Michael Hutchence: A Tragic Rock 'n' Roll Story Book

Michael Hutchence's controversial suicide two years ago shocked music fans around the world. This behind-the-scenes examination of his life traces Hutchence's rise from pub-band obscurity to rock star and sex symbol status. His story is retold by family members, fellow musicians, school chums, girlfriends, and his numerous friends and acquaintances familiar with his exploits and misadventures in LA, New York, Sydney, and London. Fans will appreciate learning new details about Hutchence's life before INXS, coming of age in Sydney during the swinging '60s. They will observe his meteoric rise to multiplatinum superstardom with the release of Kick and share in his last troubled hours. This biography gets past the publicity and hype of Hutchence's rock idol veneer to uncover the sensitive, troubled man behind the facade.