Michael Hutchence, born on January 22nd, 1960, started his career as the lead singer of INXS. After briefly experimenting with his own band Max Q, Hutchence wanted to record his own solo debut in 1997. Hutchence tragically committed suicide on 22 November 1997, and the record was released posthumously (after his death) in 1999.
The self-titled record was completed by Black Grape producer Danny Saber and Andy Gill (formerly of Gang of Four). Fellow artist and friend Bono (of U2 fame) helped finish one track, "Slide away", for which Hutchence had written the lyrics but not recorded all of the required vocals.
Rooms For The Memory
There's a corner to this room
Where there's nothing left to remember
There's time the clocks on the wall
But there's nothing left to remember
A thought or two lingers on....
Rooms for the Memory
There's a corner to this room
A telephone, a chair, a memory
But there's nothing left to this gloom
When time stands still remember
A thought or two lingers on
Been thinking about Hutch alot this week. Saw the surviving members of INXS live last week and that always makes me miss him. Such an awesome and amazing talent gone way too soon.