Michael Hutchence

If There's a Rock 'n' Roll Heaven... (183 person items)

"INXS"

Erotic Asphyxiation: An Embarrassing Way to Die (8 person items)

" Lead singer of INXS (known for their new wave classic, "Never Tear Us Apart") had an unorthodox sex life. Like, so unorthodox it killed him. On November 22, 1997, Michael was found hanging dead in his hotel room by a maid. According to the police report: "He was in a kneeling position facing the door. He had used his snake skin belt to tie a knot on the automatic door closure at the top of the door, and had strained his head forward into the loop so hard that the buckle had broken" He "

They died too soon (104 person items)

"1960-1997 "

Bizarre Rock Star Deaths (10 person items)

"Michael Hutchence was an Australian singer-songwriter and the front man for the popular 80’s rock band, INXS. To date they have sold over 30 million records, and Hutchence’s death in 1997 has become something of a strange legend. The official cause of death was suicide by asphyxiation. Hutchence was found dead in his Sydney hotel room. He had tied a belt to the top of the door hinge’s locking mechanism and fashioned a makeshift noose, hanging himself. The coroner concluded that his suicid"