It's hard for any family to lose a son, a brother. But for Tina Hutchence and Patricia Glassop, there was little chance for private grief: the news of Michael's shocking death in a Sydney hotel room was almost instantly worldwide news. Since that November day in 1997 they have read tales spun by journalists, lovers and business associates - the notorious highs and lows of a superstar, the doting but unconventional father - who knew Michael for only a fraction of his 37 years, if at all. Now they feel they owe it to Michael to set the record straight.
This intimate biography introduces us to the talented child with a complicated home life, the gifted teen who gravitated into music forming INXS. the young adult whose glamorous girlfriends confided in his mother and sister. Tina and Patricia watched as the man and his music went on to take the world by storm; soon the women on his arm were household names - Kylie Minogue, Helena Christensen, Paula Yates - and some of the relationships very complicated.
Just a Man is the explosive, never-before-told story of Michael's life, with many of his friends and associates speaking for the first time. It is also the first book to challenge the very public views of Paula Yates and includes the scandalous story of the alleged embezzlement of Michael's estate.
This is a unique insight into the real Michael Hutchence - by the two women who knew him best.
