My impression of Hutchence was that he was consciously channeling Morrison in both look and mannerisms. I’m guessing your impression was along the same line. Though I don’t think Jimbo, despite sleeping with Niko, ever dated a supermodel.
I read about Hutchence’s suicide, in a fancy Sydney hotel, while staying in a fancy Singapore hotel. It was frontpage news even in The Straits Times. It took me aback too ‘cuz he was my age and I was then feeling very much in my “late prime.”
-Dave-
Were you staying at Raffles? We were not, but we went for the obligatory
Sling!
Straits Times Press (1975) Limited.
I have his card before me, and its owner, a certain Mr Brian Miller, Assistant to Editor, was very helpful in facilitating access to a keelong (?) - one of those fishing platfoms at sea - where we shot some pics for part of the Tennent's Lager Centenary Cal during 1984.
I have to admit to an act of knowingly committing plagiarism: we got some small, colourful fish from the catch, and tied them to a string which the girl held over her shoulder in a blatant rip off of Sam Haskins' better and famous shot. Kismet: the set, despite being one of the better ones from Singapore, never made the cut. Worse, the client didn't return them to me. I hadn't realised that even little fish on a string get heavy and painful, but the girl did tell me quite a lot... Funny: Brian explained to the fishermen - Moslems - that we were going to do topless, and did they object - they shrugged and couldn't have cared less. How things change.
I never would have had these memories if I'd played safe and finished my engineering apprenticeship. On the other hand, I might have found myself owning a Red Dot and a better pension scheme! Hey - who ever knows where the forks take you; it wouldn't be much fun if they were signposted, I guess. And on top of that, some things one does just don't come down to logical decision-making. I convince myself every day that I did the right thing; there's therapy in that.
;-)
Rob