Oct 17, 2006 • 1 min read

INXS's Fortune on meeting Hutchence family member

INXS frontman JD Fortune has told MTV about a tense meeting with Michael Hutchence's brother Rhett, which ended with an apology and a hug.

New INXS frontman JD Fortune, who, as oft reported, was selected by the surviving members of the band via the reality show 'Rock Star: INXS', has told MTV about the slightly scary experience of meeting the late Michael Hutchence's brother.

Fortune said: "I met his brother Rhett in Australia a while ago and it wasn't pleasant. He was wearing a t-shirt saying, 'That's not my brother'. His friend had a t-shirt on which said, 'Mock Star: INXS'. I had to say something, so was like, 'You don't know me, I don't know you. We're just humans.' Something changed after that and by the end of the night it was a different story. Rhett took the t-shirt off and bought another one. He hugged me and said he was sorry."

Now, if I weren't a deeply twisted cynic, I might call that a beautiful story. Ahem.

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