A former INXS front man has criticised the reality show that helped find a new lead singer for the band. Yep, Michael Hutchence has come back from the dead to give his two cents worth on the show. No ... not really. Jon Stevens, who fronted the band for three years after Hutchence's death, has said the TV show was all about money, warning its winner, JD Fortune, that he is likely to be ripped off big time now that he is working with the band.
According to New Zealand website Stuff, Stevens, now a judge on the New Zealand version of Pop Idol, warned JD Fortune: "Make sure you've got a great lawyer. But they'll [Fortune] get raped and pillaged anyway. The main objective of the show was money, money and greed. It could only create great television and not good music".