index

10,000 Maniacs 110, 230

2UE 12

3RRR 105

4ZZZ 105

A&M Records 162

AC/DC 3, 49, 61, 74, 207

Adams, Bryan 110, 285

Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The 102, 183

Agar, Gerry 184, 188, 195, 206, 209–11, 244, 247

Ah Chang 23–4, 28, 31–2

Ah Lee 26

Albert II, Prince of Monaco 175

Amnesty International 177–8

Angels, The 3, 59, 74, 81

Appleby xii, 253, 254

Arena, Tina 286

ARIA Awards (Australian Recording Industry Awards) 126, 207–9

Arquette, Rosanna 103

Artful Dodgers Studio 177

Artists for East Timor 176

Astbury, Ian 214

Aston Martin 127–8, 139, 200

Atlantic Records 74, 75, 104, 105, 118, 169

Australian Concert Entertainment (ACE) 86

Australian Crawl 3

Australian Made iii, 94–5, 96, 225

Ayers Rock (band) 64

B52s, the 57

‘Baby It’s Alright’ 234, 265

Bailey, Chris

re Dylan Thomas x

friendship and travels with 95–6, 139, 168, 171, 190

Bailey, Pearl 139

Baker, James 55

Balibo Five 177

Band Aid 86, 87

Barnes, Jane 142, 286–7

Barnes, Jimmy

re Mark Opitz 3

touring with 71

Australian Made tour 95

‘Good Times’ 95, 284–5

re Bob Clearmountain 101

family 142, 286

Concert For Life 225

Barrie, J.M. 31, 70

Bartleet, Nicole 107–10, 118, 123

Beacon Hill School 32

Beatles, The 12, 21, 64, 75, 132, 219

Beck (artist) 195, 218, 286

Beers, Garry ’ (aka ‘Garry Gary’ Beers) 7, 50, 64, 107, 118

benefit concerts/projects

Artists for East Timor 176

Concert For Life 225

East Africa Tragedy (EAT) 86–7

Live Aid 2, 86, 88, 93, 185

Oz For Africa 88

Rock Night for Greenpeace 89

Rocking the Royals 89–90

Stop The Drop 82

Bennett, Michele

reads to Michael ix, x, 70

at Wembley 4

meeting Michael 68–70

adventures with cars 77–81

travel issues 84, 90–1, 93

with Michael 94, 96, 98, 101

career 102–3

phone calls 157, 233, 240, 249–50

dinner 207

attempting contact 251, 261, 265

police interview 262

Bennett, Tony 285

Berlin (band) 283

Bjork 175

Black Grape 195–6, 197

Blade, Richard 171, 221

Blamey, Terry 136

Blundell, James 225

Bolton, Michael 285

Bombay Rock 68

Bonet, Lisa 158

Bono

Paradise Papers xii, 254

friendship 108, 161, 196

Michael’s influence 178, 284, 286

Bonython-Hines, Nicole 135

Boomtown Rats, The 86, 92, 185

borderline personality disorder (BPD) 186

Boreham, Dr Jonathan 215

Bowie, David 2, 49, 101, 197, 235

Bragg, Billy 110

Brent (Tina’s son) see Lewis, Brent

Brewin, Belinda 211, 249

Bridie, David 177

Brooks, Meredith 224

Brown, Jen Jewel 62, 126, 294–5

Browning, Michael 61, 73–4

Browns (nightclub) 196

Bukowski, Charles ix

Burbank Editorial and Sound 76

Bushelman, Erin

as a baby 58

in Sydney 84

stays with father 85

reading 94

gift from Kylie 135

at twelve 139

visiting Michael in France 145, 147–8

reads Perfume 154

cooking 155–6

writing to Michael 175

at sixteen 181

night clubs 202–3

birthday party with Tiger 222

Bushelman, Jeff 76–7, 82, 84, 285

Butler, Bruce 112, 120, 126, 238–9

Café Rouge 198

Cannes 102, 103, 139, 153, 156

Cannes Film Festival 102–3 Campbell, Elizabeth and Oliver 66

Campbell, Hiraani 66

Campbell, Naomi 4

Carter, June 86

Cash, Johnny 86

Cave, Nick 245

CBS Studio Centre 48

Ceberano, Kate 95, 225

Chagall, Marc 154

Chardonnay Investments, Trust xii, 254

Charles, Prince of Wales 89, 90, 254

Charles, Ray 72, 170, 175

Charlie Chaplin Studios 162

Cherry, Nenah 219

Chilston Park Hotel 184

Chinese Revolution (1967) 27

Christensen, Helena

romancing 140

first date 142

meeting Patricia and Ross Glassop 143

invitation to lunch 144

living in Paris with Michael 145–8

family Christmas in France 151–2

Christmas day birthday 152

phones the villa 157

brings parents to stay 158

art mishap 159

New Year’s Eve 160

perfect partner 161–2

Michael’s accident 163–4

modelling success 166

hostess with Michael 168

Gold Coast birthday 171

in Denmark 172, 175

high-profile couple 175

meets Kylie 176

Monaco apartment 176

at villa post break-up 177

photographer with U2 179

media wedding lies 179

at The Ivy 180

strange LA days 181–3

Christensen, Ilsa and Fleming 158, 160, 171

Church, the 81

Clearmountain, Bob 101, 162

Counting Crows 235

Courcy, Brian de 87

Crash, Rosanna

romance starts 103

living and travelling together 106–10

Max Q days 115–19, 122

filming in Italy 127–9

prediction 131

re Rhett 134

talked about Paula 184

Michael at her birthday 218

interview for The Last Rockstar 255

Crow, Cheryl 219

Crowded House 101, 225

Cult, the 214

Dahl, Roald 31

Davidson High ix, 44, 50

Davis, Miles 46

Deacon, Shawn 208

De Beauvoir, Simone x, 92

Debney, Anita 184, 188–9, 204–6, 209–11, 216–17

Deluxe Records 61, 63, 73–4

Demme, Jonathon 129

De Niro, Robert 128, 206

Depp, Johnny 166, 181, 221–2, 232

Diamond, Colin

financial advisor and executor xi

The Last Rockstar xii, 255–6

Appleby leaks xii

barrister 96

Hong Kong 102

‘drug bust’ 208

house on Gold Coast 209

Diana, Princess of Wales 89–90, 227–8

Dili Allstars 177, 179

Divinyls 3, 74, 87, 95

Dr Seuss 19

Dogs in Space (film) 112, 113, 114, 123, 178, 284

‘Dogs In Space’ (song) 113

Dolce & Gabbana 189

Donovan, Jason 130

Duclos, Inspector Peter 257–9, 262–3

Dugites, The 61

Dunaway, Faye 180–1

Duran Duran 139, 284

Duritz, Adam 235

Dynasty (fashion label) 25

Eagles, the 49

Ears, The 113

East Timor 176, 177, 178–9

Easybeats, The 95, 285

Edge, The 196

Edgerton, Nash 102

Egan, Nick 103, 118, 128, 134

Eizik, Zev 86

Elegantly Wasted

co-writing 194

rehearsals 207

cover 212–13

clash with Max Q 215

promoting 215, 218

track used in Face/Off 220

Chicago lukewarm review 224

erratic live 228

Michael’s performance on tour 243

Elizabeth II, Queen xi, 187, 254

Elks, The 55

Elliott, Gail 162, 171

Elliott, Stephan 183

Ellis, Colin 4

Erin (Tina’s daughter) see Bushelman, Erin

Ertegun, Ahmet 118

Evans, Sam 4

Fabinyi, Martin 225

Face/Off 220

Factory, The (TV show) 120

Fairbairn, Bruce 207

Faith, Paloma 286

Farnham, John 179

Farris, Andrew

at Davidson High ix

hatred of bullies 40

friendship with Michael 46

and Doctor Dolphin 50–1

Perth 55–6

dripping wet 58

pork pie hat 62

lyrics ‘Simple Simon’ 64

takes charge 66

‘The One Thing’ 73, 76

brothers, mariners 83

East Africa Appeal 86

Countdown Awards 1984 88

co-writing with Michael 99–101

Kick co-writer 105

Rolling Stone INXS cover 121

Tokyo interview 121–2

reaction to Max Q 122

writing issues 133–4

‘Suicide Blonde’ 137

being solo after shows 141

Welcome To Wherever You Are 154, 167–8

Full Moon, Dirty Hearts 170

Elegantly Wasted 207

instrumentals for Michael 281

‘God’s Top Ten’ 283

interview 295

Farriss Brothers, The (band) 51, 52–7, 58, 121

Farriss, Jon 5, 51, 55, 83, 96, 106

Farriss, Tim

Wembley Stadium 6

and Guinness (band) 51

‘band leader’ 54

in Perth 55–6

return to Sydney 56

beginning of INXS 56–8

‘The One Thing’ 76

‘pushing off ’ on tour 83

guitar-playing 100, 104

interests 141, 166

carpel tunnel 167

reflections 229

Faulkner, Dave 55

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence ix

Fidelity Recording 280

Fields, Billy 72

Fisher, Gordon 96, 102, 107

Flavour of India 241–2

Fonda, Bridget 128–9

Fonda, Peter 129

Fowler, Bernard 235

Frankenstein Unbound 50, 118, 128–9

Freedom (soundtrack) 71–3, 113

Freud, James 137

Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (album) 169–70, 175

G7 Conference 7

Gable, Clark 11

Gabriel, Peter 9

Gang of Four 195

Gangitano, Alphonse 68

Garland, Niven 167

Garrett, Peter 84

Geldof, Bob

‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ 86

The Tube 92

Live Aid glory 93

family moves out 184

abandonment 187

and Gerry Agar 189

Christmas plans 191

divorce not final 192

moving houses 194, 199

Paula’s fears 205

suspected of plan to seek custody of Tiger 208

applies for custody of Geldof girls 210

Daily Mirror 211

Michael hostile to 215

‘Paula versus Bob’ 220

meets Michael and Paula 231

fatherly concerns 232

feels didn’t go back on word 232

‘deal with this in court’ 233

concerns about girls touring 244

Michael’s calls to 247

self-fulfilling prophecy 248

Belinda Brewin statement 249

Geldof girls (Fifi, Peaches and Pixie)

Paula moves out with 184

Michael, Mother, Ross fall for 186, 189

Nanny Anita with 206

bond with Michael 191

Queensland holiday cancelled 192

Michael drops at school 197

desecrate villa gardens 205

with brown substance allegedly 209

taken to lunch by Bob 210

Gold Coast Christmas 216

Peaches ‘special dress’ 217

Hollywood Dad break August 1997 224

save Paula and Tiger 227

wanted on INXS tour 231

psychologist advice on 232

Michael anxious re holiday ruling on 243

could remain in Australia 244

Michael’s phone call about overheard 246

Belinda Brewin statement about 249

Gerber, Rande 221

Gere, Richard 166

Gibbons, Billy 235, 241

Gill, Andy 195

Glassop, Patricia (née Kennedy; previously Hutchence) xi, 10–12, 33, 38, 191

Glassop, Ross

loan for lawsuit xi

Mother’s new love 134

Royal Australian Air Force commander 142

honeymoon 142

first rock concert 143

invitation to Helena 144

arrival at villa 152

photographs family 157

Rhett and Michael staying with 171–2

and Faye Dunaway 180

generosity 181–2

faxes Michael 188

disarmed by Paula and girls 189

paparazzi ambush 190

Gold Coast visitors 191

Tiger Moth flight with Michael 192

re news of Tiger’s birth 203

baby gifts spurned 204

with two-month-old Tiger 208

flight logbook and bomber jacket 216

invitation from Michael to LA 220

catching up with INXS 222

rejection by Paula 223

Main Beach family visit plan 230

Glenealy Primary 24

Goo Goo Dolls 286

Gordon, Bill 86–7

Grant, Gary 68, 73, 82

Green, Hughie 185–6

Greenpeace 89

Guerrero, Father 201

Guinness 51

‘Guns In The Sky’ vii, 1, 6, 101, 123

Guns N’ Roses 141, 156

Hamlyn, Michael 102, 139, 182–3, 190

Hamlyn, Paul 102

Hamlyn, Sara 190

Hamlyn villa 103

Hanna, Arne 114, 124

Hannah, Daryl 284

Happy Mondays 117, 195

Harlow, Jean 137

Harper, Ben 286

Harris, Steve 122, 295

Harry, Deborah 4

Hazlewood, Lee 85

Hendrix, Jimi 7

Hewson, Paul see Bono

Hiatt, John 110

Hicks, Scott 71

Hill, Faith 285

Hilton, Hong Kong 9, 21–2, 28–9

Hines, Deni 167

Hinton, S.E. 41

Holland, Jools 92

Hoodoo Gurus 55

Hopper, Dennis 128

Hothouse Flowers 110

Howard, Rowland S. 113

Hoy, Marie 114, 116, 120

Hugo Klang 114

Hunt, Lyn 263

Hunter Brown, Jenny 62, 72

Hunters & Collectors 69

Hurt, John 129

Hutchence, Christina Elaine (‘Tina’) 12, 293

Hutchence, Frank 11

Hutchence, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily

Michael’s heir xi, 254

newborn 165

arrival changes everything 187

choosing name 198

birth 203–5

seizure 206

Michael afraid of losing 208, 229, 248

with Mandy and Zoe 209

living in Chelsea 213–14

‘just perfect’ 218

Michael missing 220, 243

unwell in LA 222

Paula leaves her with Patricia and Ross 223

at thirteen months 227

Michael wanted to talk about 236

joyous conversation re 239

Andrew writes ‘God’s Top Ten’ for 283

Hutchence, Kelland (‘Kell’)

living at Hong Kong Hilton 9

character 11

son of Frank Hutchence 17

joins our family 12

travels for work 13–14

announces Hong Kong move 17

living at Hilton 21–2

teaches sons to swim 24

changes jobs and homes 25–6

at Kowloon Tong 29–30

relationship failing 34, 40

back to Sydney 38

won’t grant divorce 42

Patricia leaves, takes Michael 44

did not adopt Tina 45

relationship with Patricia 46–7

rents Belrose house 50

not happy about Michael joining band 53

knew Andrew Paul 96

in Hong Kong with Susie 134

blended families Christmas 159

final dinner with Michael 241–2

co-beneficiary of family trust 254

contacted by media, police 259

Michele calls 261

Hutchence, Patricia see Glassop, Patricia

Hutchence, Rhett

caring for 9–11, 14–17

in Hong Kong 19, 21–2, 24, 26, 28–9, 31, 33–4

disruptive home life 40, 42

traumatic separation 43–5

Michael’s return and 50, 54

relocates to Los Angeles 134

living at the villa 149, 151

family meet-ups x, 152–3, 156–7, 159, 160, 171

money ‘laundering’ with Michael 172

first child 179, 191

argument with Michael 239–40

trust beneficiary 254

calls to Tina and Michele 259–61

Michael’s tenth birthday party 273

Hutchence, Susie 134, 152, 156, 208, 240–1

Hutchence, Mabs 11

Hutchence, Zoe 191, 209

Icehouse 59, 101

Idol, Billy 141

I’m Talking 89, 95

Imbruglia, Natalie 286

INXS (album) 64

INXS; see also under member names, tours

first UK show ix

pelted with food 2

Wembley Stadium (1991) 1–8

play in Hong Kong 39

songwriting backbone 40

rise of 54–66

first appearance as 57–8

as support act 59

Chris Murphy sees 60

debut single 61

television debut 62

recording first album 63–4

second album 65

first overseas tour 71

‘The One Thing’ 73–7

international deals 75

first US tour 82

pact with Michael and Andrew 99

talents and co-writing 100–1

arguing 110

INXS Interview 1988 121–2

friction 133–4

in Mexico and South America 140–1

future direction 154

discord 169–70

Dave Simpson writes about 173

Michael anxious about 215–16

smaller scale touring 218

mixed reception 225–6

Michael did not want to tour with 235–6

last rehearsal with Michael 240–1

innovation and success of 282

tours and studio albums 289–9

Invaders, the 55

Isaak, Chris 140

Ivy, The 180–1

Jackson, Michael 280

Jagger, Mick 108, 285, 196

James, Dr Oliver 186

Jansson, Tove 63

Jenolan Caves 78–9

Jett, Joan 280

John, Elton 49

Joel, Billy 176

John F. Kennedy Stadium 88

Jones, Paula 117, 126

Jones, Tom 286

Kahlo, Frida (self-portrait) 146

Kai Tak Airport 20

Keatley Snyder, Zilpha 31

Kelly, Paul 125

Kemp, Gibson 75

Kennedy, Byron 76

Kennedy, Johnny 12

Kennedy, Josephine 10

Kennedy Martin, Agnes ‘Kate’ (‘Nanny’) 12

Kennedy, Maureen 44

Kennedy, Patricia see Glassop, Patricia

Kennedy, Stephen 10

Kent Report 64, 126

Kerridge, Vicky 58

Kick (album) vii, 99, 101–6, 57, 111, 114, 117, 118, 120, 133, 155, 218, 225, 296

Kick tour 107, 110, 129, 133

Kids in the Kitchen 89

King George V School 35

Kiss 3

‘Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain)’ 91

Kostelanetz, Andre 12

Kowloon Tong vii, 20, 30, 34, 36, 268, 270

Kravitz, Lenny 3, 156–8

Kravitz, Zoe 158

KROQ 221

La Coupole 147

Ladies Recreation Club 24

Lake Como, Italy 129

Lanvin 25

Last Rockstar, The xii, 234, 254, 255, 265

Launay, Nick 83, 112

Lavold, Duane 230

Le Bon, Simon 139, 284

Le Bon, Yasmin 162

Le Guin, Ursula K. 31

Lee Hong, Colin 57

Leo De Castro and Friends (band) 64

Letterman, David 218

Lewis, Brent

as a baby 44

as a boy, with Michael 46, 48–9, 58

staying in LA 84, 94

in Oregon 139

teen visits with Michael 152–3, 160

working through college 181

clubbing 202–3

Liebowitz, Bill 231

Linda and Nestor (housekeepers) 160, 161, 199, 203, 205

Ling-McCann-Erickson 35

Listen Like Thieves (album) 87–8, 92–4, 101, 155

‘Listen Like Thieves’ (song) 90, 123

Little River Band 88

Live Aid 2, 88, 93, 185

Live Baby Live 3, 6, 8, 167

Lizotte, Jep 142

Long, Michael 4, 141

Loved Ones, The 65

Lowenstein, Richard 6, 88, 104, 112, 113, 115, 139

Lynch, Michael 54–5, 56

McCartney, Leah 11

McClymont, Kate 295

McComb, David 52

McDonald, Bill 114, 124

McDonald, Elly 295

MacGregor-Scott, Peter 23

McGuire, Duncan 64

Madness 62

Madonna 108, 197, 254

Mahamud, Hayat 241, 254

Mahoney, Kaye 142, 177

Make-up Is Magic 134

Malibu beach house 116

Mallet, David 2

Mandarin Textiles 25

Manson, Marilyn 197

Marine, Jeanne 194

Marley, Ziggy 140

Marsden, Larry 54

Martin, John 249–51

Martin, Maureen 44

Massive Attack 5

Matchbox 20 218

Matthews, Wendy 95, 225

Max Q 112, 114–27, 133, 234, 238–9

MC5 57

Men At Work 82, 88

Mental As Anything 88

Mercury, Freddie 93

Metropolis Studios 285

Michael, George 141

Midnight Oil 56–7, 59, 82, 84, 86

Miller, George 76

Minogue, Kylie 4, 130–1, 136, 176, 186, 296

The Delinquents 137, 138

Minty, Emil 79

Miss Australia 11, 76

MMA (Mark Murphy and

Associates) 60, 120

Models 89, 95, 137

Montgomery, David 211

Morgan, Piers 210

Morish, Victoria 242

Morris, Gary 56, 59

Morris, Jenny 77, 85, 225, 261

Morrison, Jim 62

Moss, Ian 72

Moss, Kate 166, 181

Moss, Wendy Murphy 60, 82, 84

MTV (Music Television) 29, 75, 82, 106, 111, 217

Murdoch, Rupert 210

Murphy, Chris

managing Wembley risks 3

background 60–1

suggests INXS share royalties 64

staying with Tina in USA 66

business partners of 73

doing deals 75

co-owned property with INXS 84

pride in team success 88

‘where Michael’s life changed’ 102

on Kick cover 104

fights for Kick 105–6

ego 109

Michael furious with 118

interviewed re Max Q 126–7

photo controversy 170

friction over shows 225

Murphy, John 114, 116, 124, 125–6

Murphy, Stevey 60

Murray River (pseudonym) 238, 243, 261

Musselwhite, Charlie 138

Nalli, Reen 75

Nanny Anita see Debney, Anita

Neighbours 130–1

Neville, Ivan 235

New York Philharmonic Orchestra 12

Newman, Troy 225

Newton, Helmut 170

Nicholas, David 101

Nicholson, Jack 128

Nicklebag 235

Nirvana 154, 174, 230

Nolan, Mandy 179, 209

Nomis Studios 197–8

North Hollywood High 49–50, 128

Nullarbor Plain 52

Numbers, The 61

Nunn, Terri 283–4

Oakenfold, Paul 117

O’Donnell, Rosie 218

O’Grady, Anthony 63

Olsen, Ollie (Ian Olsen)

Max Q collaboration 112–20, 122–6

opened music doors 155

calls from Michael 233–4, 238–9

Opitz, Mark

Live Baby Live recording, mixing 2–8

on the road 141–3

on Michael’s first date with Helena 142

in the studio 154, 160, 169–70, 95

on models at the villa 161–2

on Michael’s poetry 281

‘Original Sin’ 6, 83–4, 99–100, 286

Ortiz, Richard 116, 152–4, 158–60, 162, 181

Painters And Dockers (band) 177–8

paparazzi 131–2, 135–6, 180, 187, 228

Paradise Papers xii, 253–5

Paradise Promotions 53–4

Paradise Studios 72, 74

Parkinson, Doug 64

Par-T-One 64

Patric, Jason 129

Paul, Andrew

co-executor xi

high-profile accountancy firm 96

helped devise schemes 102

paying the bills 222

Paula, Michael & Bob: Everything you know is wrong 184

Pearce, Guy 183

Pengilly, Kirk

in Guinness with Tim 51

panel van to Perth with Michael 53

rehearsing, writing in Perth 55

preppie look 57

dominates backing vocals 85

great player 100

childhood band with Michael Sheridan 114

interests 166

gangster look 213

Perano, Greg 69, 137

Perfume 154

Perry, Neil 208

Peter Pan 31, 70, 285

Pini, Karen 76

Plant, Robert 141

Plath, Sylvia 170

Playboy magazine 28

Police, The 120

Polson, John 77

Pop, Iggy 23, 49, 285

Pope, Jeff 4, 143, 174

Powerplant Studios 115

Presley, Elvis and Priscilla 176

Presley, Lisa Marie 176

Prestwich, Steve 71, 72

Pretenders, the 87, 101

Prince 176, 286

Proyas, Alex 91

Prozac 188, 201–3, 215–16, 229, 248, 252, 263–4

Queen 2, 93–4

Quinn, Aidan 284

radio stations (USA)

campus 105

bomb threats 286

FM ‘community’ 105

Raitt, Bonnie 286

Ramones, The 280

Ramos-Horta, José 178

Ratcat 225

Rayment, Andrew 242–3, 245–6

Record Plant, The 234

Red Hot Chili Peppers 195

Reels, The 74

REM 284

Reyne, James 225

Rhinoceros Studios 87, 95, 101, 115, 117, 125, 133, 142, 167, 260, 285

Rhymes, Busta 197

Ringwald, Molly 284

Ripp, Artie 280

Ritts, Herb 140

Rogers, Bob 12, 14

Rogers, Nile 286

Rolling Stones, the 4, 87, 92, 219, 235, 285

Rolling Stone Australia Awards 125

Rolling Stone magazine 120–1, 221, 224

‘Rooms For The Memory’ 112–13, 123, 284

Roquefort-les-Pins 139, 149

Rosen, Andy 127–8

Roxy Music 87, 101

Run DMC 141

Runaways, The 280

Rush, Geoffrey 73

Saber, Danny and Black Grape 195

Michael meets and works with 196–8

on Paula 206

collaboration continues 230

‘Baby It’s Alright’ 234, 265

in Nicklebag for Michael’s last gig 235

in The Last Rockstar 255

plays last songs with Michael to Tina 280–3

forthcoming solo work 290

Saints, the x, 61, 95, 96, 139

Salas, Stevie 235

Santos, Gil 177

Saturday Night Live 141

Savage Garden 230

‘Scentless Apprentice’ 154

Schorr, Ken 199

Scientists, The 55

Seal 197

Seem, Erin 221–2, 227, 230, 234

Sejavka, Sam 113

Serio, Terry 55

Sex Pistols, the 87

Shabooh Shoobah 2, 86

Shepherd, Sam 94

Sheridan, Michael 114, 120, 124

Shelley, Mary 128

Shelley, Percy Bysshe 50, 118, 128

Schumacher, Joel 285

Simpkin, Richard 260–1

Simon Townsend’s Wonder World 62

Simple Minds 219

Simpson, Dave 173, 296

Sinatra, Nancy 85

Slash 156

Small, Phil 72

Smashing Pumpkins 283, 286

Smith, Elaine 185

Smith Terrace, Chelsea 189–90, 194–5

Socrates 175

Sony Australia 120

South China Morning Post 28, 39, 181, 296

‘Speed Kills’ 71–2, 113, 293

Split Enz 86

Springsteen, Bruce 186

Stamos, John 176

Stamp, Terence 182

Starr, Ringo 75, 176

Stewart, Allison 224

Stewart, Paul 177–9, 191

Stewart, Rod 235

Stewart, Tim 32–3, 267–79

Stewart, Tony 177

Stiletto magazine 286

Sting 110, 120

Stipe, Michael 284

Stranglers, The 195

Suddeutsche Zeitung 253

‘Suicide Blonde’

tour 139

hair colour 137

single 138, 141, 285

Summer, Donna 141

‘Suffragette City’ 235

Süskind, Patrick 154

Studio De La Grande Armée 102

Studio Guillaume Tell 170

Swing, The 83–7, 104–5, 155

Tarantino, Quentin 244

Taylor, Theodore 43

Tennyson, Alfred Lord 83

Terry, Todd ‘the God’ 117

Thomas, Chris 87, 101, 117, 133, 155

Thomas, Dylan x

Thommeny, Sergeant John 97–8

Thornton-Bosment, Hélène 185–6

Tiger Lily (character) 31, 71

Till, Gus 114–15

Timberlake, Justin 254, 286

Tinkerbell 31, 161

Toren, Heller 185

Trafalgar Studio 63, 64

Tribeca 206

Triffids, The 52

Troup, Martha

Max Q concerns 119–120

holiday with Michael 129

committed to solo album 215

film meetings 221–2

concern for Michael 230

Michael and Bob conversation 232–3

phones Michael from NY 244–5

calls tour manager 249

Michael’s calls to 250–1

Trump, Donald 142, 254

trusts xii, 87, 254

Tucker, Tanya 295

Turlington, Christy 162

Turner, Tina 196, 285

U2 57, 102, 108, 121, 178–9, 196–7, 235, 286

UB40 57

Underneath The Colours 65

United Services Recreation Club (USRC) 275–7

Ure, Midge 86

Vanda, Harry 95, 285

Versace, Gianni 179

Vielle Ferme des Guerchs (‘the villa’) 139–40, 145, 150–62, 175, 177, 199–200, 203, 255

Violent Femmes 224

Viper Room 181, 232, 235, 241

Walker, Don 53, 71–2, 113

Wall, Tony 296

Wang, Vera 158

Wapner, Benjamin 10

War (band) 49

Warpole, Jim 65

WEA (Warner Electra & Atlantic) 74, 75, 104

Weaving, Hugo 183

Welcome To Wherever You Are 154, 160, 167–9, 225

Weller, Paul 62

Wells, Orson 182

Wembley Arena 139

Wembley Stadium 2–3, 4, 7, 8, 88, 93, 267–8

Westwood, Vivienne 103

Whiskey Au Go Go 141

White, Terri-ann 53, 54

Whitman, Walter (‘Walt’) 26

Wilson, Kym 240, 242–3, 245–6

Winther, Pierre 212–13

Wood, Ronnie 196

Woodstock 25, 175

World Music Awards 175–6

X 5, 133, 138, 155, 218

X, John 197–8

XTC 57

Yates, Jess 185–6

Yates, Paula

first televised meeting with Michael 92–3

Michael tells me about 183

engineering the ‘discovery’ 184–7

selling stories 188

meeting Patricia and Ross 189–90

announces pregnancy 191–2

financial and relationship troubles 193–5

at Café Rouge 198

villa makeover 199–200

taking Prozac 201–3

Tiger’s birth 203–4

distrusts nanny 205–6

announces marriage 208

drugs in house 208–11

house in Chelsea 213

concert with Tiger Lily 214

with Michael at psychiatrist 215–16

‘gaslighting’ 216–17

mind games 219

in Los Angeles 222–4

vets messages 226

paramedics called to 227

custody battle 229

disagreements with Bob 231–2

relocation to Sydney 236

custody struggles affect plans 239–40

court with Geldof 242, 243, 244–5, 246–9

insists Michael’s death accidental 262

headlines about 264

Yothu Yindi 225

Young, Andrew 208, 211, 232, 248

Young, George 95, 285

YouTube 92, 118, 121, 240, 168, 276, 295

Zappa, Frank 116

Zellmer, Amy 165

ZZ Top 235, 241