"INXS was one of two bands that came out in the mid - 80s that saved us from the pop shit like Jackson & McCartney's 'Say, Say, Say' or Rockwell's 'Somebody's watching me'. When Kick hit big around '86/'87 it gave fans of 'alternative rock' a reason to watch the Grammy awards. Elegantly Wasted isn't a bad record but it sure as hell isn't Kick or Listen Like Thieves. And now that our generation is nostalgic over the 80s it was a perfect time for Michael to go. Michael Hutchence was the original Gavin Rossdale.
Oh yeah one other thing: if anyone believes this was suicide they're crazy- without a doubt, this was a sex game."
-George Stroumboulopoulos, 102.1 The Edge
George on the death of Michael Hutchence, taken from molson.com's magazine