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Michael

By: Jen Jewel Brown, Tina Hutchence
Narrated by: Tina Hutchence
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Summary

The life and death of the legendary lead singer of INXS, as remembered by his sister Tina.

He died at only 37, but his fans are legion. INXS singer/songwriter Michael Hutchence was the celebrated front man of a band that was the biggest in the world.

Michael's big sister, Tina, adored him from the start. From a 12-year-old holding him in her arms as a newborn, to being his teenage nanny, Tina remained Michael's trusted confidante until his sudden death.

Tina's intimate and detailed telling of her brother's story - from faltering teenager with a lisp to raging rock star - blazes with love and adventure and includes the acquired brain injury that changed everything for Michael; the risky schemes that saw him named in the Paradise Papers expose of 2017; his secret philanthropy in support of East Timor; and his bliss at the birth of his only child, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily.

'My brother roamed the world with a book in his hand and one in his suitcase,' Tina writes, and throughout Michael a paper trail of the literature he loved gives clues to the man many see as an enigma.

A cry from the heart celebrating the 'lost boy of INXS', Michael Hutchence, this personal and heartfelt biography reveals the incredible roller-coaster life of Australia's most enduring superstar and shares the private moments of an adored brother, son and father.

©2018 Tina Hutchence and Jen Jewel Brown (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd
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Australian Rock God

I loved Michael in the 1980-90 and his music was unique and I still listen to it today, and it sounds as fresh as ever. But I didn't know much about the person behind the fame. This is a very heart felt account wrote by his sister about when he was younger and the sucess. It also explores his ill failed meeting with Paula Yates and how it got tangled up in her chaotic life and his very untimely death. Really enjoyable.

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