INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography

INXS Publications

May 2010 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

THE REAL STORY BEHIND INXS'S RISE TO FAME --
AND HOW THEY HELPED DEFINE THE MUSIC OF A GENERATION.

INXS broke new musical ground. This Australian band, made up of three brothers and their three best mates, took the world by storm, turning rock, pop, and funk into a cutting edge, danceable style, and selling more than thirty million albums worldwide. INXS: Story to Story tells the tale of their incredible journey, from playing the world's biggest concert venues to living a high life rivaling any in rock history, filled with sex, drugs, and supermodels. Now for the first time, they reveal everything they experienced in their more than two decades of making music -- the partying, the pressure, the wild times on the road, the heights and depths of rock-star life, and the bonds of brotherhood and friendship that not only got them through the tough times but made the fun times even more intense. They also talk about the sadness of watching their closest friend and collaborator, Michael Hutchence, slipping away from them, and share their thoughts about why he left them far too soon.

Fully authorized and reflecting the band's firsthand point of view, this is the real story behind the phenomenon that is INXS -- and the book every rock fan will need to own.

Ratings and reviews

This book might have been better if Anthony Bozza was not such a sycophant, but then I guess the band might not have authorised the book. It was interesting to hear the escapades of the early years, and there were a few little nuggets of information, but mostly this book chronicles one long drink-and-drug fuelled binge, that the band refers to as a party. There is no self critical look until very late on in the piece, around the time when Michael Hutchence (who I think is supposed to come off as some kind of hero, but who comes off as a class-A pratt) reallt spun out of control. In reality, it is a miracle no-one died (or was arrested) much sooner. Certainly there are many stories in this book that paint the band as pioneers and unsung heroes, and maybe they are all true, but the book might have been more believable had there been more of the other side of the story. All in all this is a somewhat interesting (if predictable) story of a band told by an appalling writer.

I love the story of one of my favorite bands. I worry that some of the photos are missing (or I'm not able to find them) because I have seen postings on Tumblr of the non-digital copy & there seem to be photos I don`t have. ~shrug~ Still, a great book, great story & great memories.

I loved reading this book & will read it again. Thank you for sharing your story. It was fun to read about INXS but I was left feeling angry at the aussie press for being so horrible to INXS, they never ever represented how we the fans felt. I was also left feeling extremely sad about Hutch. He was a beautifully gifted man. I can't get rid of this sadness I feel for all that loved him. Thank you for sharing your private memories. Karen

About the author

INXS consists of brothers Andrew, Tim, and Jon Farriss, as well as Kirk Pengilly and Garry Beers. The band's sixth member, Michael Hutchence, died in 1997. In 2005, they starred in the international television sensation Rock Star: INXS, in which they conducted a global search for a new lead singer. For more information about INXS, visit www.inxs.com.

Anthony Bozza is a former Rolling Stone staff writer and author of the New York Times bestsellers Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem, Tommyland with Tommy Lee, Slash with Slash, and Too Fat to Fish with Artie Lange. He lives in New York City. Visit ABozza.com.