Band RULED the Last Part of the 80s Led By the Most UNDERRATED Frontman Ever! | Professor Of Rock

It was their first massive hit in America. it kicked open the door and let people know that they were here to stay leading to them being one of the biggest bands of the last half of the 80s… INXS and their top 5 hit What You Need ruled MTV with it’s innovative music video that won many awards and get this they made it for just 200 bucks.. After Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farris wrote the song and it became such a huge hit, Andrew says that he and Michael felt a lot of pressure to follow up it up with a massive Hit. He says they both worried that What You Need Was their peak so they dug down deep and approached their next album with the idea that every song would be a hit. That’s where the #1 1987 album Kick came from...up next the co-founder and cowriter of this legendary band Andrew Farris tells us the rest of the story. Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses - https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer: Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers: Tim Muñoz, John Shoemaker, Jude, Jase Bosarge, Marlon Chance, Soman2010, Craig M, Dustin Wooten, Raymond Hagen, Steve, Jeff Kolek, Charley Anne, Super Nostalgia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out my Hand Picked Selection Below Professor's Store The 80s Collection https://amzn.to/3mAekOq 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store - http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerch Access To Backstage Content Become a Patron - http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support. Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_... https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of... #1980s #rock #inxs Hey Music Junkies, Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. If you were raised on radio you’ll dig this channel Make sure to subscribe right now.. and click the bell so you never miss out and also don’t forget to check out our exclusive content on patreon. I’m excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs. I’m honored to bring you another episode of Revelations starring Andrew Farris the legendary co writer of INXS biggest hits with lead singer Michael Hutchence. Before INXS stormed the world with the blockbuster Kick they breakthrough on the US Charts with What You Need. Hitting #5 on the Hot 100, #3 on the rock charts… Coming up Andrew gives us the goods on birthing this song with Michael ...As we go into this interview I want to thank our sponsor Zenni Eyewear my favorite frames ever. Go design your own pair with Digital blue light protection at Zenni. com and for even easier ordering and to be in the know about Zenni’s latest deals make sure to download the app right now. Thank you for watching Leave us a comment about INXS and this amazing song from 1986.what are your thoughts and memories of the song Make sure to subscribe to join our great music community to get more content click on our Patreon link below. to get INXS merch and music click on our amazon link below. help us keep the music alive until next time. It was their first massive hit in America. In 1986 INXS rocketed all the way to the top 5 with What You Need from their US breakthrough album LISTEN LIKE THIEVES; Andrew Farriss the co-founder and cowriter of INXS tells the story of writing it with Michael Hutchence and the day he met a member of the DOORS next on professor of rock . Before INXS stormed the world with the blockbuster Kick they breakthrough on the US Charts with What You Need. Hitting #5 on the Hot 100, #3 on the rock charts, #21 in Canada and #2 in their native australia. He talks about creating the song with Michael and meeting a member of the Doors and what he said to the band about their lead singer. It’s a can’t MissAs we go into this interview I want to thank our sponsor Zenni Eyewear my favorite frames ever. Go design your own pair with Digital blue light protection at Zenni. com Here’s the story of the Warrior on revelations. Leave us a comment about INXS and this amazing song from 1986.what are your thoughts and memories of the song Make sure to subscribe to join our great music community to get more content click on our Patreon link below.