Editing Michael Hutchence (section)

===Funeral and memorial===
On 27 November 1997, Hutchence's funeral was held at [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney|St Andrew's Cathedral]] in Sydney and was attended by 600 people, including his family, bandmates, Paula Yates and their daughter, Hutchence's favourite singer, [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], and former girlfriends [[Kylie Minogue]] and [[Helena Christensen]].<ref name="rockstar"/> The funeral was broadcast live on Australian television.<ref name="BBCNov1997">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/34997.stm |title=Celebrities and fans share Hutchence family grief |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=27 November 1997 |access-date=11 December 2010 |archive-date=28 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628022708/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/34997.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> His casket was carried out of the cathedral by members of INXS and his younger brother, Rhett; "[[Never Tear Us Apart]]" was played in the background.<ref name="mtv">{{Cite web |last=Corr |first=Nick |date=27 November 1997 |title=INXS Leader's Funeral Celebrates 'Life Of Michael' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/m22kvo/inxs-leaders-funeral-celebrates-life-of-michael |website=[[MTV]] |access-date=7 May 2024 |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507224640/https://www.mtv.com/news/m22kvo/inxs-leaders-funeral-celebrates-life-of-michael |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Nick Cave]], a friend of Hutchence, performed his 1997 song "[[Into My Arms]]" during the funeral and requested that television cameras be switched off.<ref name="BBCNov1997"/> Hutchence's parents asked that in lieu of flowers, donations should be sent to [[UNICEF]] and the [[Starlight Foundation]].<ref name="mtv"/> Rhett claimed in his 2004 book, ''Total XS'', that on the previous day at the funeral home, Yates had put a gram of heroin into Michael's pocket.<ref name="RhettH">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/01/1096527923523.html |title=Death comes calling |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=2 October 2004 |access-date=9 December 2010 |archive-date=5 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605175740/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/01/1096527923523.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hutchence was cremated and his ashes were divided into thirds between his parents, his siblings and Yates and their daughter, following a battle between his family and Yates that started over Hutchence's wish to be cremated.<ref name="RhettH"/> The portion that went to his mother was buried at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]] in Hollywood Hills, California.<ref name="Bell">{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Adam |date=12 February 2016 |title=INXS' Michael Hutchence and Johnny O'Keefe lie at Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/inxs-michael-hutchence-and-johnny-okeefe-lie-at-northern-suburbs-memorial-gardens/news-story/684ca5b4cecffe40fb9e49a5410e3445 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=10 March 2024 |archive-date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310065642/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/inxs-michael-hutchence-and-johnny-okeefe-lie-at-northern-suburbs-memorial-gardens/news-story/684ca5b4cecffe40fb9e49a5410e3445 |url-status=live }}</ref> The portion that went to his father was scattered into [[Sydney Harbour]], in [[Rose Bay, New South Wales|Rose Bay]], on what would have been Hutchence's 38th birthday on 22 January 1998,<ref name="Bell"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Scattering of Michael's Ashes |url=https://michaelhutchence.org/memorial/ashes-ceremony/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202084117/https://michaelhutchence.org/memorial/ashes-ceremony/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and a tombstone was placed at [[Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney|Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens]] in North Ryde, Sydney.<ref name="Bell"/> Yates kept her portion of Hutchence's ashes in a cushion she slept with.<ref name="Bell"/>