1 00:00:47,217 --> 00:00:49,299 Woman: Double-eight, 6-9-5-4. 2 00:00:50,092 --> 00:00:51,207 Man: Nice. 3 00:00:58,717 --> 00:01:00,548 Woman: Sydney, Australia calling. 4 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:02,085 Parlez-vous anglais? 5 00:01:02,217 --> 00:01:06,506 Man: Oui. Woman: H, Harry. U, uncle. T, Tommy. 6 00:01:06,925 --> 00:01:08,040 C, Charlie. 7 00:01:08,050 --> 00:01:10,632 Man: Slowly, please. After c, Charlie? 8 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,290 Woman: H, Harry. 9 00:01:12,550 --> 00:01:13,790 E, Edward. 10 00:01:14,300 --> 00:01:15,665 N, Nelly. 11 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:16,915 C, Charlie. 12 00:01:17,050 --> 00:01:18,165 E, Edward. 13 00:01:18,508 --> 00:01:19,543 Hutchence. 14 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:24,749 Man: Hutchence? Woman: Yes. Michael hutchence. 15 00:01:25,175 --> 00:01:27,632 Michael hutchence. 16 00:01:28,300 --> 00:01:29,506 Man: Hold the line, please. 17 00:01:31,383 --> 00:01:32,623 Woman: Go ahead. 18 00:01:33,175 --> 00:01:34,790 Michael: Hello. Donald: Hello, Michael? 19 00:01:35,675 --> 00:01:37,882 Michael: Donald! Good morning! 20 00:01:37,925 --> 00:01:39,165 Donald: Good morning. 21 00:01:47,175 --> 00:01:49,006 Clear the hallway please... 22 00:01:49,675 --> 00:01:51,666 Clear the hallway please...! 23 00:02:07,425 --> 00:02:13,341 INXS: Never tear us apart 24 00:02:22,050 --> 00:02:23,961 don't ask me 25 00:02:25,592 --> 00:02:27,833 what you know is true 26 00:02:28,842 --> 00:02:31,083 don't have to tell you 27 00:02:33,092 --> 00:02:36,664 I love ya precious heart 28 00:02:37,300 --> 00:02:38,836 I 29 00:02:40,425 --> 00:02:42,416 I was standing 30 00:02:44,342 --> 00:02:46,173 you were there 31 00:02:47,175 --> 00:02:50,042 two worlds collided 32 00:02:50,967 --> 00:02:55,791 and they could never tear us apart 33 00:03:23,217 --> 00:03:25,708 The amount of experience that you go through 34 00:03:25,842 --> 00:03:28,914 in doing what we do is many lifetimes. 35 00:03:30,467 --> 00:03:32,674 The problem is holding on to a fixed point 36 00:03:32,717 --> 00:03:35,049 for long enough to understand it. 37 00:03:35,175 --> 00:03:36,665 That's the difficult part. 38 00:03:40,842 --> 00:03:43,709 exorcise the devils in my mind 39 00:03:53,217 --> 00:03:56,914 Michael: I think to be without at least one love in your life, 40 00:03:57,050 --> 00:03:58,586 someone to love you. 41 00:03:58,717 --> 00:04:00,548 To be lonely, I think, must be terrible. 42 00:04:09,425 --> 00:04:10,915 I always remember him 43 00:04:10,925 --> 00:04:14,167 sitting on the floor in Andrew's bedroom, 44 00:04:14,550 --> 00:04:17,667 saying, "mr farriss, I'm determined to play something." 45 00:04:17,675 --> 00:04:19,256 Which brought roars of laughter, 46 00:04:19,300 --> 00:04:21,040 because it was apparent 47 00:04:21,175 --> 00:04:24,667 he couldn't and shouldn't bother with an instrument. 48 00:04:29,675 --> 00:04:31,631 Michael: Got into a fight at school. 49 00:04:31,758 --> 00:04:33,999 Walking around like an english prat from Hong Kong, 50 00:04:34,133 --> 00:04:37,421 going, "where's my class? What's going on here?" 51 00:04:37,508 --> 00:04:38,668 Got picked on in a fight 52 00:04:38,675 --> 00:04:40,540 and Andrew came over and pulled me out. 53 00:04:41,883 --> 00:04:43,999 Andrew sucked me into playing music. 54 00:04:44,300 --> 00:04:45,300 Yeah. 55 00:04:45,383 --> 00:04:46,793 I'm sorry, you just have to give 56 00:04:46,925 --> 00:04:49,045 all these buckets of charisma out to people, y'know... 57 00:04:50,425 --> 00:04:51,790 And that, of course, 58 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,166 was the beginning of the famous six. 59 00:04:55,133 --> 00:04:57,169 Timothy, Andrew, 60 00:04:57,300 --> 00:05:01,248 Jonathan, kirk pengilly, garry beers. 61 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,290 And I'm Michael. 62 00:05:04,050 --> 00:05:06,291 Dennis: Michael was not a happy lad. 63 00:05:06,425 --> 00:05:08,256 He did not have a happy background. 64 00:05:08,925 --> 00:05:11,792 He used to spend a lot of time at our house. 65 00:05:12,175 --> 00:05:14,166 He was never in any hurry to go home. 66 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:15,790 I'll simply leave it at that. 67 00:05:16,675 --> 00:05:19,542 Michael: I just used to watch 'em and hang out with them, 68 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:20,915 and it was fun, you know? 69 00:05:21,133 --> 00:05:22,293 Andrew gave me a microphone 70 00:05:22,300 --> 00:05:24,700 and said, "do you wanna sing? I'm trying out these drummers." 71 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:26,794 And that was the beginning of the end. 72 00:05:27,133 --> 00:05:28,794 Michael: Hey, Simon, where are you? 73 00:05:29,675 --> 00:05:32,667 INXS: Simple Simon 74 00:05:38,633 --> 00:05:42,000 Simon found love, in love he thinks he found himself 75 00:05:42,300 --> 00:05:44,541 only has a heart for her and her alone 76 00:05:45,008 --> 00:05:47,795 Michael would show me lyrics he'd been working on. 77 00:05:48,050 --> 00:05:50,166 I said "these are great. What's your inspiration?" 78 00:05:50,300 --> 00:05:51,665 He said, "oh, well, I've had some times" 79 00:05:51,675 --> 00:05:54,166 "where I've had to question things, so I read books." 80 00:05:54,550 --> 00:05:55,665 "Hermann hesse's siddhartha" 81 00:05:55,675 --> 00:05:58,007 "and kahlil gibran's the prophet." 82 00:05:58,508 --> 00:06:01,500 There was something different in the way he looked at things, 83 00:06:01,550 --> 00:06:03,165 the way he was able to articulate it. 84 00:06:03,550 --> 00:06:05,882 I knew he was someone really interesting. 85 00:06:06,550 --> 00:06:08,541 I usually can only write about what 86 00:06:09,050 --> 00:06:12,167 um.. Seems to apply to myself or my surroundings 87 00:06:12,175 --> 00:06:14,291 or my friends, or whatever. So um... 88 00:06:14,925 --> 00:06:17,166 It must be that way, I must have... 89 00:06:17,300 --> 00:06:19,507 I'll have to explain it that way. 90 00:06:20,633 --> 00:06:21,633 INXS: The loved one 91 00:06:21,883 --> 00:06:23,794 walking like 92 00:06:25,133 --> 00:06:26,919 talking like 93 00:06:28,300 --> 00:06:30,291 wanting like 94 00:06:31,550 --> 00:06:32,550 she comes... 95 00:06:32,675 --> 00:06:34,290 Michael: I used to hang out with ananda. 96 00:06:34,425 --> 00:06:36,916 She was a poet. A very young poet. 97 00:06:37,175 --> 00:06:39,006 Kind of advanced for her years, really. 98 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,257 She got me into all this beat scene, 99 00:06:42,300 --> 00:06:44,632 ferlinghetti and Ginsberg. 100 00:06:45,175 --> 00:06:48,133 The power of words became apparent to me. 101 00:06:50,300 --> 00:06:54,248 On that night, I was in full slave get-up, 102 00:06:54,425 --> 00:06:56,416 with all the leather criss-crosses. 103 00:06:56,508 --> 00:07:00,501 Hardly anything on at all, except for a collar and a lead. 104 00:07:01,425 --> 00:07:03,507 I was with my boyfriend at the time, 105 00:07:03,550 --> 00:07:04,881 then I met Michael, 106 00:07:04,925 --> 00:07:08,042 and sometime, very soon after that, I was just with Michael. 107 00:07:09,300 --> 00:07:12,792 He turned out to be a very sweet-natured person. 108 00:07:14,425 --> 00:07:17,292 He didn't have a lot of rules, he just wanted you to be happy. 109 00:07:18,133 --> 00:07:22,046 There's no aphrodisiac like being listened to sincerely. 110 00:07:22,925 --> 00:07:28,124 He had a genuine artistry, an artist's eye and sensibility 111 00:07:28,258 --> 00:07:30,419 about the world and himself. 112 00:07:31,508 --> 00:07:33,044 We read books together 113 00:07:33,050 --> 00:07:35,257 and we used to listen to lyrics together 114 00:07:35,383 --> 00:07:36,919 and work out what they meant. 115 00:07:37,175 --> 00:07:39,791 Oscar wilde, Charles bukowski, 116 00:07:39,925 --> 00:07:42,917 and Dylan Thomas, under milk wood. 117 00:07:43,175 --> 00:07:45,632 I remember him reading the picture of Dorian gray, 118 00:07:45,675 --> 00:07:47,165 and he really loved that image 119 00:07:47,258 --> 00:07:48,543 of there being a picture somewhere 120 00:07:48,550 --> 00:07:52,122 where all your evil and bad living shows up 121 00:07:52,675 --> 00:07:55,382 and you remain youthful and sweet. 122 00:07:56,050 --> 00:07:57,665 well, I love her so 123 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:59,256 ananda: Michael used to say 124 00:07:59,258 --> 00:08:00,794 that he didn't know what love was. 125 00:08:01,175 --> 00:08:02,915 So, I would go, "I love you," 126 00:08:03,050 --> 00:08:05,541 and he would go, "t don't know what love is." 127 00:08:06,175 --> 00:08:07,881 anytime I say 128 00:08:08,175 --> 00:08:11,542 ananda: During that time, men in suits kept turning up. 129 00:08:12,258 --> 00:08:13,794 Band management, 130 00:08:14,008 --> 00:08:17,796 they seemed to have lots of plans for these young men. 131 00:08:19,175 --> 00:08:21,507 I go down to the stagedoor tavern. 132 00:08:21,633 --> 00:08:23,043 This little band comes on stage. 133 00:08:23,175 --> 00:08:26,042 Next minute, this quirky, little, skinny guy came on 134 00:08:26,175 --> 00:08:27,381 and I was like, "hmm." 135 00:08:27,508 --> 00:08:29,669 So I went backstage and introduced myself to them. 136 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,041 I said, "ok, guys, this thing about management, 137 00:08:32,092 --> 00:08:36,040 "t'll only do it on the basis that we do it internationally." 138 00:08:36,175 --> 00:08:38,461 Michael's hand went up like a schoolkid. 139 00:08:38,592 --> 00:08:40,457 He goes, "yes! I'm in!" 140 00:08:40,592 --> 00:08:42,207 So, I said, "ok. It's gonna very serious. 141 00:08:42,342 --> 00:08:44,583 "I'm gonna work you guys like dogs." 142 00:08:48,842 --> 00:08:51,083 We played and played and played everywhere. 143 00:08:51,092 --> 00:08:52,207 Hundreds of shows a year. 144 00:08:52,467 --> 00:08:53,957 Until the record companies had to sign us, 145 00:08:53,967 --> 00:08:55,582 'cause we had such a big audience. 146 00:08:57,092 --> 00:08:59,333 Molly: When are you touring? - We are touring right now. 147 00:08:59,467 --> 00:09:00,832 - This Monday we start. - Right 148 00:09:00,967 --> 00:09:04,664 and we take off for about two or three weeks, everywhere. 149 00:09:05,092 --> 00:09:07,458 And it was five, six shows a week. 150 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,462 Melbourne on a Saturday, back to do a Sydney show on Sunday. 151 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:11,835 Two shows on a Sunday. 152 00:09:14,675 --> 00:09:16,916 Michael was just one of the guys. 153 00:09:17,175 --> 00:09:18,460 One big happy family. 154 00:09:20,592 --> 00:09:23,299 Michael always just had that aura about him. 155 00:09:23,675 --> 00:09:25,711 The other five guys felt that, as well. 156 00:09:26,092 --> 00:09:27,673 He always had star qualities. 157 00:09:27,967 --> 00:09:29,927 It was just a matter of getting that to the world. 158 00:09:31,342 --> 00:09:32,673 When Michael began to realise 159 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,711 and get the confidence that he could sing things 160 00:09:34,842 --> 00:09:35,922 he believed in, 161 00:09:36,050 --> 00:09:39,042 that's when it all really started to happen for us. 162 00:09:40,342 --> 00:09:44,585 He really wanted to be a real artist 163 00:09:44,925 --> 00:09:46,290 of some kind, 164 00:09:46,467 --> 00:09:49,914 working towards a lifelong body of work. 165 00:09:51,217 --> 00:09:54,835 He was working very practically towards becoming famous. 166 00:09:55,592 --> 00:09:59,289 I didn't know how profoundly meaningful it was to him. 167 00:09:59,842 --> 00:10:03,334 His desire for fame really fell into context for me 168 00:10:03,467 --> 00:10:05,173 when I met his mum. 169 00:10:05,300 --> 00:10:08,463 Serge Gainsbourg: Je t'aime... moi non plus 170 00:10:10,717 --> 00:10:13,049 Michael: My parents used to have good parties occasionally 171 00:10:13,175 --> 00:10:15,336 and play a lot of soul music and that kind of stuff. 172 00:10:16,550 --> 00:10:18,791 Always there'd be this period of the night 173 00:10:18,925 --> 00:10:22,338 when they would put on this record by serge Gainsbourg 174 00:10:22,717 --> 00:10:24,207 called je t'aime. 175 00:10:25,550 --> 00:10:29,213 je vais, je vais et je viens 176 00:10:29,342 --> 00:10:31,833 Michael: That would be the signal for the kids to go. 177 00:10:31,967 --> 00:10:33,548 So we'd always go, "oh, not this song!" 178 00:10:33,592 --> 00:10:35,332 We had no idea, really, what it meant. 179 00:10:35,550 --> 00:10:38,087 But I do remember it being a very evocative atmosphere 180 00:10:38,175 --> 00:10:39,961 and the sexuality of it being very strong. 181 00:10:40,467 --> 00:10:41,582 That impressed me 182 00:10:41,675 --> 00:10:43,956 that a piece of music could have such an impact on a room. 183 00:10:46,300 --> 00:10:49,588 My sister, who's a bit older, she was a go-go dancer. 184 00:10:49,717 --> 00:10:52,459 She used to rehearse with her girlfriends in the house. 185 00:10:52,592 --> 00:10:54,207 I liked the rehearsals. 186 00:10:55,842 --> 00:10:57,457 A lot of motown stuff, everything. 187 00:10:57,842 --> 00:10:58,842 A lot of music. 188 00:10:59,217 --> 00:11:02,209 The supremes, dionne, Diana Ross, 189 00:11:02,342 --> 00:11:03,422 James brown. 190 00:11:03,717 --> 00:11:05,457 I always had a soft spot for the Beatles, 191 00:11:05,550 --> 00:11:06,790 especially John Lennon. 192 00:11:06,925 --> 00:11:08,335 The Bee Gees doing... 193 00:11:08,467 --> 00:11:09,547 lonely days 194 00:11:09,675 --> 00:11:10,675 lonely nights & 195 00:11:11,175 --> 00:11:14,167 electric warrior, 'cause I just loved Marc bolan. 196 00:11:14,425 --> 00:11:16,837 Aretha Franklin's voice singing respect, 197 00:11:17,050 --> 00:11:18,460 that got me into singing. 198 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,160 Man, over pa: Ladies and gentlemen, 199 00:11:21,217 --> 00:11:22,332 welcome to Hong Kong. 200 00:11:22,592 --> 00:11:25,425 The local time is 5:18pm. 201 00:11:25,550 --> 00:11:26,790 On behalf of... 202 00:11:26,925 --> 00:11:29,166 Michael: My dad's a real wanderer. A bit like me. 203 00:11:29,300 --> 00:11:30,540 He's been all over the place. 204 00:11:30,675 --> 00:11:32,085 We just moved to Hong Kong. 205 00:11:32,217 --> 00:11:34,458 He was a manager for gande price 206 00:11:34,592 --> 00:11:36,173 that imported all the moet & chandon. 207 00:11:36,300 --> 00:11:38,291 That's why we had so many parties. 208 00:11:39,550 --> 00:11:41,666 We lived at the Hong Kong Hilton 209 00:11:41,717 --> 00:11:44,208 for the first two months. 210 00:11:45,342 --> 00:11:46,582 Michael: My room. 211 00:11:47,592 --> 00:11:50,049 Tina: The boys thought that was just our house. 212 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,462 They'd jump in the lifts, they knew how to push those buttons 213 00:11:53,592 --> 00:11:55,173 and they'd go up and down. 214 00:11:55,592 --> 00:11:57,958 Mother and I would be up and down trying to find them. 215 00:12:15,842 --> 00:12:18,584 I was managing a childrenswear department. 216 00:12:18,717 --> 00:12:20,582 We needed a little fashion show, 217 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:22,540 so naturally I grabbed the boys. 218 00:12:22,675 --> 00:12:25,291 Michael was probably nine or ten. 219 00:12:25,425 --> 00:12:29,543 The day of, Rhett just got out there and he's making faces. 220 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:31,961 Michael's not so sure about this. 221 00:12:33,175 --> 00:12:36,588 He's looking, and then I sort of pushed him on there, 222 00:12:37,050 --> 00:12:39,041 and all of a sudden, he walked out, 223 00:12:39,217 --> 00:12:42,789 and he did see the people, his face changed. 224 00:12:42,842 --> 00:12:45,584 He got into it, he started really enjoying himself. 225 00:12:45,717 --> 00:12:47,958 Turned around, he's winking at me, 226 00:12:48,092 --> 00:12:50,799 which surprised me, because he was a shy kid. 227 00:12:52,300 --> 00:12:56,669 Michael's report cards always said things like, 228 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,416 "Michael is a dreamer. Michael doesn't concentrate. 229 00:12:59,550 --> 00:13:02,587 "Michael won't get anywhere if he keeps this up.” 230 00:13:03,342 --> 00:13:05,082 He was a dreamer. 231 00:13:05,217 --> 00:13:07,924 We didn't know what he was dreaming about. 232 00:13:08,050 --> 00:13:11,793 When he said he was going to sing with this band, 233 00:13:11,925 --> 00:13:14,587 that just surprised the heck out of me. 234 00:13:14,717 --> 00:13:15,797 Here's this kid 235 00:13:15,925 --> 00:13:17,836 who didn't wanna walk into a roomful of people, 236 00:13:17,967 --> 00:13:19,332 let alone sing. 237 00:13:19,467 --> 00:13:20,582 Anticipation! 238 00:13:22,175 --> 00:13:23,711 Anxiety attack! 239 00:13:30,342 --> 00:13:33,084 Michael Hutchence: Spill the wine 240 00:13:35,342 --> 00:13:38,084 there was just a presence, something behind me, 241 00:13:38,175 --> 00:13:39,175 someone staring, 242 00:13:39,425 --> 00:13:41,336 and I didn't know who he was, I didn't look. 243 00:13:41,925 --> 00:13:43,085 He was really shy, 244 00:13:43,217 --> 00:13:44,957 but he did make a point of walking up 245 00:13:45,092 --> 00:13:46,798 and asking if I was leaving. 246 00:13:46,925 --> 00:13:49,086 I didn't think too much more about it, 247 00:13:49,217 --> 00:13:50,582 until I met him again. 248 00:13:50,717 --> 00:13:53,584 He just eyeballed me. 249 00:13:53,717 --> 00:13:56,709 When he focuses on you, it's hard to ignore. 250 00:13:56,842 --> 00:13:59,584 It draws you in and draws things out. 251 00:14:02,842 --> 00:14:05,083 I'd never experienced anything like that. 252 00:14:05,342 --> 00:14:08,789 He was just very, very different from anyone I'd met. 253 00:14:08,925 --> 00:14:10,711 It swept me off my feet. 254 00:14:12,592 --> 00:14:14,924 He came across as a little bit pretentious, 255 00:14:15,050 --> 00:14:18,213 because he started to spout sartre and camus 256 00:14:18,342 --> 00:14:19,707 and existentialism. 257 00:14:19,842 --> 00:14:21,707 I think he thought it was pretty impressive. 258 00:14:21,842 --> 00:14:24,083 Michele: I think you'd be really boring if you stay here. 259 00:14:24,217 --> 00:14:26,549 Yeah? I'd just contemplate all the time. 260 00:14:26,717 --> 00:14:28,924 Michele: You'd contemplate and philosophise. 261 00:14:28,967 --> 00:14:30,207 I know. I would, actually. 262 00:14:30,342 --> 00:14:31,832 Michele: Mm. 263 00:14:34,092 --> 00:14:36,834 Michael: I got a really old 1919 citroen, 264 00:14:36,967 --> 00:14:39,709 which I drove from Melbourne to Sydney. 265 00:14:39,967 --> 00:14:41,958 And it was great, it was wonderful. 266 00:14:42,425 --> 00:14:44,586 It was the best car I've ever driven in my life. 267 00:14:44,717 --> 00:14:46,582 Michele: I just put all my things in this car 268 00:14:46,717 --> 00:14:48,548 that wasn't registered. 269 00:14:48,675 --> 00:14:50,540 I didn't know he didn't have a licence. 270 00:14:51,925 --> 00:14:54,041 Michele: And we moved to this house in Paddington. 271 00:14:54,175 --> 00:14:55,961 Michele walked through the door, 272 00:14:56,092 --> 00:14:58,674 and it was this drop-dead gorgeous young girl. 273 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,042 Michael: Michele. Michele! 274 00:15:02,175 --> 00:15:05,417 Jenny: Immediately very warm and funny 275 00:15:05,550 --> 00:15:08,838 and I loved her right from the first moment. 276 00:15:08,967 --> 00:15:10,423 Michael: Happy... 277 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,586 They were like two peas in a pod. 278 00:15:17,925 --> 00:15:20,541 The wild hair and the big smiles. 279 00:15:20,842 --> 00:15:22,924 That was true love to me. 280 00:15:23,842 --> 00:15:26,049 Hello, this is Michael hutchence's 281 00:15:26,175 --> 00:15:27,460 wildlife documentary. 282 00:15:27,592 --> 00:15:28,923 Over here we have 283 00:15:29,050 --> 00:15:30,711 what's commonly known as London bridge. 284 00:15:30,842 --> 00:15:32,457 born free 285 00:15:33,092 --> 00:15:34,332 he was a drifter. 286 00:15:34,467 --> 00:15:36,924 I don't remember him ever having a stack of records 287 00:15:37,050 --> 00:15:38,460 or a record player or anything. 288 00:15:38,925 --> 00:15:40,961 You sort of came, one night, into Michele's room, 289 00:15:41,092 --> 00:15:43,026 there were all these clothes strewn around the floor, 290 00:15:43,050 --> 00:15:44,085 and that was Michael. 291 00:15:44,967 --> 00:15:47,458 You just knew he deeply loved her, 292 00:15:47,592 --> 00:15:50,584 you knew he was in awe of her 293 00:15:50,717 --> 00:15:53,208 and he really felt he had a little family in that house, 294 00:15:53,342 --> 00:15:55,424 to be loved and to be cared about and supported, 295 00:15:55,550 --> 00:15:56,585 and we did. 296 00:15:56,717 --> 00:15:58,298 well, you know I love... 297 00:16:00,342 --> 00:16:02,333 Michele: He loved christmases, 298 00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:05,300 and he needed his own little tribe around him. 299 00:16:05,425 --> 00:16:06,961 He didn't wanna go on tour, 300 00:16:07,092 --> 00:16:08,651 he just wanted to stay in the house with us, 301 00:16:08,675 --> 00:16:10,040 because it was a load of fun. 302 00:16:10,175 --> 00:16:11,540 Just fucking at the party. 303 00:16:13,300 --> 00:16:15,837 Nick: Once he was nearly in tears going away and saying, 304 00:16:15,967 --> 00:16:17,707 "I just wanna stay here with you guys." 305 00:16:18,717 --> 00:16:20,332 See you. Michele: Bye! 306 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,540 Michael: Oh, yes! 307 00:16:28,675 --> 00:16:29,710 Let me hear all you! 308 00:16:33,092 --> 00:16:34,832 Fucking hell! 309 00:16:41,425 --> 00:16:43,165 Hello, we're INXS. 310 00:16:44,425 --> 00:16:45,460 From Sydney. 311 00:16:47,092 --> 00:16:49,674 The audiences were suddenly out there, 312 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:50,915 knew the words, 313 00:16:51,050 --> 00:16:53,041 and we were getting some great reactions, 314 00:16:53,175 --> 00:16:54,290 surprising reactions. 315 00:16:54,467 --> 00:16:56,458 INXS: The one thing 316 00:16:56,592 --> 00:16:59,914 well, you know just what you do to me 317 00:17:00,050 --> 00:17:01,460 the way you move 318 00:17:01,592 --> 00:17:02,707 soft and slippery 319 00:17:02,842 --> 00:17:05,629 he was really, like, a rock star waiting to happen. 320 00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:07,419 They just needed to have the hit records. 321 00:17:07,550 --> 00:17:09,290 He was the complete package. 322 00:17:09,508 --> 00:17:12,045 Which is a really strange thing to come across. 323 00:17:12,175 --> 00:17:13,255 Very strange. 324 00:17:15,550 --> 00:17:18,542 At that point, it was just unrelenting touring. 325 00:17:18,883 --> 00:17:21,295 Arriving in one city, sound check, playing, 326 00:17:21,425 --> 00:17:23,256 driving through the night to the next place. 327 00:17:23,383 --> 00:17:26,045 He'd never stay in any place long enough 328 00:17:26,175 --> 00:17:28,166 to experience a city or its culture. 329 00:17:28,383 --> 00:17:30,294 And I just loathed it. 330 00:17:30,425 --> 00:17:33,167 Michael: Yeah. Michele, where are we? 331 00:17:33,300 --> 00:17:36,007 - San Fran... Michael: Francisco. 332 00:17:36,133 --> 00:17:37,669 with flowers... 333 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:39,040 New Orleans! 334 00:17:39,175 --> 00:17:40,915 Michele: He didn't like being apart. 335 00:17:41,133 --> 00:17:43,294 He didn't like being apart from his friends, either. 336 00:17:43,425 --> 00:17:46,622 He wanted you to be with him. He did not like to be alone. 337 00:17:46,758 --> 00:17:48,401 He needed to feel like he belonged somewhere, 338 00:17:48,425 --> 00:17:50,791 and I think that is part of the reason 339 00:17:50,925 --> 00:17:54,668 why INXS was a family to him. 340 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,997 Hi, Michele. This is us in London. 341 00:17:58,133 --> 00:17:59,669 See you very soon. Miss you very much. 342 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,667 Nick: He loved coming home to the house. He missed it. 343 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,917 She was her own person and she didn't take the bullshit, 344 00:18:06,050 --> 00:18:07,665 and very easily could see through people, 345 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,631 someone who wasn't genuine, 346 00:18:09,758 --> 00:18:11,419 and she had no problems about showing it. 347 00:18:11,550 --> 00:18:13,415 Michael: My Michele, we're going home now. 348 00:18:13,550 --> 00:18:14,915 Are you driving? 349 00:18:15,050 --> 00:18:16,530 Nick: Michael did love that about her. 350 00:18:16,633 --> 00:18:18,498 What?! 351 00:18:18,633 --> 00:18:19,793 You can't have an ice-cream! 352 00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:23,416 I'm sick of you asking all the time, Michele! 353 00:18:23,550 --> 00:18:24,665 Are you filming? 354 00:18:24,883 --> 00:18:26,293 Oh... honey. 355 00:18:26,508 --> 00:18:27,508 Like the view? 356 00:18:27,758 --> 00:18:28,793 It's nice, huh? 357 00:18:29,675 --> 00:18:31,040 I'm so glad we came out here. 358 00:18:35,550 --> 00:18:37,791 Let's go to the us top five for this week, 359 00:18:37,925 --> 00:18:40,667 and look at number five, what you need, INXS. 360 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,006 Michael: Yeah! 361 00:18:43,175 --> 00:18:44,665 Hey! 362 00:18:44,925 --> 00:18:46,290 What do you need? 363 00:18:46,675 --> 00:18:48,666 Chris came into a show in Tokyo, 364 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,165 and he came backstage and he said, 365 00:18:50,300 --> 00:18:52,401 "oh, that was the best gig I've ever seen in my life." 366 00:18:52,425 --> 00:18:54,416 We thought, "this guy's pretty enthusiastic.” 367 00:18:54,550 --> 00:18:56,882 We decided to go in the studio and see what could happen. 368 00:18:58,050 --> 00:19:00,166 Andrew brought in this demo of this riff 369 00:19:00,300 --> 00:19:01,915 and I thought, "wow!" 370 00:19:02,050 --> 00:19:04,541 I thought, "James brown! Everybody's gonna dance to it." 371 00:19:04,675 --> 00:19:06,882 And we started it the next day, 372 00:19:07,008 --> 00:19:09,795 and on the Friday night, I took a rough mix to Benny's, 373 00:19:09,925 --> 00:19:12,041 and I asked them to pop this on. 374 00:19:12,175 --> 00:19:14,791 And it had an immediate physical effect 375 00:19:14,925 --> 00:19:15,925 on everybody in there, 376 00:19:16,050 --> 00:19:17,901 and I thought, "yeah, I think we've cracked it." 377 00:19:17,925 --> 00:19:19,290 INXS: What you need 378 00:19:19,425 --> 00:19:22,007 hey, here is the story 379 00:19:23,008 --> 00:19:25,875 forget about your troubles in life 380 00:19:26,925 --> 00:19:28,040 ciao. 381 00:19:30,383 --> 00:19:31,543 Michael: It was incredible. 382 00:19:31,675 --> 00:19:34,166 You suddenly get this feeling that people know who you are 383 00:19:34,300 --> 00:19:36,416 and you really exist in their lives and their minds 384 00:19:36,550 --> 00:19:38,916 and they really are enjoying it and enjoying your music, 385 00:19:39,050 --> 00:19:41,090 and it's a great feeling and it really urges you on. 386 00:19:42,300 --> 00:19:44,165 Cor, that's beautiful! 387 00:19:45,633 --> 00:19:47,373 You just don't see it in Australia, do you? 388 00:19:49,300 --> 00:19:51,526 give you what you need, I give you what you need, yeah! 389 00:19:51,550 --> 00:19:55,168 he was always the first person to arrive at the studio. 390 00:19:55,258 --> 00:19:57,544 He was really watching everything. 391 00:19:57,675 --> 00:20:00,417 He was the one who had a real idea 392 00:20:00,550 --> 00:20:02,415 of where things should go. 393 00:20:02,550 --> 00:20:04,550 He really did have an instinct for the whole thing. 394 00:20:04,675 --> 00:20:07,417 I was learning stuff from him! 395 00:20:07,550 --> 00:20:10,383 He wrote most of the top lines for those songs, 396 00:20:10,508 --> 00:20:12,123 the actual tune that the singer sings. 397 00:20:12,258 --> 00:20:15,375 He wasn't just writing words, he was writing melodies. 398 00:20:15,508 --> 00:20:18,170 Well, there ain't no sense in all your crying 399 00:20:19,425 --> 00:20:22,007 just pick it up and throw it into shape 400 00:20:22,133 --> 00:20:23,418 oh, what do you say? 401 00:20:27,675 --> 00:20:30,166 Chris: Michael off-stage was as far removed as a rock star 402 00:20:30,300 --> 00:20:31,415 as was possible. 403 00:20:31,550 --> 00:20:33,401 He was one of the loveliest people I've ever met, 404 00:20:33,425 --> 00:20:34,705 without any question of a doubt. 405 00:20:35,675 --> 00:20:37,040 She's from Australia! 406 00:20:38,133 --> 00:20:39,919 He had such a presence about him. 407 00:20:40,383 --> 00:20:41,873 He could look you in the eye 408 00:20:42,008 --> 00:20:44,294 and make you feel like you're the only person in the room. 409 00:20:44,425 --> 00:20:47,792 And he could do it if you were a male or a female, 410 00:20:47,925 --> 00:20:50,291 he could do it to kids, he could do it to animals. 411 00:20:50,425 --> 00:20:53,417 He just had that way about him. 412 00:21:21,175 --> 00:21:23,040 Andrew farriss on keyboards. 413 00:21:23,175 --> 00:21:25,666 I don't think Michael was a particularly good singer 414 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:26,800 when we first started, 415 00:21:26,925 --> 00:21:28,916 he was just a good guy who was my friend. 416 00:21:29,050 --> 00:21:31,041 But he developed, unbelievably exponentially 417 00:21:31,175 --> 00:21:34,542 as a talent, as a person, on stage and as a singer. 418 00:21:35,175 --> 00:21:37,791 Michael became a really good singer. 419 00:21:38,175 --> 00:21:39,415 An amazing singer. 420 00:21:39,550 --> 00:21:41,165 I don't really know how to describe it. 421 00:21:43,050 --> 00:21:44,881 Hey-oh! 422 00:21:45,008 --> 00:21:47,249 helpless baby 423 00:21:48,675 --> 00:21:51,041 evil child 424 00:21:51,175 --> 00:21:54,872 it really bothers me that he didn't really understand 425 00:21:55,008 --> 00:21:57,420 just how great a voice he had. 426 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,917 you want me aga-a-ain 427 00:22:02,050 --> 00:22:05,747 Bono: He had this fragility just underneath the bravado. 428 00:22:07,383 --> 00:22:09,624 He just sang with such passion 429 00:22:09,758 --> 00:22:11,919 and such incredible personality. 430 00:22:12,050 --> 00:22:13,790 He just became an incredible singer. 431 00:22:13,925 --> 00:22:15,415 A really incredible singer. 432 00:22:15,508 --> 00:22:17,373 baby, that's all right 433 00:22:18,133 --> 00:22:20,670 oh, that's a-a-all right 434 00:22:23,050 --> 00:22:24,050 oh! 435 00:22:24,133 --> 00:22:25,919 we've never changed a key in our life. 436 00:22:26,050 --> 00:22:28,166 Michael sang anything that we wrote, 437 00:22:28,300 --> 00:22:29,700 with a full voice, with a low voice, 438 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:31,290 night after night, week after week. 439 00:22:31,425 --> 00:22:33,165 He never missed a beat. 440 00:22:33,300 --> 00:22:36,258 red dress on 441 00:22:36,383 --> 00:22:38,169 long black hair 442 00:22:38,300 --> 00:22:40,666 I remember asking Michael 443 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,791 what his definition of rock and roll was. 444 00:22:43,383 --> 00:22:45,419 He said, "liberation." 445 00:22:46,175 --> 00:22:48,541 anytime I say, now 446 00:22:49,675 --> 00:22:51,540 anytime I say, now 447 00:22:52,550 --> 00:22:53,915 oh, baby... 448 00:22:54,050 --> 00:22:56,291 he always wanted to be stimulated in terms of music 449 00:22:56,425 --> 00:22:57,505 and art. 450 00:22:57,633 --> 00:23:00,420 He was motivated more by getting creative satisfaction 451 00:23:00,550 --> 00:23:02,916 out of what he was doing and making his Mark. 452 00:23:03,050 --> 00:23:05,257 This isn't what you think it is on a plane. 453 00:23:05,383 --> 00:23:06,498 We wouldn't do that. 454 00:23:06,633 --> 00:23:08,874 We'd spend mind-numbing hours 455 00:23:09,008 --> 00:23:11,169 talking to Michael about theatre, 456 00:23:11,300 --> 00:23:13,165 art, literature, painting, 457 00:23:13,300 --> 00:23:16,872 all the pretentious, nobby stuff that we kind of got into, 458 00:23:17,008 --> 00:23:19,670 and there was certainly a plethora of things 459 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,667 that seemed to be much more interesting than pop music. 460 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,291 I'm reading les enfants terribles by cocteau. 461 00:23:25,425 --> 00:23:27,666 Woman: Ooh! - It's really good. 462 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,040 Woman: Is it? - Yeah. 463 00:23:29,175 --> 00:23:30,881 Woman: Are you reading it in the French? 464 00:23:31,008 --> 00:23:32,168 No. No, sorry. 465 00:23:32,300 --> 00:23:33,756 Woman: You were just showing off, 466 00:23:33,883 --> 00:23:35,293 giving me the French title. 467 00:23:35,425 --> 00:23:37,006 Yeah, I was just showing off. 468 00:23:37,133 --> 00:23:39,419 Woman: So you're an intellectual. 469 00:23:39,550 --> 00:23:40,756 English. But actually... 470 00:23:40,883 --> 00:23:42,043 No, I'm not intellectual. 471 00:23:42,175 --> 00:23:43,290 I know some intellectuals. 472 00:23:43,425 --> 00:23:45,541 That's why I know I'm not an intellectual! 473 00:23:47,425 --> 00:23:49,165 He had some spirit 474 00:23:49,383 --> 00:23:53,422 that made his persona an extension of how he was. 475 00:23:53,675 --> 00:23:55,666 The person that you saw as a performer 476 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,631 had the same generosity of spirit 477 00:23:57,758 --> 00:24:00,170 that he had as a human being. 478 00:24:01,508 --> 00:24:03,920 Michael told me around that time 479 00:24:04,050 --> 00:24:07,497 that he felt that Michele was too good for him. 480 00:24:07,675 --> 00:24:10,382 That she held him too tight a moral line. 481 00:24:12,675 --> 00:24:14,165 Michele: Here we go. 482 00:24:25,675 --> 00:24:27,290 We broke up, got back together, 483 00:24:27,425 --> 00:24:28,545 broke up, got back together, 484 00:24:28,633 --> 00:24:30,544 and then this one time, where he said, 485 00:24:30,675 --> 00:24:32,666 "no, no, this is the time it's gonna work," 486 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,041 that's when I said, "you must spend some time on your own 487 00:24:35,175 --> 00:24:37,291 "and just think about what you want, 488 00:24:37,425 --> 00:24:39,541 "because I don't believe this is what you want." 489 00:24:39,675 --> 00:24:41,791 The whole thing was a disaster, 490 00:24:41,925 --> 00:24:44,045 and I remember him just ringing me up and just saying, 491 00:24:44,133 --> 00:24:47,170 "you've made me do this, and it's just the worst idea.” 492 00:24:47,300 --> 00:24:49,916 When he came back to Sydney, it was torturous. 493 00:24:50,050 --> 00:24:51,665 We were just coming at things 494 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,290 from completely different directions 495 00:24:53,425 --> 00:24:55,040 and it was not working. 496 00:24:55,175 --> 00:24:57,040 Michael ripped the band-aid off. 497 00:24:57,175 --> 00:25:00,247 He called it, and it was very hurtful, 498 00:25:00,383 --> 00:25:02,294 but it was the best thing to do. 499 00:25:02,425 --> 00:25:05,292 He threw it back on me, that I was never satisfied, 500 00:25:05,425 --> 00:25:06,631 I wasn't happy, 501 00:25:06,758 --> 00:25:10,421 and he couldn't change anything and I couldn't change anything. 502 00:25:10,550 --> 00:25:12,666 He just saw it for what it was, 503 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,758 whereas I was hoping for some sort of solution, 504 00:25:15,883 --> 00:25:17,563 and I don't know what that would have been. 505 00:25:18,633 --> 00:25:20,419 I've never seen her as distraught. 506 00:25:20,550 --> 00:25:23,417 It just tore into me, because she was like family to me. 507 00:25:23,550 --> 00:25:24,915 And I was sitting there beside her 508 00:25:25,008 --> 00:25:26,919 and she just had no idea, "why is he doing this? 509 00:25:27,050 --> 00:25:28,790 "What's going on? Why have you done this?" 510 00:25:28,925 --> 00:25:30,881 The one person who's the best thing in your life. 511 00:25:34,425 --> 00:25:36,416 He did love her. I know he did. 512 00:25:37,550 --> 00:25:39,916 They were an absolutely delightful couple, 513 00:25:40,050 --> 00:25:41,790 destined to be together forever. 514 00:25:42,675 --> 00:25:45,132 He was very unhappy about that. 515 00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:53,165 The connection between them was phenomenal. 516 00:25:53,758 --> 00:25:55,123 For years and years afterwards, 517 00:25:55,300 --> 00:25:56,776 almost with every relationship he had, 518 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,916 he was always calling her. 519 00:26:08,300 --> 00:26:14,170 INXS: Never tear us apart 520 00:26:22,425 --> 00:26:23,756 don't ask me 521 00:26:27,925 --> 00:26:29,040 Michael: Er... 522 00:26:29,258 --> 00:26:31,123 Well, it's kinda personal. 523 00:26:33,883 --> 00:26:36,545 I love your precious heart 524 00:26:37,758 --> 00:26:39,043 it 525 00:26:39,133 --> 00:26:40,873 Michael: I don't make up love songs, so... 526 00:26:42,425 --> 00:26:45,872 It's definitely a song for a girl called Michele. 527 00:26:48,383 --> 00:26:50,609 Michael: Yeah, she knows, but we're not together anymore, 528 00:26:50,633 --> 00:26:52,169 so it doesn't work, does it? 529 00:26:52,425 --> 00:26:56,873 and they could never tear us apart 530 00:27:03,383 --> 00:27:05,544 Michael hutchence, he's hot, he's rad. 531 00:27:05,675 --> 00:27:08,382 He's, like, the thing right now, and I want him. 532 00:27:08,508 --> 00:27:09,508 All: Michael hutchence. 533 00:27:09,633 --> 00:27:11,294 So sexy! 534 00:27:11,425 --> 00:27:12,790 for a thousand years 535 00:27:14,050 --> 00:27:16,166 but if I hurt youd 536 00:27:17,383 --> 00:27:19,023 Michael: Things just got bigger and bigger 537 00:27:19,133 --> 00:27:20,133 as we went along, 538 00:27:20,258 --> 00:27:22,294 and you're thinking "this can't keep happening." 539 00:27:22,425 --> 00:27:23,915 Oh, it was very exciting. 540 00:27:25,758 --> 00:27:27,518 It was a long tour, it was a year and a half, 541 00:27:27,550 --> 00:27:29,165 and it felt like ten by the end of it. 542 00:27:30,675 --> 00:27:32,006 Come over here. 543 00:27:34,925 --> 00:27:36,256 Owl! 544 00:27:36,383 --> 00:27:39,045 INXS: Need you tonight 545 00:27:44,383 --> 00:27:45,668 It was just massive. 546 00:27:45,758 --> 00:27:47,078 The kick album changed everything. 547 00:27:47,300 --> 00:27:48,790 We wanted to get success, 548 00:27:48,925 --> 00:27:52,042 we didn't dream it was gonna become quite that intense. 549 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,416 I never really, actually, consciously went around going, 550 00:27:56,550 --> 00:27:59,792 "we wanna be big," and all that stuff. 551 00:27:59,925 --> 00:28:03,668 I'm a very unconsciously purposeful person. 552 00:28:05,258 --> 00:28:07,795 So, from the fantasy to the reality, that, 553 00:28:07,925 --> 00:28:09,916 "oh, this is actually happening," 554 00:28:10,050 --> 00:28:11,130 that became very tricky, 555 00:28:11,258 --> 00:28:12,919 because I wasn't very comfortable with it. 556 00:28:13,050 --> 00:28:14,506 So I've invented a persona 557 00:28:14,675 --> 00:28:17,542 to deal with the necessity of getting through it. 558 00:28:17,675 --> 00:28:18,790 I enjoyed it, 559 00:28:18,925 --> 00:28:21,667 but I had to create something that kept me inside, as well. 560 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,791 There's probably three people, maybe four or five, 561 00:28:23,925 --> 00:28:26,792 there's probably a person that does interviews, as well. 562 00:28:26,925 --> 00:28:28,415 I've got to let you know 563 00:28:30,050 --> 00:28:33,042 you're one of my kind, oh 564 00:28:34,175 --> 00:28:37,497 Molly: And the winner is... - INXS. 565 00:28:37,633 --> 00:28:39,373 - INXS. - INXS. 566 00:28:39,508 --> 00:28:41,419 - INXS! - INXS! 567 00:28:42,758 --> 00:28:43,758 Yo! 568 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,507 Support animal and human rights. 569 00:28:46,633 --> 00:28:47,668 And hello, mum. 570 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,166 there's something about you, girl 571 00:28:51,633 --> 00:28:53,669 that makes me sweat, now 572 00:28:54,925 --> 00:28:57,541 "INXS is the first non-American group 573 00:28:57,675 --> 00:29:01,793 "to land six consecutive top ten hits in the hot 100 574 00:29:01,925 --> 00:29:05,417 "since culture club in 1983/'84." 575 00:29:05,550 --> 00:29:07,040 Wow! 576 00:29:07,175 --> 00:29:09,040 I don't like the idea of goals, 577 00:29:09,175 --> 00:29:10,756 I don't like the idea of success. 578 00:29:12,300 --> 00:29:13,540 It's very limiting. 579 00:29:13,675 --> 00:29:17,918 And as soon as you say you're successful, then that's it, 580 00:29:18,050 --> 00:29:19,290 you might as well stop. 581 00:29:20,508 --> 00:29:21,873 Whatever success means. 582 00:29:22,008 --> 00:29:23,623 I'm not quite sure what success means. 583 00:29:23,758 --> 00:29:25,168 Man: For the second year in a row, 584 00:29:25,300 --> 00:29:27,006 the Australian music industry recognises 585 00:29:27,133 --> 00:29:28,669 the outstanding achievement of INXS. 586 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:29,915 Two weeks ago, 587 00:29:30,050 --> 00:29:32,010 they entered the us top five with what you need... 588 00:29:32,050 --> 00:29:34,917 We all knew the ground was shifting, 589 00:29:35,050 --> 00:29:36,165 so we could only imagine 590 00:29:36,300 --> 00:29:38,507 how intense it must have been for Michael, as well. 591 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,542 Absolutely, he was overworked. 592 00:29:44,050 --> 00:29:46,541 The day was always filled. 593 00:29:48,133 --> 00:29:50,401 He would go on 20 interviews a day, then have to do a show, 594 00:29:50,425 --> 00:29:52,040 then have to go to the next city. 595 00:29:52,175 --> 00:29:54,166 And everyone wanted a piece of him. 596 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:55,920 Need a cigarette after that. 597 00:30:01,050 --> 00:30:02,165 Touring... 598 00:30:03,133 --> 00:30:04,418 It's two hours a day... 599 00:30:05,425 --> 00:30:06,540 But... 600 00:30:07,425 --> 00:30:09,666 You know, they're the two hours that I really enjoy. 601 00:30:10,383 --> 00:30:12,294 You've got 22 other hours a day 602 00:30:12,675 --> 00:30:14,506 that all kinds of weird things happen. 603 00:30:15,133 --> 00:30:17,795 And the three months out on the road mean nothing. 604 00:30:18,175 --> 00:30:19,790 It's only two hours a day that matter. 605 00:30:20,258 --> 00:30:23,546 That's how I work. That's why I'm here. 606 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,166 Michael was different. He needed different things. 607 00:30:27,675 --> 00:30:29,882 He was a different animal. 608 00:30:30,175 --> 00:30:32,131 I'm not miserable about it at all. 609 00:30:32,300 --> 00:30:35,042 I mean, I enjoy it. But um... 610 00:30:35,675 --> 00:30:38,872 It definitely started to take its toll on him. 611 00:30:39,633 --> 00:30:42,295 The continual grind of INXS, 612 00:30:42,925 --> 00:30:44,540 well, I think it played on all of them. 613 00:30:50,300 --> 00:30:52,416 Man: Anything to say before the gig? 614 00:30:52,550 --> 00:30:54,632 No. I'm just a bit tired, actually. 615 00:30:54,758 --> 00:30:56,498 I wouldn't mind going home to sleep. 616 00:30:57,925 --> 00:30:59,540 It's a lot of hours. 617 00:31:13,425 --> 00:31:14,540 About another three months. 618 00:31:18,925 --> 00:31:20,756 They were the hardest-working band 619 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:21,880 that I'd ever known. 620 00:31:22,175 --> 00:31:24,917 They needed to be treated with a bit more respect, I thought. 621 00:31:26,133 --> 00:31:27,919 It was a whirlwind, and he was the lead guy 622 00:31:28,050 --> 00:31:29,050 and a cover guy. 623 00:31:29,425 --> 00:31:31,040 This was a lot to take on. 624 00:31:31,633 --> 00:31:33,248 'Cause he was still a young man. 625 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,997 Michael: You have to really take a step back from yourself 626 00:32:11,383 --> 00:32:13,624 and make it a hobby to be normal or something. 627 00:32:13,675 --> 00:32:16,417 If you don't, you lose what you started with, you know? 628 00:32:16,633 --> 00:32:18,169 It's as simple as that. 629 00:32:26,008 --> 00:32:28,670 At the grammys, which were in New York, 630 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:30,506 being aired worldwide, 631 00:32:30,633 --> 00:32:33,921 Michael walked on stage with his hair really short. 632 00:32:34,050 --> 00:32:35,915 Not the most attractive Michael. 633 00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:47,506 Michael: I got sick of myself. 634 00:32:47,633 --> 00:32:49,043 There was a lot of people out there 635 00:32:49,133 --> 00:32:51,294 that sort of looked like me, I think, or I looked like them, 636 00:32:51,300 --> 00:32:53,666 and I just didn't want any part of it anymore. 637 00:32:55,300 --> 00:32:56,506 Michael came to me 638 00:32:56,550 --> 00:32:58,026 and he said, "t wanna do a solo album. 639 00:32:58,050 --> 00:33:00,416 I said, "you can't. It's crazy. You'll look like an idiot." 640 00:33:00,550 --> 00:33:02,541 There's very few solo acts that sell through, 641 00:33:02,675 --> 00:33:04,415 and the fanbase doesn't really follow you, 642 00:33:04,508 --> 00:33:06,248 because they see you as a deserter, 643 00:33:06,383 --> 00:33:08,044 'cause they're into the army concept. 644 00:33:08,175 --> 00:33:09,790 I said, "well, you can do it without me. 645 00:33:09,925 --> 00:33:11,415 "I'm not gonna take part of it." 646 00:33:11,550 --> 00:33:14,041 Martha: Chris hated the idea. 647 00:33:14,175 --> 00:33:17,417 His view was, "you are going to mess up everybody's career." 648 00:33:17,675 --> 00:33:19,916 I'm sitting in a bar 649 00:33:23,258 --> 00:33:27,547 staring at the universe that's in my drink 650 00:33:27,675 --> 00:33:30,291 the motion of my straw 651 00:33:31,425 --> 00:33:35,794 is stirring anti-clockwise in the glass 7 652 00:33:35,925 --> 00:33:37,916 Michael: I got together some infamous musicians 653 00:33:38,050 --> 00:33:40,541 from Melbourne, who were really good. 654 00:33:40,675 --> 00:33:42,040 Ji recall the moment 655 00:33:43,883 --> 00:33:47,046 Ollie Olsen and Gus till were extremely talented, 656 00:33:47,175 --> 00:33:48,790 as everyone else was. 657 00:33:49,258 --> 00:33:50,668 It just kind of unfolded. 658 00:33:51,675 --> 00:33:54,417 It was an experiment with all kinds of people. 659 00:33:56,300 --> 00:33:59,042 I've heard of a few of his bands, I knew about his past 660 00:33:59,175 --> 00:34:02,497 and I knew that he was trying to do something musically 661 00:34:02,675 --> 00:34:04,916 that I hadn't got anywhere near, that's for sure. 662 00:34:05,050 --> 00:34:06,506 older and more stupid... 663 00:34:08,967 --> 00:34:13,711 the years have etched stupidity into my skull 664 00:34:13,842 --> 00:34:15,582 I condemn my foolishness... & 665 00:34:15,717 --> 00:34:18,083 given at the point he was with the pop group, 666 00:34:18,342 --> 00:34:21,334 I find it admirable that he would want to take a detour 667 00:34:21,342 --> 00:34:25,085 and pursue something that had much more of an art thrust. 668 00:34:26,175 --> 00:34:28,461 And that dichotomy makes Michael more interesting 669 00:34:28,592 --> 00:34:31,083 than your average pop singer of the time. 670 00:34:32,425 --> 00:34:34,040 Ollie was just one of those rare folk 671 00:34:34,175 --> 00:34:37,463 who occasionally taps into something genuinely original 672 00:34:37,592 --> 00:34:39,583 or brilliant or just stunning, 673 00:34:39,717 --> 00:34:41,332 and I think Michael saw that. 674 00:34:41,717 --> 00:34:44,424 idea of business at all 675 00:34:45,717 --> 00:34:47,958 Chris: There's an emotional intensity 676 00:34:48,092 --> 00:34:50,458 that sometimes pop music doesn't allow you. 677 00:34:50,592 --> 00:34:52,833 I think that's what he was after, 678 00:34:52,967 --> 00:34:55,208 his own version of a primal scream. 679 00:34:55,342 --> 00:34:57,958 One thing that must be said about Michael, 680 00:34:58,092 --> 00:35:01,334 despite trying to put him into some kind of sexy rock god, 681 00:35:01,467 --> 00:35:02,707 pop singer thing, 682 00:35:02,842 --> 00:35:04,924 he actually wanted to be an artist 683 00:35:05,050 --> 00:35:08,292 and recognised as being an artist. 684 00:35:08,425 --> 00:35:10,461 That was his achilles' heel, 685 00:35:10,592 --> 00:35:12,548 that he thought other people were better artists, 686 00:35:12,675 --> 00:35:14,211 they got credit for being artists, 687 00:35:14,342 --> 00:35:16,708 where he got credit for being able to shake his arse 688 00:35:16,842 --> 00:35:18,207 and be like a sex god. 689 00:35:19,425 --> 00:35:21,461 Man: And now Max q. Man 2: And now Max q. 690 00:35:23,967 --> 00:35:26,333 sometimes 691 00:35:39,342 --> 00:35:41,173 sometimes 692 00:35:45,342 --> 00:35:47,924 I can't believe my brain 693 00:35:48,050 --> 00:35:50,541 Martha: Chris flies in. Chris goes, 694 00:35:50,675 --> 00:35:53,166 "look, I've got the greatest marketing idea. 695 00:35:53,300 --> 00:35:56,667 "We are gonna pretend it's not you. 696 00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:00,167 "That way, this will never hurt you, it won't hurt INXS." 697 00:36:00,300 --> 00:36:02,040 Brilliant man, Chris Murphy, 698 00:36:02,175 --> 00:36:03,540 and great marketing ideas, 699 00:36:03,675 --> 00:36:05,961 but this one was his worst. 700 00:36:10,550 --> 00:36:12,541 sometimes 701 00:36:13,550 --> 00:36:15,211 I go up and meet with the record company 702 00:36:15,425 --> 00:36:17,916 and played some tracks, then that guy rang Chris and said, 703 00:36:18,050 --> 00:36:19,915 "mate, Gary's playing some of the Max q stuff. 704 00:36:20,092 --> 00:36:21,332 "T love it." 705 00:36:21,467 --> 00:36:23,423 Chris's reaction was, "how dare you do that! 706 00:36:23,550 --> 00:36:25,666 "You have nothing to do with Max q." 707 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:27,836 when the power strikes you blind 708 00:36:27,967 --> 00:36:29,832 they can see it in your eyes 709 00:36:29,967 --> 00:36:31,548 and it doesn't take too much to read 710 00:36:31,675 --> 00:36:33,211 too much to read your mind 711 00:36:33,342 --> 00:36:34,673 I kept getting calls, 712 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:36,210 "how's it doing? How's it doing?" 713 00:36:36,342 --> 00:36:37,422 "How's what doing?" 714 00:36:37,550 --> 00:36:38,710 How am I working something 715 00:36:38,842 --> 00:36:41,083 that we're not supposed to use Michael? 716 00:36:41,217 --> 00:36:42,423 So ridiculous! 717 00:36:42,550 --> 00:36:43,790 sometimes 718 00:36:45,425 --> 00:36:48,292 Martha: That's when Michael lost his feeling 719 00:36:48,425 --> 00:36:50,541 for this person he loved very much. 720 00:36:50,675 --> 00:36:52,916 He just felt like, "how could you not see 721 00:36:53,050 --> 00:36:54,961 "that I need to do other things?" 722 00:36:55,092 --> 00:36:56,548 That pretty much ended 723 00:36:56,675 --> 00:36:58,836 their friendship and their relationship. 724 00:37:00,175 --> 00:37:01,210 I think it confused him, 725 00:37:01,342 --> 00:37:03,708 whether he wanted to be part of INXS 726 00:37:03,842 --> 00:37:05,833 and whether he wanted to take on 727 00:37:05,967 --> 00:37:08,299 all the pressures of being Michael hutchence. 728 00:37:08,425 --> 00:37:09,710 ..On yourself 729 00:37:09,842 --> 00:37:11,707 on yourself 730 00:37:12,967 --> 00:37:14,332 Michael: Why did I do that? 731 00:37:14,467 --> 00:37:16,708 I did that in a perverse reaction 732 00:37:16,842 --> 00:37:19,584 to what had happened to the band and to me. 733 00:37:19,717 --> 00:37:21,582 And I had a hell of a time. 734 00:37:21,717 --> 00:37:23,526 Except I forgot to tell the band I was gonna do it. 735 00:37:23,550 --> 00:37:25,211 I'll never forget Andrew calling, going, 736 00:37:25,342 --> 00:37:27,151 "I just saw you on television in your new band. 737 00:37:27,175 --> 00:37:28,335 "What's it called?" 738 00:37:28,467 --> 00:37:29,798 "Oh, Max q." "Ar." 739 00:37:31,592 --> 00:37:34,208 Man: Are you the captain of the INXS ship, as well? 740 00:37:34,342 --> 00:37:35,582 No, I'm not. 741 00:37:35,717 --> 00:37:37,708 I'm just a part of a collective group of people. 742 00:37:37,842 --> 00:37:39,457 I'm the mutineer, and I take over. 743 00:37:39,592 --> 00:37:41,708 He's in charge of mutiny. 744 00:37:42,842 --> 00:37:43,842 riding in a boat 745 00:37:44,967 --> 00:37:46,207 in Amsterdam city 746 00:37:47,342 --> 00:37:48,342 looking pretty good 747 00:37:48,467 --> 00:37:52,289 how many songs on the new album are about sex? 748 00:37:52,425 --> 00:37:53,585 Um... 749 00:37:53,717 --> 00:37:54,832 Uh... 750 00:37:54,967 --> 00:37:57,674 Well, probably most of them, one way or another. 751 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:00,963 Nick cave & Kylie Minogue: Where the wild roses grow 752 00:38:06,967 --> 00:38:11,961 they call me the wild Rose 753 00:38:14,092 --> 00:38:17,789 but my name was Elisa day 754 00:38:18,842 --> 00:38:23,962 Why they call me that, I do not know 755 00:38:25,925 --> 00:38:29,668 For my name was Elisa day 756 00:38:30,842 --> 00:38:31,957 Michael: Kylie... 757 00:38:33,550 --> 00:38:34,665 Kylie. 758 00:38:37,467 --> 00:38:39,207 on the first day I saw her... 759 00:38:39,717 --> 00:38:43,835 I went to see INXS play a gig in Sydney. 760 00:38:43,967 --> 00:38:46,208 We were invited back to the hotel. 761 00:38:46,342 --> 00:38:48,082 That's where I first spoke to Michael, 762 00:38:48,217 --> 00:38:50,208 in his hotel room after a gig. 763 00:38:50,425 --> 00:38:51,460 This one point, 764 00:38:51,550 --> 00:38:53,336 he and I were sat on the edge of the bed, 765 00:38:53,467 --> 00:38:56,959 talking about something to help you with your vocals 766 00:38:57,092 --> 00:38:59,799 if you run into trouble as a performer. 767 00:38:59,925 --> 00:39:02,541 He was telling me about these kind of magical drops 768 00:39:02,675 --> 00:39:04,415 for your throat. 769 00:39:04,550 --> 00:39:07,041 That was our, kind of, first bond. 770 00:39:08,217 --> 00:39:11,209 I was going to Hong Kong shortly after that, 771 00:39:11,342 --> 00:39:13,708 and he asked if he could take me to dinner in Hong Kong 772 00:39:13,842 --> 00:39:15,457 and give me the magic potion, 773 00:39:15,592 --> 00:39:17,799 which now, I think, was pretty much a ruse. 774 00:39:19,217 --> 00:39:23,916 So, I'm in Hong Kong with my manager, my mother, 775 00:39:24,050 --> 00:39:26,086 my hairdresser 776 00:39:26,217 --> 00:39:29,414 and about six dancers. 777 00:39:29,550 --> 00:39:32,417 The clock ticks, the time passes. 778 00:39:33,592 --> 00:39:34,923 There's no sign of him, 779 00:39:35,050 --> 00:39:38,463 and my team are just getting really riled about this. 780 00:39:39,717 --> 00:39:42,424 Eventually, he rocks up, two hours late. 781 00:39:45,050 --> 00:39:47,086 So, we do go out, he takes me out, 782 00:39:47,217 --> 00:39:50,334 and clearly there was something between us, a frisson. 783 00:39:51,592 --> 00:39:56,165 and I said, "do you know where the wild roses grow 784 00:39:56,300 --> 00:40:01,215 "so sweet and Scarlet and free?" 785 00:40:01,342 --> 00:40:03,549 Kylie: I don't know how long it was after Hong Kong, 786 00:40:03,675 --> 00:40:07,543 but he asked if it would be ok if he could fly to Kyoto 787 00:40:07,675 --> 00:40:09,415 to see me. 788 00:40:09,550 --> 00:40:11,086 He flew over, we were free, 789 00:40:11,217 --> 00:40:13,959 no-one really recognised either of us. 790 00:40:14,092 --> 00:40:16,458 Our relationship was solidified there. 791 00:40:17,717 --> 00:40:18,923 Yeah, it was... 792 00:40:19,050 --> 00:40:20,415 We-we became... 793 00:40:20,842 --> 00:40:21,957 We became a couple. 794 00:40:22,967 --> 00:40:28,087 they call me the wild Rose 795 00:40:29,925 --> 00:40:34,214 Kylie: Sex, love, food, drugs, music, travel, books, 796 00:40:34,342 --> 00:40:36,549 you name it, he wanted to experience it. 797 00:40:36,675 --> 00:40:37,960 So, as his partner, 798 00:40:38,092 --> 00:40:39,832 I got to experience a lot of that, as well. 799 00:40:41,092 --> 00:40:43,583 I felt very safe with him, I felt protected. 800 00:40:46,217 --> 00:40:48,208 Man: Ok, ok. 801 00:40:48,342 --> 00:40:52,415 We are now on the orient express on June 26th. 802 00:40:52,550 --> 00:40:54,791 This is an American couple 803 00:40:54,925 --> 00:40:57,086 filming this young Australian couple, 804 00:40:57,217 --> 00:41:00,084 who are here to have a great time. 805 00:41:00,217 --> 00:41:01,297 You're on the air! 806 00:41:02,675 --> 00:41:03,790 Michael? 807 00:41:05,467 --> 00:41:06,673 Woman: Aw! 808 00:41:07,925 --> 00:41:09,461 Kyle's really not the person 809 00:41:09,592 --> 00:41:10,592 that people think she is. 810 00:41:10,717 --> 00:41:13,675 Because we can understand each other's experience, 811 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:15,210 how much it takes, the pressures, 812 00:41:15,342 --> 00:41:17,583 all that sort of thing, there's a lot of equality, 813 00:41:17,717 --> 00:41:20,208 a lot of strength, a lot of support for each other, 814 00:41:20,342 --> 00:41:23,084 'cause you're both going through that sort of stuff. 815 00:41:23,217 --> 00:41:25,458 Kylie's got this real sweet, innocent image, 816 00:41:25,592 --> 00:41:27,298 what the hell is she doing with me? 817 00:41:27,425 --> 00:41:28,540 And vice-versa. 818 00:41:28,675 --> 00:41:29,835 Oh... 819 00:41:30,925 --> 00:41:32,335 - Cut! - Cut! 820 00:41:32,467 --> 00:41:34,207 The storybook of this 821 00:41:34,342 --> 00:41:36,333 is that he's, like, the dark, bad boy 822 00:41:36,467 --> 00:41:38,549 and I was the pure, good girl. 823 00:41:38,675 --> 00:41:41,337 And that was pretty much the truth. 824 00:41:44,842 --> 00:41:45,957 Michael: Got one? 825 00:41:46,092 --> 00:41:48,048 Kylie: If you're a sensual being, 826 00:41:48,175 --> 00:41:49,961 all of your senses need stimulation. 827 00:41:50,092 --> 00:41:53,914 He definitely awakened my desire 828 00:41:54,050 --> 00:41:55,540 for other things in my world. 829 00:41:55,675 --> 00:41:59,293 He loved seeing me experiencing a new wine, 830 00:41:59,425 --> 00:42:02,087 or me learning about a new pleasure. 831 00:42:02,217 --> 00:42:04,708 A lot of it was based around pleasure, let's face it. 832 00:42:04,842 --> 00:42:05,922 Michael: Kylie... 833 00:42:07,675 --> 00:42:08,790 Kylie. 834 00:42:20,967 --> 00:42:22,582 Kylie: We went on the orient express, 835 00:42:22,717 --> 00:42:24,457 went to see the statue of David. 836 00:42:24,592 --> 00:42:25,707 You know, I'm crying. 837 00:42:25,842 --> 00:42:28,834 I'm like, "this didn't happen on my school excursion, 838 00:42:28,967 --> 00:42:30,207 "why is it happening with you?" 839 00:42:33,550 --> 00:42:35,791 Kylie: One of the first ways I would describe Michael 840 00:42:35,925 --> 00:42:37,586 is insatiable curiosity. 841 00:42:38,675 --> 00:42:41,792 All the good things in life and some of the bad things in life. 842 00:42:41,925 --> 00:42:44,211 It opened up a whole new world for me. 843 00:42:44,342 --> 00:42:45,457 It really did. 844 00:42:49,217 --> 00:42:51,458 Then the problem was just scheduling, 845 00:42:51,592 --> 00:42:53,583 finding the time to see each other. 846 00:42:53,717 --> 00:42:55,833 Michael: Got our managers with the computers out, 847 00:42:55,967 --> 00:42:57,582 trying to align our lives 848 00:42:57,717 --> 00:42:59,332 so that we're not on tour and stuff 849 00:42:59,467 --> 00:43:01,187 at different ends of the world all the time. 850 00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:26,711 Kylie: A lot of our relationship was faxing 851 00:43:26,842 --> 00:43:28,207 from one hotel to another hotel. 852 00:43:29,592 --> 00:43:31,674 Kylie: The fax was the current technology 853 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:32,960 to send a personal message, 854 00:43:33,092 --> 00:43:35,333 and, of course, that had to go through reception, 855 00:43:35,467 --> 00:43:37,507 be printed, put in an envelope, put under your door. 856 00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:41,400 You couldn't write anything too personal. 857 00:43:43,550 --> 00:43:46,462 It was very exciting to see that envelope and open it 858 00:43:46,592 --> 00:43:47,957 and see what's the message today, 859 00:43:48,092 --> 00:43:50,174 and to see his handwriting and what he would write. 860 00:43:52,092 --> 00:43:54,333 They were our 1990s love notes. 861 00:43:56,842 --> 00:43:58,582 Very cute. 862 00:44:00,092 --> 00:44:03,164 Jones is my mother's maiden name and Gabby was our dog! 863 00:44:05,342 --> 00:44:06,673 And his was swordfish. 864 00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:08,540 I don't know why. Swordfish! 865 00:44:10,300 --> 00:44:12,461 Not the best speller, I have to say. 866 00:44:22,092 --> 00:44:23,207 I'll film you. 867 00:44:24,592 --> 00:44:25,957 It's still on. 868 00:44:28,342 --> 00:44:30,458 Movie star! Kylie: Oh! 869 00:44:30,592 --> 00:44:33,459 - Movie star in Italy! Kylie: In Italy! 870 00:44:33,675 --> 00:44:36,041 Kylie: I just think, for me, we met at the perfect time, 871 00:44:36,175 --> 00:44:39,338 because I was old enough to take care of myself, 872 00:44:39,467 --> 00:44:42,834 but young enough to just see and feel and experience 873 00:44:42,967 --> 00:44:44,173 all this new stuff. 874 00:44:44,300 --> 00:44:46,586 Man: Isn't it beautiful? Michael: It's fantastic. 875 00:45:04,592 --> 00:45:07,550 Kylie: He gave me a book, which I loved, 876 00:45:07,675 --> 00:45:09,586 which was perfume: The story of a murderer. 877 00:45:09,717 --> 00:45:12,675 And he gave it to me when we were in the south of France.. 878 00:45:15,717 --> 00:45:16,832 Black cherries. 879 00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:21,835 Michael: Got one? 880 00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:24,800 Michael: There we go. 881 00:45:24,925 --> 00:45:26,836 A cherry tree. 882 00:45:26,967 --> 00:45:28,207 Both: Mmm! 883 00:45:28,342 --> 00:45:30,958 - Aren't they lovely? - They're great! 884 00:45:31,092 --> 00:45:32,707 Wow! They're divine! 885 00:45:33,925 --> 00:45:35,711 Kylie: That was a really poignant book 886 00:45:35,842 --> 00:45:36,957 to give me at the time, 887 00:45:37,092 --> 00:45:39,708 'cause it was about discovery and obsession, 888 00:45:39,842 --> 00:45:41,833 addiction and the senses. 889 00:45:45,342 --> 00:45:47,458 One night, like, four in the morning, 890 00:45:47,592 --> 00:45:49,457 he rousted me out of bed. 891 00:45:50,092 --> 00:45:54,165 He wanted to show us this area that was from the book perfume. 892 00:45:56,592 --> 00:45:58,082 He smells everything so acutely 893 00:45:58,092 --> 00:45:59,832 and unbelievably well. 894 00:46:00,467 --> 00:46:03,789 He spends 20 years of his life smelling everything. 895 00:46:04,675 --> 00:46:06,165 But he has no smell of his own. 896 00:46:07,092 --> 00:46:09,799 He says, "well, I'll make my own smell. Make a human smell." 897 00:46:10,967 --> 00:46:12,173 But it's not good enough. 898 00:46:12,717 --> 00:46:14,958 And then one day, he smells a smell, 899 00:46:15,175 --> 00:46:16,836 it smells like peaches. 900 00:46:17,217 --> 00:46:19,333 He follows this smell across the left bank, 901 00:46:19,342 --> 00:46:20,707 onto the right bank in Paris. 902 00:46:21,467 --> 00:46:23,082 He comes to a window... 903 00:46:23,717 --> 00:46:26,424 There's a young virgin girl eating peaches. 904 00:46:27,550 --> 00:46:29,586 He has never seen anything like her. 905 00:46:29,842 --> 00:46:33,084 He's never known about a woman or a girl. 906 00:46:33,592 --> 00:46:36,334 He makes 20 perfumes out of 20 virgins. 907 00:46:36,967 --> 00:46:39,925 Until he's the most notorious murderer in the world. 908 00:46:40,717 --> 00:46:43,299 He escapes to these mountains. 909 00:46:44,717 --> 00:46:46,082 These mountains here. 910 00:46:46,842 --> 00:46:48,548 This is where they grow all the flowers 911 00:46:48,592 --> 00:46:49,923 for all the perfume in the world. 912 00:46:50,050 --> 00:46:51,540 Here. Right here. 913 00:46:51,967 --> 00:46:54,208 Like my house, the lavender I showed you, 914 00:46:54,300 --> 00:46:55,335 all around here. 915 00:46:56,717 --> 00:46:59,584 He is the greatest perfumer in all of the world. 916 00:47:00,717 --> 00:47:03,174 Eventually he says, "I'll go back to Paris 917 00:47:03,217 --> 00:47:04,332 "and I'll say I'm sorry." 918 00:47:05,467 --> 00:47:06,547 And he comes back, 919 00:47:07,175 --> 00:47:08,460 and they catch him. 920 00:47:09,342 --> 00:47:11,207 All of Paris goes insane! 921 00:47:11,717 --> 00:47:13,423 They're gonna behead him. 922 00:47:14,300 --> 00:47:17,588 He says, "I have one last wish. Give me my bag 923 00:47:17,592 --> 00:47:18,832 "give me my bag!” 924 00:47:19,550 --> 00:47:22,963 And he put all the perfumes into one, 925 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:25,836 and he goes, "pssh!” 926 00:47:26,175 --> 00:47:28,336 Perfume comes out across Paris. 927 00:47:29,217 --> 00:47:32,084 The whole city turns into an orgy. 928 00:47:34,967 --> 00:47:36,082 They tear him apart! 929 00:47:41,925 --> 00:47:43,085 Man: Kylie! 930 00:47:44,842 --> 00:47:46,423 Man: Kylie! 931 00:47:46,550 --> 00:47:49,587 Michael: I've never come across paparazzi like that, 932 00:47:49,717 --> 00:47:51,582 which is a bit of a shock. 933 00:47:51,717 --> 00:47:53,582 Being in so much limelight, 934 00:47:53,717 --> 00:47:55,833 it doesn't let you naturally evolve. 935 00:47:58,967 --> 00:48:00,707 Woman: How do you think 936 00:48:00,842 --> 00:48:02,548 about following up something like kick? 937 00:48:03,675 --> 00:48:05,711 You try not to. 938 00:48:07,217 --> 00:48:10,209 Michael: The leaps we'd made in such a short period of time 939 00:48:10,342 --> 00:48:12,082 were pretty substantial. 940 00:48:12,217 --> 00:48:14,583 So, we felt like we had to make another one. 941 00:48:15,925 --> 00:48:17,711 I think we got a little lost in there. 942 00:48:17,842 --> 00:48:18,922 I guess, in some ways, 943 00:48:19,050 --> 00:48:21,462 you start believing that you're capable of anything. 944 00:48:21,592 --> 00:48:23,924 But all you're capable of doing is being true to yourself, 945 00:48:24,050 --> 00:48:25,085 if possible. 946 00:48:26,467 --> 00:48:28,048 Because of his creativity, 947 00:48:28,175 --> 00:48:30,587 I think he was scared of repeating himself, 948 00:48:30,717 --> 00:48:31,832 which is the reason 949 00:48:31,967 --> 00:48:35,209 why he started to do a bit of writing with jonny. 950 00:48:35,342 --> 00:48:37,583 Jonny played me this demo 951 00:48:37,717 --> 00:48:40,037 and Michael started singing the bits of words he'd written. 952 00:48:40,092 --> 00:48:42,799 Came to the bit where he starts going, "doo-doo, doo-doo. 953 00:48:42,925 --> 00:48:45,068 "De-de-de... I haven't written the words for that bit." 954 00:48:45,092 --> 00:48:46,923 I said, "you have. You just sing that!" 955 00:48:47,050 --> 00:48:48,210 doo-doo-doo 956 00:48:48,342 --> 00:48:49,582 doo, doo-doo 957 00:48:49,717 --> 00:48:51,548 doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo 958 00:48:51,675 --> 00:48:53,211 doo-doo-doo-doo 959 00:48:53,425 --> 00:48:55,416 doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo 960 00:48:55,550 --> 00:48:57,336 doo-doo-doo 961 00:48:57,467 --> 00:49:00,459 Chris: There was a very, very unpleasant face-off 962 00:49:00,592 --> 00:49:02,958 between Andrew and Michael. 963 00:49:03,092 --> 00:49:04,207 Andrew and Chris Murphy 964 00:49:04,342 --> 00:49:06,333 didn't wanna have disappear on the record, 965 00:49:06,467 --> 00:49:09,083 because Andrew hadn't written it. 966 00:49:09,217 --> 00:49:10,332 It was very nasty. 967 00:49:10,467 --> 00:49:12,082 Michael didn't really answer back. 968 00:49:14,217 --> 00:49:16,833 Somehow we managed to force it onto the record, 969 00:49:16,967 --> 00:49:18,443 and, of course, it was the biggest single 970 00:49:18,467 --> 00:49:20,027 that they had in America off that album. 971 00:49:20,967 --> 00:49:22,207 you're so fine 972 00:49:22,342 --> 00:49:24,048 I lose my mind 973 00:49:24,842 --> 00:49:28,039 and the world seems to disappear 974 00:49:28,342 --> 00:49:30,458 all the problems 975 00:49:30,717 --> 00:49:31,957 all those fears 976 00:49:32,425 --> 00:49:35,963 and the world seems to disappear 977 00:49:37,467 --> 00:49:38,547 through it all, 978 00:49:38,675 --> 00:49:41,917 he really had a sense of what was good and proper. 979 00:49:42,050 --> 00:49:44,962 I know he never would've wanted to hurt anyone. 980 00:49:45,092 --> 00:49:46,207 He did end up hurting me, 981 00:49:46,342 --> 00:49:48,207 but he wouldn't have enjoyed it one bit. 982 00:49:49,717 --> 00:49:50,832 Ok, ready? 983 00:49:50,967 --> 00:49:52,673 One, two, three. 984 00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:55,667 All: Kylie says hello to Michael! 985 00:49:57,842 --> 00:50:00,049 I'm gonna make a schoolteacher yet! 986 00:50:00,175 --> 00:50:01,961 Message to Michael video. Say hi. 987 00:50:02,092 --> 00:50:03,207 - Hi. - Hi 988 00:50:03,342 --> 00:50:04,457 this is a video to Michael. 989 00:50:04,592 --> 00:50:06,048 - Is it? - Yeah. 990 00:50:06,175 --> 00:50:08,541 - Hi, Michael. - Hi, Michael! 991 00:50:08,675 --> 00:50:09,915 All: Hi, Michael! 992 00:50:10,050 --> 00:50:12,086 - Mum and Yvonne. - Hil 993 00:50:12,217 --> 00:50:14,583 Kylie: I was in Japan again, 994 00:50:14,717 --> 00:50:17,049 and things were not going well. 995 00:50:18,217 --> 00:50:22,085 This trip that I had to do to get to him in New York 996 00:50:22,217 --> 00:50:24,708 was ridiculous on an already ridiculous schedule. 997 00:50:26,300 --> 00:50:29,588 He picked me up at the airport in New York in a limousine, 998 00:50:29,800 --> 00:50:31,210 met me at the gate. 999 00:50:31,675 --> 00:50:36,089 It felt loving, yet sad, and probably doomed. 1000 00:50:36,842 --> 00:50:38,332 We talked through things, 1001 00:50:38,467 --> 00:50:40,833 and I couldn't give you an actual reason. 1002 00:50:41,842 --> 00:50:44,208 But the room was dark, the curtains were drawn, 1003 00:50:48,217 --> 00:50:50,537 I didn't know what to do, I didn't know what was happening. 1004 00:50:50,592 --> 00:50:52,457 Like, "where have you gone?" 1005 00:50:52,592 --> 00:50:55,834 I don't know if that was associated with any guilt 1006 00:50:55,967 --> 00:50:57,423 of having to break my heart 1007 00:50:57,550 --> 00:50:59,836 and know what I would go through after that. 1008 00:50:59,967 --> 00:51:01,423 Was it work? Was it drugs? 1009 00:51:01,550 --> 00:51:02,710 I don't know. 1010 00:51:04,842 --> 00:51:06,582 I just know he was like a broken man. 1011 00:51:06,717 --> 00:51:09,049 I'd never seen any man like that before. 1012 00:51:09,175 --> 00:51:11,712 It was like he was cocooning himself into this... 1013 00:51:11,842 --> 00:51:13,482 Like, you know, rolled in a ball in there. 1014 00:51:14,050 --> 00:51:15,210 It was... 1015 00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:17,835 Yeah. 1016 00:51:18,967 --> 00:51:22,334 So, I left pretty confounded and destroyed, 1017 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:25,792 and I knew that was it. 1018 00:51:25,925 --> 00:51:26,960 Yeah, he broke my heart. 1019 00:51:28,175 --> 00:51:31,963 I have to confess, the hurt stays for quite a long time. 1020 00:51:32,092 --> 00:51:34,208 Whispers: 'Cause I can't stop thinking about you. 1021 00:51:38,092 --> 00:51:40,208 Kylie: I think I realised in that time 1022 00:51:40,342 --> 00:51:44,335 that this was beyond me, it was a bigger story. 1023 00:51:51,342 --> 00:51:53,708 Michael: Sometimes, no matter how much love 1024 00:51:53,842 --> 00:51:55,423 two people can have for each other, 1025 00:51:55,550 --> 00:51:56,960 it doesn't always make things right 1026 00:51:57,092 --> 00:51:59,068 and it's not always the right thing to be together. 1027 00:51:59,092 --> 00:52:00,832 It could be the worst thing they can do. 1028 00:52:20,092 --> 00:52:21,582 My mother was very aware 1029 00:52:21,717 --> 00:52:23,673 that when she walked into a room, 1030 00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:26,462 all eyes would go toward her. 1031 00:52:26,592 --> 00:52:27,832 Through her whole life. 1032 00:52:32,175 --> 00:52:35,963 My mother had been a very successful model. 1033 00:52:38,342 --> 00:52:41,049 They really didn't have makeup artists around at that time, 1034 00:52:41,175 --> 00:52:42,460 so she started to learn. 1035 00:52:45,092 --> 00:52:47,583 My mother's mother raised me till I was 11, 1036 00:52:47,842 --> 00:52:49,423 I don't remember my dad. 1037 00:52:50,967 --> 00:52:52,673 Kell was so charming. 1038 00:52:52,717 --> 00:52:56,835 He really did have that David niven look about him. 1039 00:52:57,217 --> 00:52:59,082 They were married within a month. 1040 00:53:00,800 --> 00:53:03,462 They were very much the couple about town, 1041 00:53:03,592 --> 00:53:05,799 going to lots of dinner parties, 1042 00:53:05,842 --> 00:53:07,924 very glamorous, a lot of models, 1043 00:53:08,050 --> 00:53:10,166 lots of very attractive friends. 1044 00:53:11,675 --> 00:53:13,586 I didn't go to live with her 1045 00:53:13,842 --> 00:53:16,914 until she was six-months pregnant with Michael. 1046 00:53:26,592 --> 00:53:29,959 It was quite a volatile marriage from the start. 1047 00:53:30,300 --> 00:53:32,712 Mother and kell had this lifestyle, 1048 00:53:32,925 --> 00:53:34,586 but they had this baby. 1049 00:53:35,467 --> 00:53:38,584 They were both used to being single. 1050 00:53:38,717 --> 00:53:41,459 My mother was not really prepared 1051 00:53:41,592 --> 00:53:44,550 for this little baby that would take up so much time 1052 00:53:44,675 --> 00:53:46,415 and change her life so much. 1053 00:53:46,550 --> 00:53:47,960 And neither was kell. 1054 00:53:49,342 --> 00:53:51,958 His job always took him overseas, 1055 00:53:52,092 --> 00:53:54,549 from two weeks to two months. 1056 00:53:54,675 --> 00:53:56,336 Mother had 12, 14-hour days. 1057 00:53:57,467 --> 00:54:00,209 I don't think they had thought it through. 1058 00:54:01,175 --> 00:54:02,961 They just left him with me. 1059 00:54:03,675 --> 00:54:06,587 And it was for longer and longer periods of time. 1060 00:54:07,675 --> 00:54:09,336 I was a good babysitter. 1061 00:54:12,092 --> 00:54:14,083 My mother would be working on a commercial, 1062 00:54:14,300 --> 00:54:15,710 I'd come home from school, 1063 00:54:15,967 --> 00:54:18,583 the babysitter would hand Michael to me. 1064 00:54:19,092 --> 00:54:20,832 It was us. 1065 00:54:22,717 --> 00:54:24,833 I would just love in the mornings 1066 00:54:25,050 --> 00:54:27,587 if I could be the first one into the nursery, 1067 00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:30,917 and Michael would be standing up in his cot. 1068 00:54:32,550 --> 00:54:34,086 He was a very smiley baby. 1069 00:54:34,217 --> 00:54:36,458 Very, very happy, easy-going baby. 1070 00:54:36,592 --> 00:54:38,457 He was mine. 1071 00:54:40,300 --> 00:54:41,961 Michael was about two-and-a-half 1072 00:54:42,050 --> 00:54:43,210 when Rhett arrived. 1073 00:54:44,217 --> 00:54:45,957 That was much harder. 1074 00:54:46,842 --> 00:54:48,332 Michael was a pleaser. 1075 00:54:48,467 --> 00:54:50,549 You really didn't hear, "no," from him. 1076 00:54:50,675 --> 00:54:53,337 Where Rhett, his first word was 'no'. 1077 00:54:54,592 --> 00:54:58,164 It was so obvious that Michael was the chosen one. 1078 00:54:58,300 --> 00:54:59,540 Rhett felt it. 1079 00:54:59,675 --> 00:55:02,212 You knew that this child was feeling it. 1080 00:55:02,342 --> 00:55:04,549 He was a really angry kid. 1081 00:55:07,925 --> 00:55:09,961 Woman: Why didn't you take singing lessons? 1082 00:55:19,342 --> 00:55:21,298 I was 12, Michael was about 14. 1083 00:55:21,425 --> 00:55:23,711 We both got off the bus, walking home, 1084 00:55:23,842 --> 00:55:26,675 there was a car in the driveway that I hadn't seen before. 1085 00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:28,651 And I got to the house, opened up the front door 1086 00:55:28,675 --> 00:55:30,776 and I noticed that some of the stuff in the living room 1087 00:55:30,800 --> 00:55:31,835 was all packed up. 1088 00:55:31,967 --> 00:55:34,583 Mum came down, she literally had two airplane tickets 1089 00:55:34,717 --> 00:55:35,923 flapping in her hand. 1090 00:55:36,050 --> 00:55:38,291 There was a little old lady standing behind her. 1091 00:55:38,425 --> 00:55:40,425 Mum said to Michael, "I want you to pack your bag," 1092 00:55:40,467 --> 00:55:42,048 and there was a suitcase on his bed. 1093 00:55:42,175 --> 00:55:45,588 Mum explained to me that they were going to America. 1094 00:55:45,717 --> 00:55:46,923 I had to go to the airport 1095 00:55:47,050 --> 00:55:49,666 and I was screaming and crying, "please take me with you." 1096 00:55:49,800 --> 00:55:52,587 Michael just wanted to get away from the scene, the screaming. 1097 00:55:53,092 --> 00:55:54,332 It was just too much. 1098 00:55:54,717 --> 00:55:57,789 And so he dragged mum through immigration and off they went. 1099 00:55:57,925 --> 00:55:59,790 She took Michael away for a year-and-a-half 1100 00:55:59,925 --> 00:56:01,665 and left me with this dial-an-angel lady. 1101 00:56:01,800 --> 00:56:03,290 Come on, everybody. 1102 00:56:05,342 --> 00:56:06,832 Rhett! Rhett! 1103 00:56:06,967 --> 00:56:08,173 Man: It's a family shot. 1104 00:56:11,050 --> 00:56:12,210 I had a phone call. 1105 00:56:12,342 --> 00:56:15,584 It was the middle of the night, and it was kell. 1106 00:56:15,717 --> 00:56:17,173 He was sobbing. 1107 00:56:17,592 --> 00:56:19,674 "She's left and she's taken my Michael." 1108 00:56:21,300 --> 00:56:22,790 My dad was shell-shocked. 1109 00:56:23,175 --> 00:56:24,915 He had no idea this was coming, at all. 1110 00:56:28,717 --> 00:56:30,332 Tina: Rhett was at the airport. 1111 00:56:30,467 --> 00:56:32,708 That's the terrible, heart-wrenching thing. 1112 00:56:36,092 --> 00:56:39,459 Michael knew for three months, at least, before... 1113 00:56:39,592 --> 00:56:43,210 I asked him if we should do it, if he'd like to come with me. 1114 00:56:43,342 --> 00:56:44,457 And he said, "yes." 1115 00:56:44,592 --> 00:56:46,708 He kept it a secret, as I did. 1116 00:56:47,842 --> 00:56:50,083 Michael knew that he was going. 1117 00:57:02,342 --> 00:57:04,708 I heard it from him so many times, 1118 00:57:04,842 --> 00:57:08,585 he will never forget leaving his brother Rhett behind. 1119 00:57:08,842 --> 00:57:10,332 It just tore him apart. 1120 00:57:11,800 --> 00:57:15,088 He felt like he didn't deserve the success. 1121 00:57:15,550 --> 00:57:16,665 He felt guilt. 1122 00:57:47,342 --> 00:57:49,833 When they finally came back a year-and-a-half later, 1123 00:57:49,842 --> 00:57:52,709 Mike was a lot bigger, a lot smarter, dressed differently, 1124 00:57:52,925 --> 00:57:55,041 and he had a sense of self for the first time. 1125 00:58:06,592 --> 00:58:08,457 I didn't have any direction in life 1126 00:58:08,592 --> 00:58:10,708 of what I wanted to be or where I wanted to go. 1127 00:58:10,842 --> 00:58:12,818 He let me go for a long time doing what I was doing, 1128 00:58:12,842 --> 00:58:15,208 because no matter what love he'd put in, 1129 00:58:15,342 --> 00:58:17,583 it wasn't manifesting in my stopping. 1130 00:58:17,717 --> 00:58:19,717 Of course, he didn't wanna have to identify my body 1131 00:58:19,800 --> 00:58:20,835 in @a morgue one day, 1132 00:58:20,967 --> 00:58:22,847 he just wanted me to be doing the normal things. 1133 00:58:23,842 --> 00:58:25,442 I think he felt that he needed to step in 1134 00:58:25,550 --> 00:58:28,087 and point me in the right direction. 1135 00:58:28,217 --> 00:58:29,548 There was one point in my life 1136 00:58:29,675 --> 00:58:31,336 where he gave me a hard love thing. 1137 00:58:33,092 --> 00:58:34,832 I went to rehab in '92. 1138 00:58:36,050 --> 00:58:37,085 After the rehab, 1139 00:58:37,217 --> 00:58:39,026 I think he saw that I was trying to make a change 1140 00:58:39,050 --> 00:58:40,730 and he brought me back into his life again. 1141 00:58:41,925 --> 00:58:43,335 He always thought I had potential. 1142 00:58:43,467 --> 00:58:46,049 He always told me I could do whatever I wanted. 1143 00:58:46,842 --> 00:58:48,457 Some people are like this, 1144 00:58:48,717 --> 00:58:50,708 and all of us are like it at one time or another. 1145 00:58:50,842 --> 00:58:53,800 People use something to take care of that, 1146 00:58:54,342 --> 00:58:55,957 to kill the pain. 1147 00:59:03,800 --> 00:59:06,587 Michael: Love? Mm! 1148 00:59:06,967 --> 00:59:09,583 Love is a many splendid thing... 1149 00:59:14,967 --> 00:59:17,458 It was around 3:00am, I was sleeping, 1150 00:59:17,842 --> 00:59:19,207 and the phone rang. 1151 00:59:19,550 --> 00:59:20,835 It was herb. 1152 00:59:20,967 --> 00:59:22,958 We had just done the Chris isaak video. 1153 00:59:23,217 --> 00:59:25,048 He goes, "hey, Helena! 1154 00:59:25,300 --> 00:59:27,211 "No, I'm just here with a friend of mine. 1155 00:59:27,342 --> 00:59:29,708 "You should talk to this guy. His name is Michael." 1156 00:59:29,842 --> 00:59:32,458 Helena: Is that a joint? Michael: No. Sorry. 1157 00:59:32,592 --> 00:59:34,712 Michael: You know what, I had a pretty good time here. 1158 00:59:34,842 --> 00:59:36,242 If you wanna come by, it'd be great. 1159 00:59:36,342 --> 00:59:39,175 Don't kill yourself, but if you're still up, you know... 1160 00:59:41,092 --> 00:59:43,083 Michael: We have dogs, we have geese, 1161 00:59:43,217 --> 00:59:44,957 we have chickens, we have lions, 1162 00:59:45,592 --> 00:59:48,425 and we have woman! 1163 00:59:48,717 --> 00:59:50,332 Helena: We have ducks, we have geese, 1164 00:59:50,592 --> 00:59:52,674 we have love, we have peace. 1165 00:59:53,967 --> 00:59:56,299 And everything else you dream of. 1166 00:59:56,967 --> 00:59:59,458 Michael: We were match-mates, to be honest. 1167 00:59:59,592 --> 01:00:01,674 And then we started talking over the days, 1168 01:00:01,717 --> 01:00:03,437 and we didn't see each other for two months. 1169 01:00:03,967 --> 01:00:05,707 Then we met, eventually. 1170 01:00:06,175 --> 01:00:07,460 I brought her coffee 1171 01:00:07,842 --> 01:00:08,957 and a Danish. 1172 01:00:10,467 --> 01:00:13,539 Helena: He just seemed so joyful. 1173 01:00:13,675 --> 01:00:15,836 Sweet, deep and emotional, 1174 01:00:15,967 --> 01:00:18,333 kind, profound and funny. 1175 01:00:18,467 --> 01:00:20,549 Total mental and physical chemistry. 1176 01:00:23,050 --> 01:00:25,962 Michael: I'm in love and living in Paris. 1177 01:00:27,425 --> 01:00:29,461 Helena: This is a record... This is a recording. 1178 01:00:29,592 --> 01:00:31,082 This is a recording. 1179 01:00:32,467 --> 01:00:33,957 Michael: This is virtual reality. 1180 01:00:34,092 --> 01:00:35,332 Helena: Sure. 1181 01:00:35,467 --> 01:00:38,459 It's happening right now. 1182 01:00:39,592 --> 01:00:42,959 Here we have a rock star of our times. 1183 01:00:43,092 --> 01:00:46,664 How do you feel having such an adorable chest? 1184 01:00:51,467 --> 01:00:53,423 Helena: What a wonderful heart. 1185 01:00:54,342 --> 01:00:55,342 Man: This afternoon, 1186 01:00:55,467 --> 01:00:59,335 you're gonna be able to see Jesus Jones, Deborah Harry, 1187 01:00:59,467 --> 01:01:00,798 hothouse flowers 1188 01:01:00,925 --> 01:01:03,541 and INXS! 1189 01:01:03,675 --> 01:01:07,338 Helena: And, oh, my god, he was so intoxicatingly good 1190 01:01:07,467 --> 01:01:08,707 on that stage, you know? 1191 01:01:08,842 --> 01:01:10,207 It just elevated your mood. 1192 01:01:10,342 --> 01:01:12,298 He just becomes one with the music. 1193 01:01:12,425 --> 01:01:13,585 I was blown away. 1194 01:01:13,717 --> 01:01:16,709 INXS: Bitter tears 1195 01:01:17,175 --> 01:01:19,837 in the hour 1196 01:01:20,467 --> 01:01:23,664 of your needs, yeah 1197 01:01:24,092 --> 01:01:26,708 your lips are trembling 1198 01:01:27,050 --> 01:01:28,961 'cause you're gonna be free 1199 01:01:32,717 --> 01:01:36,665 realise what we're doing here 1200 01:01:36,800 --> 01:01:40,213 the time is right to kill your fears 1201 01:01:42,342 --> 01:01:44,082 bitter tears 1202 01:01:45,342 --> 01:01:47,333 they taste so sweet, honey 1203 01:01:49,467 --> 01:01:51,583 I'm seeing my way 1204 01:01:52,217 --> 01:01:54,549 for the first time in years 1205 01:01:56,425 --> 01:01:59,917 Michael had that very alluring, magnetic energy 1206 01:02:00,092 --> 01:02:01,092 about him. 1207 01:02:01,217 --> 01:02:02,957 You know when there's one person in a room 1208 01:02:03,092 --> 01:02:04,172 that has a special light 1209 01:02:04,300 --> 01:02:05,980 and everyone's drawn to that? That was him. 1210 01:02:06,842 --> 01:02:09,299 When we finally had time together, 1211 01:02:09,425 --> 01:02:11,586 it would be Paris, where I was living, 1212 01:02:11,717 --> 01:02:13,457 and he would come and stay with me. 1213 01:02:13,592 --> 01:02:16,049 So, that's probably the city that we spent most time in. 1214 01:02:17,175 --> 01:02:18,735 And then south of France in the summers. 1215 01:02:19,967 --> 01:02:24,210 Tonight we've got a special report on the south of France 1216 01:02:24,342 --> 01:02:28,210 and I'm so lucky to have some of my best friends among me. 1217 01:02:28,342 --> 01:02:30,708 Michael: Ok, ok. Can we record this? 1218 01:02:31,967 --> 01:02:35,585 I wanna be loved by you 1219 01:02:35,717 --> 01:02:39,209 nobody else but you 1220 01:02:39,342 --> 01:02:42,960 I wanna be loved by you 1221 01:02:43,092 --> 01:02:46,164 be-doo, be-doo, ba-ba-be-doo 1222 01:02:47,800 --> 01:02:49,336 Helena: It was like an explosion 1223 01:02:49,425 --> 01:02:51,962 of intense personalities all wanting to have fun. 1224 01:02:52,467 --> 01:02:54,332 And we would drive from house to house, 1225 01:02:54,592 --> 01:02:55,592 have lunch in one place, 1226 01:02:55,717 --> 01:02:57,673 dinner in another place, party in a third. 1227 01:02:58,092 --> 01:03:01,050 It was the most decadent, wonderful times 1228 01:03:01,342 --> 01:03:02,707 that I've had in my life. 1229 01:03:03,717 --> 01:03:05,958 He loved his home down there. 1230 01:03:07,842 --> 01:03:11,334 We have this gorgeous young lad sitting over here by the left, 1231 01:03:11,717 --> 01:03:15,084 and he looks very mischievous, doesn't he? 1232 01:03:15,175 --> 01:03:18,588 And he will now speak into this little speaker, 1233 01:03:18,842 --> 01:03:21,174 telling us about his innermost feelings. 1234 01:03:22,342 --> 01:03:24,333 Michael: Yeah, well, the thing is, 1235 01:03:24,467 --> 01:03:25,798 it's just great being here, 1236 01:03:25,967 --> 01:03:27,798 sitting around these beautiful women, 1237 01:03:28,550 --> 01:03:30,040 having a wonderful time. 1238 01:03:30,175 --> 01:03:33,417 It's all gonna be fabulous. See you soon. 1239 01:03:34,842 --> 01:03:36,707 Michael: Helena! 1240 01:03:37,342 --> 01:03:38,457 Look at that! 1241 01:03:38,717 --> 01:03:39,923 Helena: He loved women, 1242 01:03:40,050 --> 01:03:43,713 but he was very committed when he was with somebody. 1243 01:03:43,842 --> 01:03:45,582 Very homey, really. 1244 01:03:45,717 --> 01:03:47,548 He wanted to just nest. 1245 01:03:50,592 --> 01:03:53,174 We walk into this olive grove. 1246 01:03:53,300 --> 01:03:55,586 He says, "you know the thing about olive trees?" 1247 01:03:56,175 --> 01:03:57,460 I said, "what?" 1248 01:03:57,717 --> 01:04:00,459 He says, "they're immortal.” 1249 01:04:01,050 --> 01:04:03,587 He says, "there's olive trees that go back 2,000 years. 1250 01:04:03,717 --> 01:04:05,833 "There's olive trees older than christianity." 1251 01:04:05,967 --> 01:04:07,298 I said, "these ones?" 1252 01:04:07,425 --> 01:04:09,711 He said, "I don't think so, but they're old, 1253 01:04:09,842 --> 01:04:11,207 "and we'll never be." 1254 01:04:15,092 --> 01:04:17,708 I would get calls from kell to say, 1255 01:04:17,842 --> 01:04:20,959 "do you know where Michael is?" And I'd get calls from mother. 1256 01:04:21,092 --> 01:04:22,298 They wouldn't call each other. 1257 01:04:22,425 --> 01:04:25,292 And then Michael realised that if he would suggest it, 1258 01:04:25,467 --> 01:04:26,707 the two of them would come. 1259 01:04:26,925 --> 01:04:28,335 We were all there. 1260 01:04:28,842 --> 01:04:30,457 It was the most wonderful Christmas. 1261 01:04:31,425 --> 01:04:32,585 Michael was the centre. 1262 01:04:41,800 --> 01:04:44,837 I'm taking a shot of Michael's house 1263 01:04:44,967 --> 01:04:47,333 in roquefort-les-pins... 1264 01:04:48,175 --> 01:04:49,210 In France. 1265 01:04:49,717 --> 01:04:51,207 It's about 8:30 in the morning 1266 01:04:51,342 --> 01:04:53,458 and it's just beautiful down here. 1267 01:04:53,842 --> 01:04:55,707 Just absolutely exquisite. 1268 01:04:56,717 --> 01:05:00,084 It was '85 when I met up with kell, 1269 01:05:00,217 --> 01:05:02,333 who had come over to work in Hong Kong, 1270 01:05:02,467 --> 01:05:04,549 because China was opening up. 1271 01:05:04,967 --> 01:05:08,084 He had actually been divorced ten years at that point. 1272 01:05:08,217 --> 01:05:10,173 We met, had dinner at the Hong Kong club, 1273 01:05:10,300 --> 01:05:11,836 and a year later we were married. 1274 01:05:11,967 --> 01:05:13,298 la, la, la, la. 1275 01:05:15,967 --> 01:05:17,568 Susie: Michael and Rhett were at the wedding. 1276 01:05:17,592 --> 01:05:19,583 A very happy, happy event. 1277 01:05:19,967 --> 01:05:22,083 Michael had gone through a bit of a tumultuous time 1278 01:05:22,217 --> 01:05:23,673 as far as his parents, 1279 01:05:23,717 --> 01:05:25,924 but when he came back to Hong Kong, 1280 01:05:25,967 --> 01:05:28,674 it was like he found his father again, 1281 01:05:28,800 --> 01:05:32,088 and he was so happy and, of course, so was kell. 1282 01:05:33,342 --> 01:05:35,424 One night, we were in Ian kwai fong, 1283 01:05:35,550 --> 01:05:36,585 kell and I were dining, 1284 01:05:36,717 --> 01:05:38,673 and Michael was there with another group. 1285 01:05:38,800 --> 01:05:40,711 He came up and he joined us and he was so happy 1286 01:05:40,842 --> 01:05:43,709 and he said to me, "isn't he an angel?" 1287 01:05:44,425 --> 01:05:45,943 He was a gentleman and he was a charmer, 1288 01:05:45,967 --> 01:05:47,958 and every time I introduced a girl to my dad, 1289 01:05:47,967 --> 01:05:49,943 the first thing they said when they walked away was, 1290 01:05:49,967 --> 01:05:50,967 "I love your dad." 1291 01:05:51,467 --> 01:05:54,584 Kell was like that. Always fussing over women, 1292 01:05:54,717 --> 01:05:56,548 making them feel terrific. 1293 01:05:57,092 --> 01:05:58,957 He made you feel at ease. 1294 01:05:59,050 --> 01:06:01,462 Michael just learned that, just watching. 1295 01:06:02,550 --> 01:06:04,151 Man: How would you actually like to celebrate 1296 01:06:04,175 --> 01:06:05,175 the turn of the century? 1297 01:06:05,342 --> 01:06:06,673 Michael: Not that far away, is it? 1298 01:06:07,217 --> 01:06:09,048 Yeah, well, I'll be 40. 1299 01:06:09,217 --> 01:06:10,832 Well, I made a deal with my old man 1300 01:06:10,925 --> 01:06:13,337 that we'd be sitting around, having a bottle of champagne. 1301 01:06:13,425 --> 01:06:15,541 So, let's hope that happens. 1302 01:06:34,050 --> 01:06:36,336 We were riding home on our bikes 1303 01:06:36,675 --> 01:06:38,711 and we stopped to get pizza. 1304 01:06:38,967 --> 01:06:42,084 He was stopped in the middle of a tiny, very narrow road 1305 01:06:42,300 --> 01:06:44,086 and was eating his pizza. 1306 01:06:44,300 --> 01:06:48,464 This insane taxi driver yelled at Michael to move, 1307 01:06:48,592 --> 01:06:50,583 got out of his car and punched him. 1308 01:06:53,050 --> 01:06:55,086 Helena: He fell backwards and hit the kerb. 1309 01:06:56,550 --> 01:06:57,585 He was unconscious 1310 01:06:57,842 --> 01:07:01,084 and there was blood coming out of his mouth and ear. 1311 01:07:01,217 --> 01:07:03,048 I thought he was dead. 1312 01:07:04,050 --> 01:07:07,838 We get to the hospital and he woke up and was aggressive. 1313 01:07:08,550 --> 01:07:10,461 They were trying to make him stay, 1314 01:07:10,550 --> 01:07:12,711 but he was physically pushing them away. 1315 01:07:12,967 --> 01:07:14,207 They thought he was drunk. 1316 01:07:14,925 --> 01:07:17,917 He insisted he wanted to go, and they let him go. 1317 01:07:18,217 --> 01:07:20,959 What I don't understand is why the hospital didn't keep him. 1318 01:07:30,092 --> 01:07:32,834 For a month he lay in bed in my apartment. 1319 01:07:33,217 --> 01:07:35,799 He was throwing up most of the time. 1320 01:07:36,592 --> 01:07:38,048 He should've been in hospital, 1321 01:07:38,175 --> 01:07:40,666 but he was aggressively against it. 1322 01:07:43,050 --> 01:07:44,335 I would bring him food, 1323 01:07:44,467 --> 01:07:46,298 but most of it he would just push away. 1324 01:07:46,467 --> 01:07:48,958 Like, he got almost violent. 1325 01:07:50,050 --> 01:07:52,837 This dark, very angry side came out in him, 1326 01:07:53,342 --> 01:07:55,958 and it was only when he slowly, after a month, 1327 01:07:56,175 --> 01:07:57,836 got out of that state, 1328 01:07:57,925 --> 01:08:01,338 that he was able to make the decision in going to Paris 1329 01:08:01,467 --> 01:08:04,334 to see a highly-esteemed surgeon. 1330 01:08:07,467 --> 01:08:11,085 He got the scan. He had a fissure to his skull 1331 01:08:11,217 --> 01:08:13,208 and the nerves had been torn. 1332 01:08:14,175 --> 01:08:16,006 He most likely would never regain 1333 01:08:16,050 --> 01:08:17,665 his sense of smell and taste. 1334 01:08:34,883 --> 01:08:37,670 He did not want me to tell anyone. 1335 01:08:37,758 --> 01:08:39,498 He didn't even allow me to tell my parents. 1336 01:08:40,508 --> 01:08:41,918 We kept seeing doctors, 1337 01:08:44,925 --> 01:08:47,792 and were always told that that would be impossible. 1338 01:08:49,758 --> 01:08:51,623 He broke down, and he would be like, 1339 01:08:51,675 --> 01:08:54,041 "I'm never gonna be able to smell my baby. 1340 01:08:54,050 --> 01:08:57,247 "When I have a child, I will never smell that child." 1341 01:08:58,175 --> 01:09:01,292 Things just got really heavy in his head. 1342 01:09:02,675 --> 01:09:07,044 Michael: My head was smashed onto a road. 1343 01:09:07,258 --> 01:09:09,169 I spent a couple of weeks 1344 01:09:09,550 --> 01:09:12,041 sort of talking in tongues and stuff. 1345 01:09:12,050 --> 01:09:12,914 Finally... 1346 01:09:13,008 --> 01:09:15,044 I'm fine now, but the... 1347 01:09:15,925 --> 01:09:17,290 The good thing about it is uh... 1348 01:09:18,425 --> 01:09:22,168 These kind of experiences really sort you out a lot 1349 01:09:22,300 --> 01:09:23,506 and they make you realise... 1350 01:09:23,633 --> 01:09:24,668 You know, you get your... 1351 01:09:24,800 --> 01:09:27,667 They make you realise what's important, what's not important 1352 01:09:27,800 --> 01:09:28,800 in your life and uh... 1353 01:09:30,008 --> 01:09:32,374 So, I've been happy for it in a way. 1354 01:09:32,508 --> 01:09:34,169 A strange way. 1355 01:09:35,258 --> 01:09:38,045 Just after the accident, we went to the island of Capri 1356 01:09:38,175 --> 01:09:39,540 to make full moon, dirty hearts. 1357 01:09:39,675 --> 01:09:42,417 And right from the get-go, Michael was kinda different. 1358 01:09:43,675 --> 01:09:45,040 I remember him smashing 1359 01:09:45,133 --> 01:09:47,670 Andrew's really beautiful, vintage acoustic guitar 1360 01:09:47,758 --> 01:09:48,873 one night, just for fun, 1361 01:09:49,008 --> 01:09:51,420 and it was like, "wow, what's happened to Michael?" 1362 01:09:51,675 --> 01:09:54,382 He just didn't seem himself at all. 1363 01:09:57,383 --> 01:09:58,623 It was quite clear 1364 01:09:58,758 --> 01:10:01,545 that Michael was suffering from some serious brain damage. 1365 01:10:02,925 --> 01:10:04,005 And Michael, ordinarily, 1366 01:10:04,050 --> 01:10:06,041 was not an aggressive, confrontational 1367 01:10:06,175 --> 01:10:07,415 or violent person. 1368 01:10:07,758 --> 01:10:08,878 You can take your fucking... 1369 01:10:08,925 --> 01:10:12,167 Jon: I felt this incredible overwhelming sense of sadness, 1370 01:10:12,550 --> 01:10:14,791 "this is not the Michael that I know." 1371 01:10:19,133 --> 01:10:20,651 You never knew what you were gonna get. 1372 01:10:20,675 --> 01:10:22,540 Some days he was really normal Michael, 1373 01:10:22,675 --> 01:10:23,915 and then other days 1374 01:10:24,008 --> 01:10:26,420 he was just this aggressive, violent monster. 1375 01:10:26,758 --> 01:10:28,669 Virtually was bipolar. 1376 01:10:30,300 --> 01:10:33,133 He was just very erratic in his behaviour, 1377 01:10:33,175 --> 01:10:35,757 but also in what we were trying to do musically. 1378 01:10:36,258 --> 01:10:39,546 He certainly had got sucked into the grunge thing, 1379 01:10:39,675 --> 01:10:41,984 and there was a lot of times where he would stop everything 1380 01:10:42,008 --> 01:10:43,328 and go, "you gotta listen to this. 1381 01:10:43,425 --> 01:10:44,825 "This is what we're gonna be doing." 1382 01:10:45,300 --> 01:10:48,167 So I had huge arguments with Michael over that. 1383 01:10:48,300 --> 01:10:51,167 He was trying to make it a lot more not INXS. 1384 01:10:53,925 --> 01:10:55,506 Things were magnified. 1385 01:10:56,050 --> 01:10:59,167 Erratic conversations, obsessive conversations, 1386 01:10:59,300 --> 01:11:01,791 repeating of conversations. 1387 01:11:01,925 --> 01:11:03,165 That wasn't him. 1388 01:11:07,383 --> 01:11:09,874 Complete mind blank here. Sorry. 1389 01:11:10,008 --> 01:11:11,248 We went... 1390 01:11:13,675 --> 01:11:15,006 Do you have any notes? 1391 01:11:18,550 --> 01:11:19,630 The producer, yeah. 1392 01:11:19,758 --> 01:11:21,518 Man: I'm sure I've got notes on the producer. 1393 01:11:21,550 --> 01:11:23,040 Yes, I'm sure you do. Bloody hell. 1394 01:11:23,175 --> 01:11:24,540 Man: Nick launay? - Nick launay? 1395 01:11:24,675 --> 01:11:26,256 Man: There you go. - I lost it. 1396 01:11:28,508 --> 01:11:31,671 Michael: I spent about a year what I call 'sensitising'. 1397 01:11:31,800 --> 01:11:34,917 And it's like taking your knuckles 1398 01:11:35,050 --> 01:11:37,291 and rubbing them raw 1399 01:11:37,425 --> 01:11:41,794 and really... Really feeling things. 1400 01:11:41,925 --> 01:11:44,883 Not just having knowledge, 1401 01:11:45,008 --> 01:11:46,293 but feeling. 1402 01:11:46,425 --> 01:11:47,881 Really feeling. 1403 01:11:55,675 --> 01:11:57,040 For someone like Michael, 1404 01:11:57,133 --> 01:11:58,873 losing the sense 1405 01:11:59,008 --> 01:12:01,920 that really gives you that primal connection 1406 01:12:02,050 --> 01:12:04,883 to sensual hedonism, which is the sense of smell, 1407 01:12:05,008 --> 01:12:06,544 that would be really devastating 1408 01:12:06,675 --> 01:12:09,508 to someone who is already engineered that way. 1409 01:12:14,925 --> 01:12:16,790 That would have also really crushed someone 1410 01:12:16,925 --> 01:12:19,416 who lived the rock star dream 1411 01:12:19,550 --> 01:12:22,417 of exuding this sensuality and sexuality 1412 01:12:22,550 --> 01:12:26,042 as he was singing and performing and just being him. 1413 01:12:42,550 --> 01:12:44,916 His experience of food would've been totally denuded. 1414 01:12:45,550 --> 01:12:48,041 Michael: Here's what we can do, we can barbecue a whole one, 1415 01:12:48,175 --> 01:12:49,665 and you get, from the actual garden... 1416 01:12:49,800 --> 01:12:51,540 We barbecue it in twigs - wrapped in twigs. 1417 01:12:52,133 --> 01:12:53,998 Rachel: All he would be experiencing 1418 01:12:54,050 --> 01:12:55,756 is the feel of foods in his mouth, 1419 01:12:55,883 --> 01:12:57,043 creaminess or crunchiness. 1420 01:12:59,300 --> 01:13:02,292 People don't understand how important the sense of smell is 1421 01:13:02,425 --> 01:13:03,915 until they lose it. 1422 01:13:05,008 --> 01:13:07,294 The part of the brain where smell is processed 1423 01:13:07,383 --> 01:13:08,418 and the part of the brain 1424 01:13:08,425 --> 01:13:10,507 where emotions and associations get formed 1425 01:13:10,550 --> 01:13:12,256 are directly linked. 1426 01:13:15,758 --> 01:13:17,373 When people lose their sense of smell, 1427 01:13:17,425 --> 01:13:19,541 they start losing their sense of self. 1428 01:13:20,175 --> 01:13:22,166 Like they're floating in outer space. 1429 01:13:22,300 --> 01:13:24,165 You can still see things, you can hear things, 1430 01:13:24,300 --> 01:13:27,292 but there's this absence and this emptiness. 1431 01:13:28,300 --> 01:13:30,757 It gets worse over time, it doesn't get better. 1432 01:13:31,175 --> 01:13:34,497 It becomes more of an obvious loss, 1433 01:13:34,550 --> 01:13:36,290 more of a hole in one's being. 1434 01:13:41,425 --> 01:13:43,006 People don't mind if you kill yourself. 1435 01:13:43,133 --> 01:13:45,545 They're quite happy about it! 1436 01:13:45,675 --> 01:13:47,290 A lead story, yeah. 1437 01:13:47,425 --> 01:13:49,416 Well, I hope I don't become a lead story. 1438 01:13:55,883 --> 01:13:57,498 There was never so much conflict 1439 01:13:57,550 --> 01:13:59,165 as post pushbike accident. 1440 01:13:59,925 --> 01:14:02,132 There was quite a significant change in Michael. 1441 01:14:02,258 --> 01:14:04,044 He was very, very moody, 1442 01:14:04,175 --> 01:14:06,917 he didn't handle alcohol anywhere near like he used to, 1443 01:14:07,050 --> 01:14:09,792 and he seemed to crave more danger in his life, 1444 01:14:09,925 --> 01:14:12,667 whether it be with the relationships or drugs 1445 01:14:12,800 --> 01:14:13,800 or anything. 1446 01:14:14,133 --> 01:14:16,795 That was the start of Michael's rage against the world. 1447 01:14:20,383 --> 01:14:22,151 Andrew says the only thing we've got in common 1448 01:14:22,175 --> 01:14:23,255 is that we're in INXS. 1449 01:14:24,050 --> 01:14:25,050 Which I think is... 1450 01:14:26,258 --> 01:14:27,498 In some ways fairly true. 1451 01:14:27,675 --> 01:14:28,790 'Cause I search for reasons 1452 01:14:28,883 --> 01:14:30,919 why we still like to get in a room together. 1453 01:14:31,550 --> 01:14:34,041 Definitely. 'Cause you better have a really good reason 1454 01:14:34,050 --> 01:14:35,665 after 17 years. 1455 01:14:37,758 --> 01:14:40,295 It's more than half my life, you know? 1456 01:14:49,800 --> 01:14:52,542 Things changed after the bicycle accident. 1457 01:14:52,675 --> 01:14:55,382 I think he was very, very traumatised. 1458 01:14:58,258 --> 01:15:01,921 He confessed to me that it changed everything for him. 1459 01:15:02,550 --> 01:15:05,747 What was just a sweet insecurity 1460 01:15:05,883 --> 01:15:07,794 became a deep insecurity. 1461 01:15:08,925 --> 01:15:11,507 He kinda lost his way and forgot who he was. 1462 01:15:14,425 --> 01:15:19,044 There were many comparisons with U2 and INXS. 1463 01:15:19,175 --> 01:15:21,917 He loved U2, he respected them, 1464 01:15:22,008 --> 01:15:24,169 but it made him feel more insecure. 1465 01:15:25,925 --> 01:15:27,256 He was frustrated, 1466 01:15:27,383 --> 01:15:31,251 because they went from really huge venues, including Wembley, 1467 01:15:31,383 --> 01:15:32,998 to this additional idea 1468 01:15:33,050 --> 01:15:35,666 of, "let's make the venues very small," 1469 01:15:35,800 --> 01:15:37,540 like going back to pubs. 1470 01:15:37,758 --> 01:15:40,921 I had agents calling me, record companies calling me, 1471 01:15:41,050 --> 01:15:44,122 saying this is the most ludicrous thing. 1472 01:15:44,508 --> 01:15:46,669 That was a very big mistake. 1473 01:15:46,800 --> 01:15:49,542 Things started going the other way. 1474 01:15:52,258 --> 01:15:54,044 He had a very bad sense 1475 01:15:54,175 --> 01:15:56,291 of separating the good from the bad, 1476 01:15:56,300 --> 01:15:58,916 or the ones who were just taking advantage. 1477 01:15:59,008 --> 01:16:01,920 He should have just been around good people at all times, 1478 01:16:02,050 --> 01:16:04,130 and unfortunately he got dragged into something else. 1479 01:16:05,800 --> 01:16:07,791 Helena: He was so extremely talented, 1480 01:16:07,925 --> 01:16:10,291 but always feeling like he wasn't. 1481 01:16:10,425 --> 01:16:13,792 I had not experienced depression in anyone, 1482 01:16:13,925 --> 01:16:17,042 so I didn't really know how to deal with it. 1483 01:16:17,175 --> 01:16:19,166 I started building up walls, 1484 01:16:19,300 --> 01:16:21,256 because it saddened me too much 1485 01:16:21,383 --> 01:16:22,793 to see what was happening with him. 1486 01:16:23,925 --> 01:16:28,248 Something drastic happened, I was deeply sad, confused 1487 01:16:28,383 --> 01:16:29,383 and bewildered, 1488 01:16:29,425 --> 01:16:30,915 but at the same time, 1489 01:16:31,175 --> 01:16:32,665 it couldn't have continued that way. 1490 01:16:36,425 --> 01:16:39,747 Now, in all the polls that I was reading 1491 01:16:39,800 --> 01:16:41,756 - in countdown magazine... - Mm. Oh, yeah. 1492 01:16:41,883 --> 01:16:43,669 You know, when it came to sexiest man... 1493 01:16:44,175 --> 01:16:45,540 - Mm? - ..You won. 1494 01:16:45,925 --> 01:16:47,445 - Is there a category for that? - Yeah. 1495 01:16:47,800 --> 01:16:49,882 She used to have a picture of Michael 1496 01:16:49,925 --> 01:16:52,541 on the fridge, long before they got together, 1497 01:16:52,925 --> 01:16:55,166 and I think it said 'love dog' on it. 1498 01:16:55,550 --> 01:16:57,131 You were saying earlier on 1499 01:16:57,175 --> 01:17:00,292 that in Australia the music is more important than the image, 1500 01:17:00,425 --> 01:17:03,007 and in england everyone's very concerned about your trousers. 1501 01:17:03,133 --> 01:17:04,133 - Mm. - I'm not surprised. 1502 01:17:04,258 --> 01:17:05,258 The trousers. 1503 01:17:05,383 --> 01:17:06,623 They look a little tight to me. 1504 01:17:06,675 --> 01:17:08,165 Now, how would you describe the music? 1505 01:17:08,300 --> 01:17:10,151 Belinda: I think Bob wrote 'fucker' above it once, 1506 01:17:10,175 --> 01:17:12,666 and so she got a new picture. 1507 01:17:15,300 --> 01:17:16,540 Bob and Paula 1508 01:17:16,675 --> 01:17:19,792 were probably the most famous showbiz couple in britain. 1509 01:17:19,925 --> 01:17:21,901 I've gotta go off and do stuff. Give the kids my love. 1510 01:17:21,925 --> 01:17:24,507 - I will. Lots of love. Bye. - Bye! 1511 01:17:24,675 --> 01:17:26,506 Belinda: Paula just fell out of love with him. 1512 01:17:26,675 --> 01:17:29,917 And then, one day, Michael was there. 1513 01:17:30,550 --> 01:17:31,550 This is a guest 1514 01:17:31,675 --> 01:17:35,042 that has everything that a rock star needs to have. 1515 01:17:35,800 --> 01:17:39,292 Danger, talent, curly hair, 1516 01:17:39,550 --> 01:17:41,415 and Australian subtlety. 1517 01:17:41,550 --> 01:17:43,381 Short of them being naked on the show, 1518 01:17:43,508 --> 01:17:44,873 it couldn't have been more obvious. 1519 01:17:45,175 --> 01:17:48,667 The two of them had enormous sexual chemistry. 1520 01:17:48,800 --> 01:17:49,800 Hi. 1521 01:17:50,300 --> 01:17:51,790 Paula: Hi. - 1522 01:17:51,883 --> 01:17:53,999 what are you, a big sex symbol of something? 1523 01:17:54,300 --> 01:17:54,880 "Hi." 1524 01:17:55,008 --> 01:17:56,373 Belinda: She was fabulous. 1525 01:17:56,508 --> 01:17:59,625 She was a cross between Marilyn Monroe and Mary poppins. 1526 01:17:59,675 --> 01:18:01,151 - Album out at the moment. - Yes, I do. 1527 01:18:01,175 --> 01:18:03,632 And, crikey, I really want to talk to you about that. 1528 01:18:03,883 --> 01:18:05,293 Mm. I bet you do. 1529 01:18:05,425 --> 01:18:06,756 He called me up and he said, 1530 01:18:06,925 --> 01:18:09,541 "Martha, I don't care what you're hearing or reading, 1531 01:18:09,758 --> 01:18:12,124 "this is the greatest thing for me." 1532 01:18:12,300 --> 01:18:15,007 He sounded like a different person. 1533 01:18:18,300 --> 01:18:20,791 He said he loved having a family. 1534 01:18:21,050 --> 01:18:22,290 Which is one of the things 1535 01:18:22,383 --> 01:18:25,045 that Michael fell madly in love with her about, 1536 01:18:25,133 --> 01:18:27,545 her kids and the way she was with them. 1537 01:18:27,550 --> 01:18:30,542 And the sense of security he got from her, 1538 01:18:30,675 --> 01:18:33,917 that she would look after them all. 1539 01:18:37,758 --> 01:18:39,373 I don't think it had occurred to Michael 1540 01:18:39,508 --> 01:18:40,873 that this was gonna happen. 1541 01:18:41,300 --> 01:18:43,507 He was witnessing the breakup of a family 1542 01:18:43,550 --> 01:18:45,040 that he was responsible for, 1543 01:18:45,175 --> 01:18:46,881 which had a deep impact on him 1544 01:18:46,925 --> 01:18:49,041 because of his own upbringing. 1545 01:18:49,175 --> 01:18:51,291 I don't think he could ever forgive himself 1546 01:18:51,425 --> 01:18:52,540 for what he had done, 1547 01:18:52,675 --> 01:18:54,506 and he took it out on Bob geldof, 1548 01:18:54,550 --> 01:18:58,042 but it was really a reflection of anger and shame. 1549 01:18:59,758 --> 01:19:01,859 Man: How's life been? Have you had a bad couple of years? 1550 01:19:01,883 --> 01:19:03,293 Have you enjoyed it? Had a nightmare? 1551 01:19:03,300 --> 01:19:04,380 What's been going on? 1552 01:19:04,550 --> 01:19:06,131 Yeah, part nightmare, part fantastic. 1553 01:19:06,425 --> 01:19:08,040 Man: Ok. - A bit of both, really. 1554 01:19:08,175 --> 01:19:10,291 - Do you ignore it all? - I try. 1555 01:19:10,425 --> 01:19:11,505 Water off a duck's back? 1556 01:19:11,550 --> 01:19:13,415 I've always ignored it all, as much as I can, 1557 01:19:13,508 --> 01:19:15,468 but after a while it just kinda gets in your face. 1558 01:19:16,758 --> 01:19:18,669 Because Bob was sir Bob, 1559 01:19:18,883 --> 01:19:22,296 Paula was then cast off into social Siberia. 1560 01:19:22,550 --> 01:19:24,040 And she felt that hard, 1561 01:19:24,050 --> 01:19:26,666 because she'd always been so loved and adored by the public. 1562 01:19:28,633 --> 01:19:31,875 Your current Beau sort of beats people up. 1563 01:19:32,008 --> 01:19:33,873 He sometimes gets a bit cross. 1564 01:19:36,175 --> 01:19:37,540 Man: Only if the photographers come in 1565 01:19:37,550 --> 01:19:39,916 and they're from the wrong organisation... 1566 01:19:40,300 --> 01:19:41,915 Don't say another word! 1567 01:19:42,050 --> 01:19:44,792 It seems to have upset the pseudo-moralities 1568 01:19:44,925 --> 01:19:46,631 of the editors of the tabloids. 1569 01:19:46,633 --> 01:19:50,046 It's more the kids that I worry about. 1570 01:19:51,300 --> 01:19:52,415 I love them, they love me. 1571 01:19:52,550 --> 01:19:53,630 I'm not their dad. 1572 01:19:53,758 --> 01:19:55,749 I'm their s-dad, as they call me. Or Michael. 1573 01:19:59,175 --> 01:20:00,540 "Martha, she's beautiful. 1574 01:20:00,675 --> 01:20:01,790 "Martha, she's beautiful. 1575 01:20:01,925 --> 01:20:04,041 "Martha, I've never loved somebody like that." 1576 01:20:04,175 --> 01:20:06,166 It was magical! 1577 01:20:06,300 --> 01:20:09,792 It just was something that changed him completely. 1578 01:20:11,300 --> 01:20:13,632 Man: How is it being a dad for the first time? 1579 01:20:13,675 --> 01:20:15,290 Uh... it's um... 1580 01:20:15,925 --> 01:20:17,665 It's beaut... I mean, it's fantastic. 1581 01:20:17,675 --> 01:20:19,415 I'm on cloud nine. What can I say? 1582 01:20:19,883 --> 01:20:21,544 She's amazing. She's never cried. 1583 01:20:21,633 --> 01:20:22,633 She sleeps with us. 1584 01:20:22,675 --> 01:20:25,007 We wake her up in the morning, she just hangs out. 1585 01:20:25,300 --> 01:20:26,380 We call her tiger. 1586 01:20:26,508 --> 01:20:27,708 Tiger Lily's one of her names. 1587 01:20:27,800 --> 01:20:29,540 Michael: Hello! Hi, gorgeous! 1588 01:20:29,675 --> 01:20:32,382 Aw! Hil 1589 01:20:32,508 --> 01:20:34,669 hi! 1590 01:20:34,800 --> 01:20:36,540 Martha: He loved, loved, loved her. 1591 01:20:36,633 --> 01:20:38,294 She was his world. 1592 01:20:38,425 --> 01:20:41,542 He'd carry around a clock with her face on it. 1593 01:20:41,675 --> 01:20:43,791 She moved her fingers, she moved her toe, 1594 01:20:43,925 --> 01:20:46,632 and you couldn't get him to stop talking about it. 1595 01:20:46,758 --> 01:20:47,918 It was a wonderful thing. 1596 01:20:49,175 --> 01:20:53,043 And he would sing to her and make her dance. 1597 01:20:53,175 --> 01:20:57,418 Her name's heavenly hiraani tiger Lily hutchence. 1598 01:20:57,550 --> 01:21:00,166 - Wow! A lot of hs in there. - Yeah, h-h-h. 1599 01:21:00,300 --> 01:21:01,540 She's her own 4-h club, almost. 1600 01:21:01,633 --> 01:21:02,668 Almost, yeah. 1601 01:21:03,175 --> 01:21:06,372 He would light up unlike anything I'd ever seen. 1602 01:21:06,425 --> 01:21:08,256 To watch him like that was so wonderful, 1603 01:21:08,300 --> 01:21:11,167 because there were days that he was not happy. 1604 01:21:12,175 --> 01:21:14,375 Rosie: Now, when you go on tour, will she come with you? 1605 01:21:14,425 --> 01:21:17,292 No, she just left yesterday, actually, back to London, 1606 01:21:17,425 --> 01:21:18,665 with her mum, Paula. 1607 01:21:18,800 --> 01:21:21,041 You know, she comes out for a week here, a week there. 1608 01:21:21,175 --> 01:21:23,040 - Can't do it too long. - No. 1609 01:21:23,175 --> 01:21:24,790 Is she sleeping through the night yet? 1610 01:21:24,925 --> 01:21:26,790 She's great. Honestly. It's my first baby 1611 01:21:26,925 --> 01:21:27,925 and she's just perfect. 1612 01:21:28,050 --> 01:21:30,041 I mean, I can't believe it. Everybody's like... 1613 01:21:30,175 --> 01:21:32,015 The band's like, "you wait till you have kids," 1614 01:21:32,133 --> 01:21:34,294 and then I'm like... "Great. Typical Michael." 1615 01:21:34,425 --> 01:21:37,258 She sleeps all night, she just laughs in the day 1616 01:21:37,383 --> 01:21:39,499 and giggles and smiles, never cries. 1617 01:21:40,633 --> 01:21:42,753 Michael: You know, some people say you make your luck. 1618 01:21:42,800 --> 01:21:44,506 I kinda believe there's a sort of cosmic... 1619 01:21:45,675 --> 01:21:47,131 I-I mean, I believe in god, and I... 1620 01:21:48,425 --> 01:21:49,505 And I... 1621 01:21:50,675 --> 01:21:51,881 You know, your stars line up 1622 01:21:52,008 --> 01:21:55,171 and sometimes everything in life clicks, 1623 01:21:55,300 --> 01:21:57,666 sometimes you're fighting against nature itself, 1624 01:21:57,800 --> 01:21:58,880 you know? 1625 01:22:06,925 --> 01:22:09,541 And the winner is, for the best video... 1626 01:22:10,800 --> 01:22:12,882 0asis, wonderwall. 1627 01:22:22,425 --> 01:22:24,381 Man: What happened with oasis at the brit awards? 1628 01:22:24,508 --> 01:22:25,543 What was that? 1629 01:22:26,008 --> 01:22:26,793 I don't know. 1630 01:22:26,925 --> 01:22:28,734 He says crap all the time like that to everyone. 1631 01:22:28,758 --> 01:22:30,419 The funny thing is, Liam was saying to me, 1632 01:22:30,550 --> 01:22:33,542 "hey, mate, you know, I really love you, I really love you." 1633 01:22:33,800 --> 01:22:35,290 Martha: That crushed Michael. 1634 01:22:35,425 --> 01:22:37,882 It was devastating, that moment in his life." 1635 01:22:38,175 --> 01:22:40,382 - So, new album. - Yeah. 1636 01:22:40,550 --> 01:22:43,417 Looks good. 1637 01:22:44,758 --> 01:22:47,295 Woman: Full moon, dirty hearts was '93, 1638 01:22:47,425 --> 01:22:48,631 so what took you so long? 1639 01:22:50,925 --> 01:22:52,790 Martha: They were massive worldwide, 1640 01:22:52,925 --> 01:22:56,372 and to go completely the other way, 1641 01:22:56,800 --> 01:22:58,916 that was really hard on them. 1642 01:22:59,050 --> 01:23:00,915 And really hard on Michael. 1643 01:23:02,175 --> 01:23:04,291 They were hoping elegantly wasted 1644 01:23:04,383 --> 01:23:06,999 would be the album that would turn things around. 1645 01:23:14,675 --> 01:23:15,881 Michael: Fuck you, fuck off. 1646 01:23:24,925 --> 01:23:26,131 Paula, look up, please. 1647 01:23:35,925 --> 01:23:38,416 They ransacked her house while she was away. 1648 01:23:38,675 --> 01:23:41,633 The nanny let this awful woman in, 1649 01:23:41,758 --> 01:23:43,669 and then they searched the house. 1650 01:23:45,050 --> 01:23:46,915 First call was very irrational, 1651 01:23:47,050 --> 01:23:48,130 "they're gonna arrest me, 1652 01:23:48,258 --> 01:23:49,668 "they're gonna try to take tiger. 1653 01:23:49,800 --> 01:23:51,256 "Paula has to go back." 1654 01:23:51,425 --> 01:23:54,497 It scared him like nothing has ever scared him. 1655 01:23:54,633 --> 01:23:56,633 Reporter: Leaving the high court in London tonight, 1656 01:23:56,758 --> 01:23:57,918 an unsmiling Bob geldof, 1657 01:23:58,050 --> 01:24:00,132 reportedly seeking an emergency order 1658 01:24:00,258 --> 01:24:02,749 about the future of his three children. 1659 01:24:02,883 --> 01:24:03,918 Well, I've just come back 1660 01:24:04,050 --> 01:24:05,631 to fight for custody of my children. 1661 01:24:05,758 --> 01:24:07,958 I've had to leave tiger behind in Australia with her dad 1662 01:24:08,050 --> 01:24:09,256 and her grandparents, 1663 01:24:09,383 --> 01:24:10,793 which, obviously, I didn't want to. 1664 01:24:10,925 --> 01:24:13,166 As for the so-called investigative reporting 1665 01:24:13,300 --> 01:24:14,415 in the mirror, 1666 01:24:14,550 --> 01:24:16,666 suffice to say there's an entirely different way 1667 01:24:16,800 --> 01:24:19,291 of looking at this whole series of events. 1668 01:24:23,425 --> 01:24:25,416 Ok, thanks very much, gentlemen. 1669 01:24:28,633 --> 01:24:29,918 Martha: If it was proven true, 1670 01:24:30,050 --> 01:24:31,790 tiger could be taken away from them, 1671 01:24:31,925 --> 01:24:34,416 and that, to him, would be the most devastating thing 1672 01:24:34,550 --> 01:24:36,666 that could ever happen to him. 1673 01:24:36,800 --> 01:24:40,497 They were in the press every single day. 1674 01:24:40,633 --> 01:24:42,544 Paula was in court all the time. 1675 01:24:45,300 --> 01:24:47,916 Belinda: They were literally hounded by the press. 1676 01:24:48,050 --> 01:24:51,292 Nothing they could have done would have been ok. 1677 01:24:55,883 --> 01:24:57,544 Michael: I'm basically pretty shy, 1678 01:24:57,675 --> 01:24:59,757 so I find the whole thing nightmarish. 1679 01:25:00,925 --> 01:25:02,540 You become dehumanised. 1680 01:25:03,675 --> 01:25:05,666 There's a bullying mentality in england, 1681 01:25:05,800 --> 01:25:09,042 and a very misogynistic one, and that's scary. 1682 01:25:10,925 --> 01:25:13,917 Belinda: The opium found in the house bollocks, 1683 01:25:14,050 --> 01:25:16,166 that was really the beginning of the end, I think. 1684 01:25:17,425 --> 01:25:20,007 And then they just spiralled into taking more drugs, 1685 01:25:20,133 --> 01:25:21,168 which she'd never done. 1686 01:25:21,300 --> 01:25:23,416 She was famously teetotal. 1687 01:25:23,550 --> 01:25:26,917 Prozac and valium and heroin. 1688 01:25:27,050 --> 01:25:29,666 They were a very bad influence on each other. 1689 01:25:31,925 --> 01:25:34,997 There were months that Michael would be totally clean, 1690 01:25:35,133 --> 01:25:37,624 but when he was feeling the pressures 1691 01:25:37,758 --> 01:25:40,170 of the Paula situation and everything else, 1692 01:25:40,300 --> 01:25:42,666 it just weighed on him and he wanted to escape. 1693 01:25:44,008 --> 01:25:45,293 "Oh, let's try heroin." 1694 01:25:45,425 --> 01:25:46,915 Not needle heroin, 1695 01:25:47,050 --> 01:25:49,792 but still, that had a horrible effect on him. 1696 01:25:51,800 --> 01:25:53,256 He was depressed. 1697 01:25:53,383 --> 01:25:55,294 I arranged for him to go to a doctor. 1698 01:25:55,425 --> 01:25:56,540 He got Prozac. 1699 01:25:56,675 --> 01:25:59,166 I think he was taking more than he was meant to. 1700 01:25:59,300 --> 01:26:01,666 I think he felt quite isolated here. 1701 01:26:03,800 --> 01:26:06,007 Martha: He felt he had no real friends, 1702 01:26:06,133 --> 01:26:08,795 very few people he could count on and trust. 1703 01:26:08,925 --> 01:26:10,665 I just know he felt very lonely. 1704 01:26:11,300 --> 01:26:14,042 For me, I-i-i would say don't live in London. 1705 01:26:15,675 --> 01:26:16,675 At all. 1706 01:26:16,800 --> 01:26:20,668 You just get shanghaied by these guys and exploited, 1707 01:26:20,800 --> 01:26:23,166 and they make it up as they go along. 1708 01:26:23,300 --> 01:26:24,790 I've always sort of prided myself... 1709 01:26:25,925 --> 01:26:28,541 Try to be sort of naive about stuff 1710 01:26:28,675 --> 01:26:30,415 and just get on with your own life. 1711 01:26:30,550 --> 01:26:32,791 Thought about leaving and going back to Australia? 1712 01:26:32,925 --> 01:26:34,005 Yeah, but uh... 1713 01:26:34,133 --> 01:26:35,293 Yeah, I'd love to. 1714 01:26:36,425 --> 01:26:37,540 E-eventually. 1715 01:26:37,675 --> 01:26:39,776 But, you know, I don't think you should live your life 1716 01:26:39,800 --> 01:26:43,122 being pushed around by people, either, you know, so we'll see. 1717 01:26:43,258 --> 01:26:46,170 Ok. Well, it's been a real honour meeting you, Michael. 1718 01:26:46,300 --> 01:26:47,540 Michael: Good questions. 1719 01:26:47,675 --> 01:26:49,131 He wanted to be in england 1720 01:26:49,258 --> 01:26:50,543 because of Paula and the kids. 1721 01:26:50,675 --> 01:26:51,755 On the other hand, 1722 01:26:51,883 --> 01:26:53,999 it's the last place that he wanted to be 1723 01:26:54,133 --> 01:26:55,293 because of the situation 1724 01:26:55,425 --> 01:27:00,499 between the press and Paula and him and the baby and Bob. 1725 01:27:07,133 --> 01:27:08,168 Hello! 1726 01:27:08,300 --> 01:27:11,667 When Paula was around, it changed the dynamic a lot. 1727 01:27:12,300 --> 01:27:13,881 She knew how to push his buttons, 1728 01:27:14,050 --> 01:27:15,915 as often people in relationships do. 1729 01:27:16,425 --> 01:27:19,007 And she just seemed to hit that button a lot. 1730 01:27:19,383 --> 01:27:21,544 He just was an emotional wreck. 1731 01:27:22,633 --> 01:27:23,793 Al-right-y. 1732 01:27:23,925 --> 01:27:25,665 Lesley: There was a lot of stuff 1733 01:27:25,800 --> 01:27:27,040 that was kinda heart-breaking, 1734 01:27:27,175 --> 01:27:29,416 because he just wanted to please her. 1735 01:27:30,050 --> 01:27:32,257 But unless it was all about her, 1736 01:27:32,633 --> 01:27:35,796 there was a lot of drama, big time. 1737 01:27:36,175 --> 01:27:37,175 I'd like an ice-cream. 1738 01:27:37,258 --> 01:27:38,618 Would you guys buy me an ice-cream? 1739 01:27:38,925 --> 01:27:40,245 Man: Oh, I think you've missed it. 1740 01:27:40,425 --> 01:27:41,505 No, he's right there! 1741 01:27:41,508 --> 01:27:42,998 Lesley: I know he loved her. 1742 01:27:43,258 --> 01:27:46,295 I mean, he was madly in love with her. 1743 01:27:46,508 --> 01:27:49,625 And I know he wasn't happy at that time, 1744 01:27:49,758 --> 01:27:51,419 but I know he still loved her. 1745 01:27:57,633 --> 01:27:58,873 How are you? How are you doing? 1746 01:28:01,300 --> 01:28:03,416 Martha: When Michael didn't know what to do, 1747 01:28:03,550 --> 01:28:06,622 time to change, because that'll make it better. 1748 01:28:17,300 --> 01:28:18,300 Benson! 1749 01:28:18,425 --> 01:28:19,540 INXS: Searching 1750 01:28:19,675 --> 01:28:21,006 I am searching 1751 01:28:24,300 --> 01:28:26,131 ji am not alone 1752 01:28:29,508 --> 01:28:31,419 I am searching 1753 01:28:33,133 --> 01:28:36,671 please show me some 1754 01:28:36,800 --> 01:28:39,007 this was written by a 20-year-old. 1755 01:28:39,133 --> 01:28:42,170 "August 31, 1997. 1756 01:28:42,300 --> 01:28:44,757 "I got a call from him and he was upset. 1757 01:28:44,883 --> 01:28:48,546 "Apparently Paula's been trying to break up with him all day. 1758 01:28:48,675 --> 01:28:50,165 "She's clinically depressed 1759 01:28:50,300 --> 01:28:52,131 "and comes from a horrible background." 1760 01:28:53,800 --> 01:28:55,791 "The next day, Michael stopped by, 1761 01:28:55,925 --> 01:28:58,541 "and when I opened the door, before I could say hi, 1762 01:28:58,675 --> 01:29:01,166 "we were in the most romantic embrace of my life." 1763 01:29:03,550 --> 01:29:06,166 "September 12th, 1997. 1764 01:29:06,300 --> 01:29:07,380 "Michael phones me 1765 01:29:07,508 --> 01:29:09,373 "and says Paula's tried to commit suicide. 1766 01:29:09,508 --> 01:29:12,420 "I asked how he was, he said, 't'm weird in the head.' 1767 01:29:12,550 --> 01:29:13,665 "I said, 'i bet.' 1768 01:29:13,800 --> 01:29:15,631 "he said, 'no, you have no idea. 1769 01:29:15,758 --> 01:29:17,373 "You don't know what I'm going through. 1770 01:29:17,508 --> 01:29:19,749 "You don't understand what's going on in my head." 1771 01:29:20,925 --> 01:29:22,540 if we could face the pain 1772 01:29:25,425 --> 01:29:27,040 and I could do the same 1773 01:29:31,008 --> 01:29:33,420 it would be clear tomorrow 1774 01:29:34,675 --> 01:29:37,132 but would it start 1775 01:29:38,675 --> 01:29:40,757 but would it start again? 1776 01:29:40,883 --> 01:29:43,044 oh, yeah 1777 01:29:43,175 --> 01:29:45,757 Erin: The phone would ring and it was her, 1778 01:29:45,883 --> 01:29:47,999 and I would find another part of the room. 1779 01:29:48,133 --> 01:29:50,624 You could hear the discord. 1780 01:29:50,758 --> 01:29:55,422 The emotional rollercoaster was so high and so low, 1781 01:29:55,550 --> 01:29:57,916 and I was a retreat from all of that, 1782 01:29:58,050 --> 01:30:00,291 all of the bad, all of the sadness. 1783 01:30:00,425 --> 01:30:02,916 please 1784 01:30:03,050 --> 01:30:04,165 show me some 1785 01:30:07,133 --> 01:30:09,294 saw a mother screaming 1786 01:30:12,050 --> 01:30:14,757 she had lost control 1787 01:30:17,133 --> 01:30:19,670 of what she once believed in 1788 01:30:20,175 --> 01:30:21,790 he was leaving the next day. 1789 01:30:22,050 --> 01:30:23,631 He crawled up to me on the bed. 1790 01:30:23,758 --> 01:30:26,295 He said, "you worry every time I leave." 1791 01:30:27,050 --> 01:30:28,039 I said, "yeah." 1792 01:30:28,050 --> 01:30:29,859 He said, "you think something's gonna happen to me," 1793 01:30:29,883 --> 01:30:30,998 and I said, "yeah." 1794 01:30:31,175 --> 01:30:33,291 And he goes, "do you think I'm gonna kill myself?" 1795 01:30:35,550 --> 01:30:36,756 And I just said, "yeah." 1796 01:30:38,925 --> 01:30:40,256 And he kind of came up and... 1797 01:30:41,925 --> 01:30:43,540 Just said, "aw, baby, 1798 01:30:44,050 --> 01:30:46,132 that's not gonna happen.” 1799 01:30:46,300 --> 01:30:47,415 oh 1800 01:30:48,550 --> 01:30:50,541 if you could face the pain 7' 1801 01:30:50,675 --> 01:30:52,165 you know, I mean, life is... 1802 01:30:53,425 --> 01:30:54,915 You know, kind of a mess, isn't it? 1803 01:30:56,133 --> 01:30:57,168 Let's face it. 1804 01:30:57,300 --> 01:30:59,791 Almost every area of his life 1805 01:30:59,925 --> 01:31:03,042 was affected one way or another 1806 01:31:03,175 --> 01:31:05,257 in some kind of turmoil. 1807 01:31:06,300 --> 01:31:08,382 That tour in Australia, 1808 01:31:08,508 --> 01:31:10,169 as it was counting down, 1809 01:31:10,258 --> 01:31:13,546 he had a lot of anxiety about going there. 1810 01:31:14,008 --> 01:31:15,919 He really didn't wanna go. 1811 01:31:17,550 --> 01:31:18,915 I was concerned about him. 1812 01:31:19,050 --> 01:31:22,042 I said, "I'll call the promoters and let's cancel it." 1813 01:31:22,175 --> 01:31:23,290 And he just couldn't do it, 1814 01:31:23,425 --> 01:31:25,916 because no matter the ups and downs the band had, 1815 01:31:26,050 --> 01:31:27,506 he loved them. 1816 01:31:27,633 --> 01:31:30,750 And Michael had this feeling about Australia, 1817 01:31:30,925 --> 01:31:32,540 it meant a great deal to him. 1818 01:31:35,883 --> 01:31:37,293 He rang me. 1819 01:31:37,425 --> 01:31:38,915 He said that life was complicated. 1820 01:31:39,050 --> 01:31:42,542 We arranged to meet up the next day for a late breakfast. 1821 01:32:19,300 --> 01:32:20,915 Man: Any surprises in store? 1822 01:32:21,050 --> 01:32:22,165 Oh... 1823 01:32:23,425 --> 01:32:24,540 When isn't there ever? 1824 01:32:25,175 --> 01:32:27,382 Those rehearsals were the best I'd seen Michael 1825 01:32:27,425 --> 01:32:28,540 in a long time. 1826 01:32:28,800 --> 01:32:31,416 He'd ridden his Harley-Davidson into the studio, 1827 01:32:31,550 --> 01:32:33,541 came out of the elevator doors on his Harley. 1828 01:32:34,300 --> 01:32:35,506 Hey! 1829 01:32:35,675 --> 01:32:36,915 Just 'cause I'm in a good... 1830 01:32:37,008 --> 01:32:38,373 Just 'cause I'm in a good mood now, 1831 01:32:38,508 --> 01:32:40,044 there's no need to fuck around. 1832 01:32:41,800 --> 01:32:43,540 I just said, "it's been postponed. 1833 01:32:43,675 --> 01:32:46,291 "I can't come until after December 17th." 1834 01:32:46,508 --> 01:32:49,170 He said, "I'm gonna ring Bob and I'm going to beg him." 1835 01:32:50,550 --> 01:32:53,417 Paula spoke to Michael on the phone. 1836 01:32:53,550 --> 01:32:54,790 She was hysterical. 1837 01:32:54,925 --> 01:32:56,665 I spoke to Michael. 1838 01:32:56,800 --> 01:33:00,497 He said to me, "just make sure she's ok, will you?" 1839 01:33:00,633 --> 01:33:03,045 I think he was exasperated with the whole thing. 1840 01:33:04,800 --> 01:33:07,997 Michele: He called early. He was upset and he was angry. 1841 01:33:08,133 --> 01:33:09,373 "Why aren't you there?" 1842 01:33:09,508 --> 01:33:11,294 I didn't hear it till later. 1843 01:33:11,425 --> 01:33:13,131 Martha: He called me. 1844 01:33:13,258 --> 01:33:16,170 He was extremely upset and confused 1845 01:33:16,300 --> 01:33:18,791 that the kids weren't coming to Australia. 1846 01:33:18,925 --> 01:33:20,415 But it was more than that. 1847 01:33:20,550 --> 01:33:22,757 He was really confused 1848 01:33:22,883 --> 01:33:26,046 about where he wanted to be himself in life. 1849 01:33:27,300 --> 01:33:30,042 I went back to the office and I heard a message. 1850 01:33:30,175 --> 01:33:32,040 He was just really angry. 1851 01:33:32,175 --> 01:33:35,622 He said, "Martha, I don't give a shit anymore." 1852 01:33:37,050 --> 01:33:40,872 When I got home, I heard a different voice, 1853 01:33:41,008 --> 01:33:42,544 "marth, marth, I need you." 1854 01:33:42,675 --> 01:33:44,006 So desperate. 1855 01:33:46,550 --> 01:33:49,417 Michele: He called again. He said he needed to see me. 1856 01:33:49,550 --> 01:33:50,859 He said, "everything's fucked up." 1857 01:33:50,883 --> 01:33:52,544 He'd start crying. 1858 01:33:52,675 --> 01:33:55,417 He said, "I'm supposed to be at rehearsals." 1859 01:33:55,550 --> 01:33:57,070 I suggested that he try and go to sleep 1860 01:33:57,133 --> 01:33:59,359 and ring the guys and tell them that he couldn't make it. 1861 01:33:59,383 --> 01:34:00,998 And he said, "yeah, I will do that." 1862 01:34:01,133 --> 01:34:03,294 And he said, "but will you come, anyway?" 1863 01:34:03,550 --> 01:34:07,748 He just sounded so exhausted and totally depleted 1864 01:34:07,883 --> 01:34:10,295 in the most extreme way. 1865 01:34:12,050 --> 01:34:14,792 I got there about 20 minutes later. 1866 01:34:15,133 --> 01:34:17,169 I went up to the room and there was no answer. 1867 01:34:17,425 --> 01:34:19,541 I went down and wrote a note, 1868 01:34:19,675 --> 01:34:23,167 and I just went home, thinking he'd fallen asleep. 1869 01:34:42,425 --> 01:34:45,041 The phone rang and this reporter said, 1870 01:34:45,258 --> 01:34:47,169 "can you make a comment about Michael?" 1871 01:34:47,300 --> 01:34:49,256 And I said, "about what? The tour?" 1872 01:34:49,383 --> 01:34:51,544 He said, "no, about Michael." 1873 01:34:51,675 --> 01:34:53,791 And I said, "would you please explain yourself?" 1874 01:34:53,925 --> 01:34:56,045 And he said, "oh, I'm sorry, I'll ring the PR people," 1875 01:34:56,175 --> 01:34:57,381 and hung up. 1876 01:34:57,675 --> 01:34:59,882 And I just sat there, frozen. 1877 01:35:04,758 --> 01:35:08,046 Martha: And all at once, the studio called me on one line 1878 01:35:08,175 --> 01:35:10,666 and the tour manager called me on the other lines. 1879 01:35:49,050 --> 01:35:50,506 Man: Ok, Michael, take care. 1880 01:35:50,675 --> 01:35:51,915 Michael: Right. Man: Bye-bye. 1881 01:35:52,050 --> 01:35:53,506 Michael. Say hello to everybody. 1882 01:35:53,675 --> 01:35:54,881 What's that, sorry? 1883 01:35:54,925 --> 01:35:56,290 Michael. Say hello to everybody. 1884 01:35:56,425 --> 01:35:59,041 Man: I will do. Ok, mate, bye-bye. 1885 01:36:09,925 --> 01:36:11,665 Well, I've got the first part of it anyway. 1886 01:36:15,633 --> 01:36:16,748 I've... 1887 01:36:23,800 --> 01:36:24,539 all... 1888 01:36:24,675 --> 01:36:25,675 all 1889 01:36:26,050 --> 01:36:28,632 all veils and misty 1890 01:36:30,008 --> 01:36:31,794 streets of blue 1891 01:36:34,175 --> 01:36:35,915 almond looks 1892 01:36:37,300 --> 01:36:39,416 that chill divine 1893 01:36:41,133 --> 01:36:43,499 some silken moment 1894 01:36:44,925 --> 01:36:47,166 goes on forever 1895 01:36:49,175 --> 01:36:54,295 and we're leaving broken hearts behind 1896 01:36:54,425 --> 01:36:56,165 - what happens here? Chorus? - The chorus. 1897 01:36:56,800 --> 01:36:57,915 Mystify 1898 01:36:58,133 --> 01:36:59,293 new one, yeah. 1899 01:36:59,550 --> 01:37:02,257 you mystify me 1900 01:37:02,675 --> 01:37:04,506 - what happens? Repeat it? - One more. 1901 01:37:04,925 --> 01:37:06,631 mystify 1902 01:37:06,925 --> 01:37:10,918 you mystify me 1903 01:37:11,050 --> 01:37:14,417 I need perfection 1904 01:37:14,633 --> 01:37:17,921 js some twisted selection 1905 01:37:18,300 --> 01:37:20,507 that tangles me 1906 01:37:22,133 --> 01:37:23,919 to keep me alive 1907 01:37:25,550 --> 01:37:27,381 in all that exists 1908 01:37:29,175 --> 01:37:31,166 but none has your beauty 1909 01:37:32,383 --> 01:37:34,499 oh, I see your face 1910 01:37:36,175 --> 01:37:39,872 and I will survive 1911 01:37:40,175 --> 01:37:42,166 mystify 1912 01:37:42,758 --> 01:37:45,875 you mystify me 1913 01:37:46,383 --> 01:37:47,122 yeah 1914 01:37:47,258 --> 01:37:49,294 mystify 1915 01:37:49,675 --> 01:37:53,293 you mystify me 1916 01:37:54,633 --> 01:37:58,000 eternally wild with the power 1917 01:37:58,133 --> 01:38:01,045 to make every moment come alive 1918 01:38:01,175 --> 01:38:04,622 all those stars that shine above you 1919 01:38:04,758 --> 01:38:07,670 will kiss you every night 1920 01:38:08,175 --> 01:38:09,415 all veils 1921 01:38:10,050 --> 01:38:13,497 and misty streets of blue 1922 01:38:14,925 --> 01:38:17,416 almond looks 1923 01:38:18,050 --> 01:38:20,507 that chill divine 1924 01:38:21,425 --> 01:38:24,917 some silky moment 1925 01:38:25,300 --> 01:38:28,497 goes on forever 1926 01:38:29,050 --> 01:38:30,415 and we're leaving 1927 01:38:30,550 --> 01:38:35,920 yeah, we're leaving broken hearts behind 1928 01:38:36,050 --> 01:38:37,665 mystify 1929 01:38:38,800 --> 01:38:41,291 you mystify me 1930 01:38:41,800 --> 01:38:42,800 yeah 1931 01:38:43,050 --> 01:38:45,166 mystify 1932 01:38:45,633 --> 01:38:48,875 Mystify me 1933 01:38:50,675 --> 01:38:53,872 eternally wild with the power 1934 01:38:54,008 --> 01:38:56,920 to make every moment come alive 1935 01:38:57,050 --> 01:39:00,668 all those stars shine above you 1936 01:39:00,800 --> 01:39:03,257 Well, they kiss you every night 1937 01:39:04,300 --> 01:39:06,541 mystify 1938 01:39:06,675 --> 01:39:09,291 you mystify me 1939 01:39:09,425 --> 01:39:10,505 mm 1940 01:39:10,633 --> 01:39:12,919 mystify 1941 01:39:13,050 --> 01:39:16,668 Mystify me sing it 1942 01:39:16,800 --> 01:39:19,667 crowd: mystify 1943 01:39:19,800 --> 01:39:22,758 Mystify me 1944 01:39:24,425 --> 01:39:26,131 Mystify 1945 01:39:42,300 --> 01:39:45,918 Michael: I wanna be loved by you 1946 01:39:46,175 --> 01:39:49,793 nobody else but you 1947 01:39:50,050 --> 01:39:52,917 I wanna be loved by you 1948 01:39:53,383 --> 01:39:57,046 be-doo, be-doo, ba-ba-be-doo. 1949 01:39:58,675 --> 01:40:05,797 Max q: Concrete 1950 01:40:20,508 --> 01:40:22,794 I'm sitting in a bar 1951 01:40:25,675 --> 01:40:29,873 staring at the universe that's in my drink 1952 01:40:30,175 --> 01:40:33,008 the motion of my straw 1953 01:40:33,925 --> 01:40:38,669 is stirring anti-clockwise in the glass 1954 01:40:42,800 --> 01:40:46,748 I recall the moments well 1955 01:40:47,800 --> 01:40:50,872 and I raise my glass to you 1956 01:40:52,758 --> 01:40:55,795 you held me in your arms 1957 01:40:56,758 --> 01:41:00,876 and saved me from despair 1958 01:41:05,050 --> 01:41:08,167 as I'm older and more stupid 1959 01:41:10,883 --> 01:41:15,297 the years have etched stupidity into my skull 1960 01:41:15,633 --> 01:41:19,046 I condemn my foolishness 1961 01:41:19,300 --> 01:41:22,918 and I raise my glass to you 1962 01:41:27,425 --> 01:41:31,168 yeah, the world is packed with murderers and madmen 1963 01:41:32,925 --> 01:41:38,170 they promise us a slow, slow death 1964 01:41:38,383 --> 01:41:41,170 those who torture with a smile 1965 01:41:41,425 --> 01:41:45,748 I don't like their idea of business at all...