INXSINXS (pronounced "in excess") are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax. For twenty years, they were fronted by Michael Hutchence on lead vocals, whose "sultry good looks" and magnetic stage presence made him the focal point of the band. Hutchence died in 1997 and INXS did not perform publicly for a year. INXS has won six Australian Recording Industry Association awards including three for 'Best Group' in 1987, 1989 and 1992, and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001. To date INXS have sold more than 30 million records. Early years The origins of the band began with Andrew Farriss convincing his fellow Davidson High School Davidson High School (New South Wales) classmate, Michael Hutchence, to join his band, 'Doctor Dolphin'. The band contained two other classmates, Kent Kerny and Neil Sanders and a bass player, Garry Beers Garry Gary Beers and Geoff Kennely, from a nearby high school, Forest High School.). Together with younger brother Jon Farriss they formed 'the Farriss Brothers', who consisted of Garry Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar, Geoff Kennelly on Drums, Michael Hutchence on lead vocals and Kirk Pengilly on guitar and saxophone. The band made their debut on 16 August 1977 at Whale Beach Whale Beach, New South Wales , 40 km (25 mi) north of Sydney. Andrew Farriss remembers: . "Pretty Vegas" was released 4 October 2005 and reached #5 on the iTunes Store ranking of top downloaded songs on its first day, it peaked at #9 in Australia, but it would turn out that Fortune would not participate in INXS's next album, and Fortune's songs would later appear on his solo album. In September 2006, the band and Epic Records parted ways. INXS toured Australia and New Zealand in March 2007, with Simple Minds and support band Arrested Development Arrested Development (hip hop group) . After the cancellation of a 31 August 2007 show in Cleveland, Ohio, INXS placed a statement on their website stating "Due to ongoing medical issues with Garry Beers' hand, the band's doctor has urged the band to not play more than three shows in a row or risk permanent damage to Garry's hand." 2009-present The band is once again without a frontman. The band signed with Petrol Records in December 2008, reuniting them with former manager Chris Murphy. The band was preparing to enter the studio in March 2009 to record a new project without a singer. On 16 February 2009, J. D. Fortune revealed in an interview with Entertainment Tonight Canada that INXS let him go from the band with a shake of the hand at an airport in Hong Kong. Fortune admits to becoming addicted to cocaine during his stint with the band. J. D. Fortune is back to living out of his car (pickup truck) and saving every dime to try and get his solo album released (provisionally titled, "Death of a Motivational Speaker"). He said he's been off of all drugs including cocaine for the past two years. He discussed his story, along with a live performance, on Toronto's Virgin Radio. On 23 February 2009, Chris Murphy, INXS creative director and global business strategist and former manager, in an interview with The Daily Telegraph, said J. D. was not sacked and, in fact, "the band made it known to him that they had not ruled out seeing a return by Fortune." He also states JD was next on his list to call regarding a major recording contract he was negotiating for the band. In an interview with Confidential on March 1, 2009, Murphy stated "The whole thing has been bizarre - he was basically a contractor and his contract had ended." In an interview with Sun Media published on 6 March 2009, J. D. Fortune clarified his claim that he had been fired at an airport. After returning to Canada from Hong Kong, Fortune believed there were still two more legs of the INXS 2007 tour to complete. When the rest of the tour was cancelled and the band did not return his calls for 10 months, he believed he was out of the band. The band is currently recording an album in memory of Michael Hutchence. Brandon Flowers of the band The Killers revealed that he recorded the song "Beautiful Girl Beautiful Girl (INXS song) " with the band.. Rob Thomas Rob Thomas (musician) from the band Matchbox Twenty recorded the song "Never Tear Us Apart" and "Original Sin Original Sin (INXS song) " with the band. Australian singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi has also been reported to have recorded a version of "Devil Inside Devil Inside (INXS song) ".Gabriella Cilmi, Nikka Costa, Tricky, and Eskimo Joe's Kavyen Temperley have recorded tracks for the project, although it is not yet known what songs that have performed on. Deborah de Corral is also slated to perform on the album.The band announced on 11 February 2010 that J. D. Fortune would be vocalist for the performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but it will be a one-off performance with Fortune, and a vocalist for the subsequent world tour has yet to be announced. The band performed at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on 24 February 2010 with guest singers J. D. Fortune and Argentine singer Deborah de Corral. As of March 1st, 2010, inxs.com appears to have been relaunched with a countdown to the official relaunch in 12 days, 13 hours, 45 minutes approximately at time of update (April 1st, 2010 around 3:00pm EDT)Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, INXS was a major force in Australian popular music Music of Australia , leading the way into worldwide popularity for several Australian bands. The band worked closely with several other Australian artists, such as Models Models (band) and ex-patriate New Zealander Jenny Morris Jenny Morris (musician) , helping to establish their careers. By the mid-nineties, however, their popularity had waned, especially in the US, where their Greatest Hits compilation failed to reach the Top 100. At the 1996 BRIT Awards, Michael Hutchence presented Oasis Oasis (band) with an award, after which their lead vocalist Liam Gallagher remarked "Has-beens shouldn't be presenting awards to gonna-bes". INXS was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame ARIA Hall of Fame on 30 October 2001. INXS has won six other ARIA Awards including three for 'Best Group' in 1987, 1989 and 1992.In 2002 in America, McDonald's and Toyota used "New Sensation" for a promo campaign. "New Sensation" also was featured in the 2003 movie Shattered Glass It is also currently in a sofa advert in the UK. "What You Need" featured in a Chevy trucks advertising campaign. In Australia, "By My Side By My Side (INXS song) " has been used by NRMA Insurance on and off for eight years. "The One Thing The One Thing (song) " is featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories under the fictional radio station Flash FM Grand Theft Auto: Vice City soundtrack#Flash FM .For a complete discography, see INXS discography. * INXS INXS (album) (1980) * Underneath the Colours (1981) * Shabooh Shoobah (1982) * The Swing (1984) * (1985) * Kick Kick (album) (1987) * X X (INXS album) (1990) * Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992) * Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (1993) * Elegantly Wasted (1997) * Switch Switch (INXS album) (2005)Listed chronologically: *Garry Gary Beers / bass guitar, double bass (1977 / present) *Andrew Farriss / keyboards keyboard instrument , guitar (1977 / present) *Jon Farriss / drums drum kit , keyboards (1977 / present) *Tim Farriss / lead guitar (1977 / present) *Michael Hutchence / lead vocals singing (1977 / 1997 d. deceased ) *Kirk Pengilly / guitar, saxophone, backing vocals (1977 / present) *Jon Stevens / lead vocals (2002 / 2003, guest vocals 2000 / 2002) *J. D. Fortune / lead vocals (2005 / 2009, Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics performance) On tour/special performances: *Jimmy Barnes / guest vocals (1998) *Terence Trent D'Arby Sananda Maitreya / guest vocals (1999) *Deborah de Corral Deborah de Corral ; guest vocals (2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics performance)INXS has won and been nominated for numerous music awards. These include ARIA Awards,, MTV Awards MTV Video Music Awards . The Countdown Music and Video Awards Australian pop music awards#1981 / 1986: Countdown Music and Video Awards were succeeded by the ARIA Awards. On 20 April 1986 they won three further Countdown awards for 1985. Grammy Awards INXS received two nominations for 'Rock Vocal Group' at the Grammys Grammy Award . MTV Video Music Awards INXS won five MTV Video Music Awards for their 1988 song "Need You Tonight". Brit Awards
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