Double Elvis.

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Disgraceland is a production of Double Elvis. The stories about Michael Hutchins are insane.

His band, in excess, cut their teeth on the lawless Australian pub circuit,

three shows a night from sunset to sunrise, hundreds of shows a year.

He was a rock star as rock star, and true to his band's name, he did everything in excess.

He did cocaine on the tour bus and ecstasy on stage. He was arrested in a Paris hotel,

completely naked, as a drug-fueled orgy raged around him.

He was sucker-punched by a taxi driver in the street. That attack left him unable to smell or taste.

It altered his moods. It changed him. And it may have had something to do with the final day of his life.

Michael Hutchins' death at the age of 37 left a hole in the hearts of Australians and the world.

It also left behind great music.

Unlike that clip I played for you at the top of the show, that wasn't great music.

That was a preset loop from my Melotron called

We're the Pinheads, MK1. I played you that loop because I can't afford the rights to a clip

from Candle in the Wind, 1997, by Elton John. And why would I play you that specific slice of Norma Jean cheese could I afford it?

Because that was the number one song in America on November 22, 1997. And that was the day

that Michael Hutchins' body was found in a Sydney hotel room with his belt around his neck.

On this episode, the Lawless Australia Pub Circuit, Cocaine, Orgies, Sucker Punches, and a rock star.

In excesses, Michael Hutchins. I'm Jake Brennan, and this is Disgraceland. Before we sat down at the piano, Nick Cave asked the TV crew to kill the cameras.

This song was personal, maybe too personal. A love song written by a recovering

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