What was it like to read all these fan memories in the book? Farriss: The books’ amazing. It’s amazing that when people are really dedicated fans of an artist or a band or whatever, they’ll go to ...

INXS left an extraordinary mark on the music world, transforming Australian rock and attracting global audiences. Their unique blend of new wave, pop, and funk created a sound that was both innovative ...

It’s understandable to question the validity of INXS sans singer Michael Hutchence. But let’s move beyond that for a second, as Hutchence died in 1997. INXS is now fronted by J.D. Fortune, a sprightly ...

Andrew Farriss invited high school classmate Michael Hutchence to join his band Doctor Dolphin in Sydney, Australia in the mid-’70s. Over the next few years, Farriss’s brothers Jon and Tim joined the ...

Swaggering. Charming. Electrifying. INXS fans, get ready - the Original Rockstar (and former INXS Frontman), JD Fortune will finally return to Australian stages for his first ever headline tour this ...

Even 25 years after the release of INXS' hit album, "Kick" -- which yielded four Billboard Top 10 hits, including the Number One smash "Need You Tonight" -- band keyboardist Andrew Farriss says that ...

Ciaran Gribbin met INXS' Andrew Farriss two years ago at a mutual friend's party in Sydney, Australia. He wound up "sitting on a balcony, singing 'Mystify' with the guy who wrote it... pretty surreal… ...

For a few weeks in 2005, Nova Scotia native J.D. Fortune was living in his car in Toronto with his pug, Presley. Listening to the radio, Fortune, then 31, heard an ad talking about auditions for an ...

Fred Bronson discusses INXS, chart rules, feats and more with readers. By Billboard Staff GOOD FORTUNE Fred, If you’ve been following the “Rock Star: INXS” TV series, you know that Canadian J.D.

INXS manager Chris Murphy died aged 66 after a short battle with cancer in January. And on Friday, INXS rocker Kirk Pengilly, 62, revealed how the band are honouring one of his final wishes for them.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The lead singer of Australian rock band INXS, J.D. Fortune, who was picked to replace the late Michael Hutchence in a contest on a reality TV show, said he has been fired without ...