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Michael Hutchence: A Tragic Rock 'N' Roll Story
- GenresMusicNonfictionBiography
300 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1999
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May 13, 2020
I was never a huge fan of INXS but I did enjoy their music. Before starting this review I did a quick Google search on Vincent Lovegrove as I was curious to know if he had penned more biographies as this book was fabulous, I was a little shocked to find that he died in a car accident near Byron Bay, NSW in 2012.
Although this unauthorised biography of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence was penned in 1999 it’s worth reading, it’s well researched and beautifully written. I’ve always been drawn to the lives of the rich and famous and will practically read any memoir/autobiography they have penned. I’m not so keen on biographies as they’re not written by the actual person but in this case I make an exception as for one Michael Hutchence was not alive when this book was written and two Vincent Lovegrove was one of the last journalists to interview him at length before his death.
“Many people have asked me if this book is authorised. My answer has been to ask the question: exactly who is going to authorise this book? Who has the right to authorise the book ? Only Michael, and he is dead. But in attempting to unravel the paradox that was Michael Hutchence, I sought the help of those who thought they knew him best, who knew him the longest, who saw the drama of his life unfold before their very eyes - those who shared the most intimate moments with him. The good, the bad and the ugly.”
An excellent book that shows Michael as a wonderful, caring and generous person. Perhaps, he would be alive today had he not been knocked down on a cobblestone street by a taxi driver which left him with a brain injury (frontal lobe damage). Very sad towards the end of the book
*Book #58/72 of my 2019 coffee table to-read challenge, cont. 2020
Although this unauthorised biography of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence was penned in 1999 it’s worth reading, it’s well researched and beautifully written. I’ve always been drawn to the lives of the rich and famous and will practically read any memoir/autobiography they have penned. I’m not so keen on biographies as they’re not written by the actual person but in this case I make an exception as for one Michael Hutchence was not alive when this book was written and two Vincent Lovegrove was one of the last journalists to interview him at length before his death.
“Many people have asked me if this book is authorised. My answer has been to ask the question: exactly who is going to authorise this book? Who has the right to authorise the book ? Only Michael, and he is dead. But in attempting to unravel the paradox that was Michael Hutchence, I sought the help of those who thought they knew him best, who knew him the longest, who saw the drama of his life unfold before their very eyes - those who shared the most intimate moments with him. The good, the bad and the ugly.”
An excellent book that shows Michael as a wonderful, caring and generous person. Perhaps, he would be alive today had he not been knocked down on a cobblestone street by a taxi driver which left him with a brain injury (frontal lobe damage). Very sad towards the end of the book
*Book #58/72 of my 2019 coffee table to-read challenge, cont. 2020
October 10, 2017
Pack some tissues.
July 8, 2014
Very beautiful but very depressing as well. It tells you the truth and basically everything. Rest In Peace Michael..<3
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