Not only is he the focus of the increasingly popular InXS, at Massey Hall tomorrow night, he is also debutting in a rock-oriented movie called "Dogs in Space," due for release soon.
Glitzy stuff, but what does it matter? "We don't have a star system in Australia so there's no sense in being one," says Hutchence, chuckling.
Still acting is something he always wanted to try. "And I really enjoyed it," admits the singer, who worked for "Dogs in Space" director Richard lowenstein. In the movie, Hutchence protrays a drugged-out singer living with a bunch of Melbourne punkers in the late '70's.
It's a hit in Australia, "but I didn't do it to make myself more famous or anything like that," he says. "I have a lof or respect for acting."
In fact, he's looking at more scripts, although his acting career will be on hold until the band finishes its year-long world tour.
Certainly, the success of the latest record, Kick, should keep InXS and Hutchence on the road for a while.
Which is good, says hutchence, because "I would hate if it it was called Kick and we didn't live up to the title."
The band made sure it did. "We were going by instinct," Recalls Hutchence of the recording process. "We also had the right attitude, and everybody felt right about doing it."
More critically: "We spent two months working on it, a month listening to it, and then we threw out some songs and put some new ones in."
"So we really took our time with it until we were satisfied."
The album was as good, in fact, InXS' record company predicted big things for the tour.
"But the pressure has always been there because we have really huge expectations for our concerts."
Meanwhile, Hutchence is secure with his new-found fame, and his rather manic stage presence. "You can get lazy and build your ego on that laziness," says Hutchence. "Or let your ego run rampant, venting pressure as you do." His fans will take the venting -- on screen or stage.