence's funeral was held at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney. Pictured with friend Lliana Bird (right) at a music festival in London in June 2015, Two of a kind: Richard, who was close to Michael, said he spent time exploring London with Tiger, and was struck by how similar she is to her late father.
[12], Welcome to Wherever You Are was released by INXS in August 1992. This lead the director to produce an edit of the film with no music from the INXS catalogue. [12], INXS released Kick in October 1987, and the album provided the band with worldwide popularity. "[10], In 1987, Hutchence provided vocals for Richard Clapton's album Glory Road, which was produced by Jon Farriss. Hutchence recorded "Speed Kills", written by Don Walker of hard rockers Cold Chisel, for the Freedom (1982) film soundtrack, directed by Scott Hicks.
After a period of inactivity and releases that received lukewarm reviews, INXS recorded the band's 10th official album, Elegantly Wasted, in 1996.
In July 2016, it was announced that a documentary film about the singer-songwriter Michael Hutchence had the official support of INXS band members and manager Chris Murphy, with Richard Lowenstein signed on to direct. [52], Hutchence and INXS went on a world tour to support the April 1997 release of Elegantly Wasted.
"[37] Reviewing an INXS concert, Dave Simpson of The Guardian wrote, "Watching Hutchence, hair flailing, crotch thrusting, a mischievous smile forever creeping across his leathery face, I realised that here was a man born to be onstage, living and loving every minute, an explosion of sexual energy". During the tour, Paula Yates planned to visit Hutchence with their daughter and Yates's three children, but Bob Geldof had taken legal action to prevent the visit. Lowenstein flew to London in October 2018 to meet. It was Hutchence's first solo single and was released by WEA in early 1982. A new documentary gives a rare insight into the life of Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof, 22 years after the death of her father, INXS frontman Michael Hutchence.
According to INXS bandmate Beers, Hutchence pulled a knife and threatened to kill him during the 1993 recording of Full Moon, Dirty Hearts on the isle of Capri.