What caused the death of INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence?
The INXS album, Elegantly Wasted, was released in April 1997. Hutchence and INXS went on a world tour. The final leg of the tour was to be in Australia in November and December. However, on the morning of November 22, 1997, Hutchence, aged 37, was found dead in his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney (now the Stamford Plaza). A belt found at the scene suggested that he had died by hanging. The Coroner of New South Wales determined that Hutchence’s death was the result of suicide, but analysis of the witness statements in the Coroner’s report, the lack of a suicide note and other anecdotal evidence, such as the fact that Hutchence was found nude, has led some – including Hutchence’s brother and other close relatives – to suggest that the death may have resulted from autoerotic asphyxiation[3]. However, Hutchence was waiting in Australia for Paula Yates to fly from England to join him. At the last moment, Yates ex-husband and father to three of her four children, denied
Michael Kelland John Hutchence (January 22, 1960 – November 22, 1997) was an Australian singer-songwriter, most famous for his work with rock band INXS. Death The INXS album, Elegantly Wasted, was released in April 1997. Hutchence and INXS went on a world tour. The final leg of the tour was to be in Australia in November and December. However, on the morning of November 22, 1997, Hutchence, aged 37, was found dead in his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney (now the Stamford Plaza). A belt found at the scene suggested that he had died by hanging. The Coroner of New South Wales determined that Hutchence’s death was the result of suicide, but analysis of the witness statements in the Coroner’s report, the lack of a suicide note and other anecdotal evidence, such as the fact that Hutchence was found nude, has led some – including Hutchence’s brother and other close relatives – to suggest that the death may have resulted from autoerotic asphyxiation[3]. However, Hutchence w
The INXS album, Elegantly Wasted, was released in April 1997. Hutchence and INXS went on a world tour. The final leg of the tour was to be in Australia in November and December. However, on the morning of November 22, 1997, Hutchence, aged 37, was found dead in his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney (now the Stamford Plaza). A belt found at the scene suggested that he had died by hanging. The Coroner of New South Wales determined that Hutchence’s death was the result of suicide, but analysis of the witness statements in the Coroner’s report, the lack of a suicide note and other anecdotal evidence, such as the fact that Hutchence was found nude, has led some – including Hutchence’s brother and other close relatives – to suggest that the death may have resulted from autoerotic asphyxiation[3]. However, Hutchence was waiting in Australia for Paula Yates to fly from England to join him. At the last moment, Yates ex-husband and father to three of her four children, denied
The death of David Carradine is now being compared to the death of Michael Hutchence in 1997. Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of the internationally famous Australian band INXS when he departed this world. Hutchence was found is a Sydney hotel hung, and was officially deemed to have committed suicide. However anecdotal evidence, such as that Hutchence was found nude, has led some, including Hutchence’s brother and other close relatives, to believe that the death may have resulted from autoerotic asphyxiation, as Carradine may have died. The official cause of death for David Carradine waits an official coroner’s finding.
