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I'm not seeing this being talked about but its 14 years today we lost the LAST Rock Star Michael Hutchence at age 37 died this day November 22, 1997. The news came through on a saturday, i remember thinking WHAT no way, i just saw them in NYC performing, the new cd is great and they are on tour. ANd then it was a dismissal as a suicide, which was not the case, though Michael suffered from depression and also a brain injury in 1992 that really was his downfall to his moods and depression, Michael was not someone who would do this, his mood that night with his father no way showed it, hours earlier Michael was on TV doing a video rehearsel for the tour. The death though ruled suicide, was simply a sex act gone wrong, an experiment, and Michael would not be the last to die this way. BUT not to focus on that, lets focus on the LAST ROCK STAR, one of the greatest frontman ever, Michael could capture a crowd of 100,000 as if it were an intimate club, the reason, Michael had vision problems and couldnt really see past 30 feet then everything was blurry, so he really was focusing to see.
Don't Change is INXS's best by far, the band had so many great tracks but this sums them up better than ever, the energy, the live show, MISS U MICHAEL! [Edited 11/22/11 15:30pm] "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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R.I.P. | |
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I was not a fan of their music, but I always thought HE was so so hot. Anyhow RIP “The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.” | |
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From the last album with MICHAEL one of their greatest albums and songs.....
And footage from Michaels Last rehearsel the morning of his death "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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Michael Hutchence had a mesmerizing persona, a strong singing voice and come-hither charm, but I think Axl Rose is the last remaining rock star.
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I dig Axl but he has become to cartoonish and a recluse, Michael really wouldnt have let himself get old, i think rock stars, true ones 100% basically dont live to let you see them get old. though Mick Jagger may be that exception. [Edited 11/22/11 15:48pm] "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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Love him/INXS. For me the band died when he did. Still love the old music of course.
R.I.P. Michael | |
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His death gets ignored like nobody's business, I didn't know he was that young when he died. What's more sad is that the mother of his children is also dead, Bob Geldoff is their parent - random fact I don't know why I know it, just thought I'd share - in the eyes of the law. With Listen Like Thieves to KICK , that was their highest peak. I don't have anything by them in my collection but I wouldn't mind buying those two albums I mentioned. Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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Bono and Axl are the last rock stars, esp Axl. he is the last of his kind "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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Prince is still kicking.........he is the last ROCK starr. | |
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By the way, no knock on you ld, but uh, he's far from the LAST rock star.
We forget Iggy Pop still exist among us? | |
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He was a great personality & frontman Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen Datdonkeydick- Asherfierce Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive | |
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Timmy84 said: By the way, no knock on you ld, but uh, he's far from the LAST rock star.
We forget Iggy Pop still exist among us? In the tradition of the fame the fast lane and the sex and excess and the ability to do that, no one is out there doing that Rock Stars are very very elite because they often die young from their excess, Iggy to me was slightly a rock star in his day, Axl Rose is a recluse when he could have been a rock star but he is more like a spoof of himself now to me. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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Gunsnhalen said: He was a great personality & frontman Frontmen he is top 10 all time easily "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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UncleGrandpa said: His death gets ignored like nobody's business, I didn't know he was that young when he died. What's more sad is that the mother of his children is also dead, Bob Geldoff is their parent - random fact I don't know why I know it, just thought I'd share - in the eyes of the law. With Listen Like Thieves to KICK , that was their highest peak. I don't have anything by them in my collection but I wouldn't mind buying those two albums I mentioned. He just had one child she is 15 now. Even sadder was how his mother and sister fought him and even sued the band for money they made! "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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You know what sucks though? How Michael seems to be virtually forgotten about. His contributions to INXS. I'll be surprised if any musician today knows who the hell INXS are. They were great forerunners for new wave music especially in Australia. Then they turned it to add rock and funk elements and they briefly blew up. I actually think, besides Terence Trent D'Arby and George Michael, that Michael Hutchence had me at "I need you tonight | |
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" That and that video... 
He knew how to shake that ass lmao one of the great frontmen of his time.
Maybe he didn't headline the big arenas or sell albums as well as Michael/INXS did but Iggy still performs like a bad-ass at 64. | |
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Axl had a chance to be a great rock star but he fell out real quick. 
It's a shame because INXS would have had a pretty strong comeback. I'm sure U2 would've taken them on the road if the crowds grew smaller.
There's still a lot of rock stars & living legendary frontmen out there, and there will be more - keep in mind it takes years for anyone to prove themselves and develop a fanbase. | |
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Michael and Kylie. | |
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love that picture. beautiful and sad. their eyes are piercing. loved his music and his style. wish he was still around. and he always reminded me of Jim Morrison for some reason
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He was definitely the closest thing to the Lizard King...with a bit more soul added to him lol | |
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