We are no longer accepting comments on this article. INXS bassist Garry Beers denies daughter's claims he was neglectful father 'I am not perfect and I am the first to admit it' writes musician in lengthy statement refuting recent article. The band has released 6 original songs and videos so far and have plans to release a full length record in early 2022. Sean: You still cant beat having that physical copy in your hands and eventually having to get up to turn the record over. My father told us he was packing up and moving to the United States to marry one of his conquests on the day we were moving house. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Jourdan, who recently gave birth to twins, Isla Katherine Beers and August James Beers. Around 30 men marched up a busy street in Sydneys inner west on Friday night chanting the Hail Mary sparked by a joke about Jesus by a queer comedian. In a statement issued via his lawyers, the musician said he was deeply hurt and saddened at a first-person article in the Australian in which Lucy Mae Beers described him as a man who thrived on a diet of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. They actually travelled with the Ashes trophy that they won [laughs] I actually sat on it at one point [laughs]. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Mom who lost both sons to fentanyl blasts laughing Biden, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Isabel Oakeshott receives 'menacing' message from Matt Hancock, Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' Funnily enough one of them is called GodTank and weve recorded it with AshenMoon. BRILLIANT!' Garry Gary Beers (bass, vocals) Jon Farriss (drums) Jimmy Barnes (vocals, 1998) Terence Trent D'arby (vocals, 1999) . Equipboard breaks down the gear, tools, and products used by artists, pros, and influencers in their craft. It's got a tonne of our vintage synths, guitars and amps. Zeppelin III changed my life and its mainly acoustic. I dont move on. Garry "Gary" Beers was born to Bill and Lola Beers in Sydney. The job of any bass player is to be the one that everyone can rely on. Profile: Garry Gary Beers (born 22 June 1957, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian musician, songwriter and producer. With Toby & Jimmy we have the perfect situation where we are all there for the right reasons Toby was very excited to be in a band where he could write the lyrics he always wanted to write and say what he wanted to say. Garry Gary Beers is an Australian musician and was the bass guitarist for the rock group INXS and many more. Rated #752 in the best albums of 1980. Ironically, he is one of the most underrated guitar players ever. Sometimes Michael would forget one of his own lyrics and Garry would have to mouth the upcoming lyric line to him. Garry: Totally and wed wanted to look good too I look back and realize I had my shirt tucked in [laughs]. I already had one song on the record so I was ok there but I would have had two of my songs on the record which was pretty rare in those days of writing songs verses Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence, who were the main song writers for INXS for most of my life. This is untrue. Jeff Buckley I met Jeff Buckley and he was a sweetheart and a huge fan of INXS & of Michael. We had this house and we set up this big rehearsal room in the dining room and just jammed in there. [7] In late 2015, Beers formed a new band called Stadium with Irish singer Ciaran Gribbin who was the lead singer for INXS when they announced their retirement from live performance at the end of 2012. Probably something off Zeppelin III Tangerine probably. He is 65 years old and is a Cancer. 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After a decade and a [], Kicking off what is set to be a massive 2019, Jon Stevens is back on the road with his aptly named Raining Hits tour, featuring not only all the greatest hits from his extensive [], The Duke of Spook and his devilish ghouls, WEDNESDAY 13,are celebrating All Hallows Eve with the release of a wicked new cover of INXS hit song Devil Inside now available on all streaming services. Jon (Farriss) the drummer was too young to leave home so when the Farrisss parents moved back to Perth from Sydney Jon had to go with them. He has 1 sister, Kerry. From 2008, Beers has been concentrating on his song writing in Los Angeles, as well as the INXS album, Original Sin released on 8 November 2010. The comments below have not been moderated. The Rockpit spoke in depth to a relaxed Beers as he soaked up the sun at his Californian home to discuss how AshenMoon came to be, the early years of INXS as well as his love for English prog rockers Genesis. INXS members (from left) Tim Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, Michael Hutchence, Jon Farriss, Andrew Farriss and Kirk Pengilly. Released 13 October 1980 on Deluxe (catalog no. Find relevant music gear like bass guitar rig, amplifier setup, effects pedalboard, and other instruments and add it to Garry Williams Beers. But I was good at woodwork and I studied electronics for awhile so I was meant to play guitars and make guitars. ", Daughter of INXS rocker Garry Beers claims family treated like 'stray dogs'. When the glory days of INXS fell away after the shock death of singer Michael Hutchence in 1997, Beers abandoned his wife, Lucy-Mae and her little sister Matilda by moving to the US and marrying one his conquests, his daughter wrote. INXS, who have sold close to 40 million records worldwide, had their story turned into a TV mini series in 2013. I always regret the time he invited me out to a party I was like, Ive got a brand-new kid Id better go home [laughs] so I would have got to hang out with Jeff Buckley. Im so happy it is starting back up again. I had to leave so the guy wearing a hat on the video is actually the makeup artist.. I just noticed this thread.. Sean: I have to ask who came up with the name Doctor Dolphin [laughs]? I dont want to disrespect what is happening musically now, but a lot of the attention is going to people who are more famous than they are good. [laughs] But thats the beauty of Golden Robot. Career I feel the same way about Bono too. A tedious drone of questions about fame, tours and life-as-thedaughterofaDlistrockstar would follow, most of which I would politely answer before excusing myself to get another wine or two. . There was Andrew (Farriss), Michael (Hutchence), me, a hippy drummer called Neil (Sanders) and another mate of ours from high school on guitar so it was very embryonic, as it was back in the day. Garry and Jourdan Beers married in September 2007. . It was at a surf club dance. Sean: You touched on the songwriting of INXS and having seen these timeless anthems being performed live by various singers, most recently Noiseworks Jon Stevens and its incredible to see an audience sing every single word to each song. No one else in the area owned a bass guitar. Garry Beers is a 65 year old Australian Bassist. We did it for a reason and later on you started to see a lot of other artists doing the same because its an important way to reconnect & get your mojo back. Sean: Its so great to see vinyl make such a resurgence. Garry, thank you so much for your time. Garry Gary Beers allmusic; discogs. But Garry had another role onstage. Looking for Gary Beers online? Now the first cop on the scene has revealed what he saw. In a first-person piece for News Corp Australia, Lucy-Mae Beer, outlined her lonely teenage years and fractured relationship with the man she said suffers from "Peter Pan syndrome". Growing up as a band in Australia, as you know its very competitive. XS-1 in an aged blue finish with a gold pickguard, gold knobs, single pickup working in perfect condition, black dot inlays, precision styled body, condition is excellent with aged finish, aged scuffs, aged checking in clear lacquer finish-see pictures for more details! I actually do remember that gig. They even offered the band. Career [ edit] Garry William Beers was born to Lola (died 2011) and William Beers. A multitude of excuses have escaped my dad's mouth in his time, but never the word 'sorry'. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence, and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. For sale on consignment is a Garry Gary Beers (G.G.B.) I met Jimmy at my first industry songwriting party almost fifteen years ago, when I first moved to LA and weve been buddies ever since, but we never actually played together. WARNING: Disturbing. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. INXS lyrics Time Stars Dancing On The Jetty Lyrics 4:37 . They seem to get all the attention because thats all they want, whereas real artists dont really want the attention as much as they want the respect and want to be heard. As luck would have it, I could play as loud as I wanted to, and I enjoyed that. Thats how I met Andrew and Jon Farriss. Its always fun to play, its got a great groove and it makes people dance.. 42 following. Sean: Dont forget us here in Perth when you come over. He is best known for being the bass player of the band INXS. This button displays the currently selected search type. I finished high school and didnt qualify for anything, so I was pumping gas. The bass in the pic is my custom made Maton MGB4- they were a little less rounded than the JB4. Why Covid's 'lab leak' theory isn't all that crazy: Fascinating interactive map logs EVERY single PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Yes, Madonna toyboys are fun but not if you value your dignity. Beers statement was released by a PR consultant via the Australian law firm Kennedy Partners. Garry married the love of his life, Jourdan, in September 2007. Sean: Having spoken to Andrew (Farriss) a couple of times now he always talks fondly about Perth. It was a magnificent time for us, but the pessimists & cynics thought otherwise. Sean: Ill have to put them on for a listen now. Oops, looks like you forgot something. I remember the Australian & England cricket teams coming down to a big gig we did in the south in Western Australia somewhere. A good song is gold. Kick was our sixth album so youre lucky to get that these days. Garry Beers performing at Wembley Stadium in 1991. Grab a bottle of red and stick on Zeppelin III. The rest of the album is not defined by Dustbowl & Mosquito, its a very diversified album with songs that are almost psychedelic Beatles-ish to Massive Attack to straight up rock n roll songs. A mere few hours after the muchawaited INXS miniseries: 'Never Tear Us Apart,' aired in Melbourne, I had a lovely egotistical email in my inbox asking:` 'What did you think of Hugh Sheridan playing myself?'. They volunteer for animal rescue organisations, in 2020 alone fostering out 15 puppies. Please try again later. Beers, 58, was walking his two dogs, Evie and Millie, near his home on Babcock Avenue about 9 p.m. Dec. 23 when McGuigan, whom the guitarist had never before met, walked out of his front door. It would be fantastic. Great music should be a means to escape to a better place for that moment and What You Need demonstrates that to perfection. INXS bass player Garry Beers has hit back at 'hurtful' claims made by his 22-year-old daughter Lucy-Mae Beers that he abandoned his first family to chase a rock'n'roll lifestyle. Thats one of the things I love about it. INXS really nailed that one. After meeting songwriter and . The troubled action hero: Tom Sizemore boasted of affairs with Liz Hurley and Paris Hilton (which he had to Putin's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov provokes gales of laughter as he tells audience the West started Pictured: Honeytrap killers who seduced victim after he posed on Instagram with Rolex watches, drugged him Find out what Uber drivers really think of you! The action you just performed triggered the security solution. When I heard The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway I was like, Im done! [laughs]. INXS bassist and ex-pat Aussie now calling LA home, Garry Gary Beers, has taken to social media to announce that he has formed his own band now that has him feeling "something really special and I . In a scathing account published in The Australian, Lucy-Mae Beers described 57-year-old Beers as a D-list rock star suffering from a Peter Pan syndrome. I know youll be very happy when you hear the EPs, let alone the whole shabang. I remember in the UK when the cricketers turned up, and they were sponsored by XXXX at the time, so they would turn up all over England in a bus full of XXXX and wed be like, Oh, theyre here again! [laughs] and theyd carry in their Eskys full of beer with them. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Listen Like Thieves by INXS. If I have learnt one thing from my parents though, it's how far apart two people can be. Then later in the year we will look to release the full album, which will have around thirteen tracks on it, and youll be able to hear everything in its full glory as its supposed to be heard sequentially. INXS bass player Garry "Gary" Beers says he is "deeply hurt and saddened" by claims from his estranged daughter that he was a deadbeat dad who discarded his family like "stray dogs" to live a rock star life. Its an interesting one but I think it was just simply down to too many beers one night [laughs] and it just came up. Roll forward two years I was in Perth visiting family and was so lucky to catch you guys play at Metropolis in Fremantle Im actually looking at my ticket stub now $26.50 was the ticket price. Mini Bio (1) Bassist for the iconic rock band band INXS. Dont panic Garry, Im not asking for a refund as it was worth every cent [laughs]. 154.26.131.122 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/normans-rare-guitars-the-podcast/id1478310045 Beers, 57, is now based in LA and has since remarried, a woman named Jourdan. The band have already released the double A-Side singles of Dustbowl & Mosquito to tease fans as to just what this LA based four-piece have in store for when they release the first of two EPs later this year, before finally launching a full length album at the end of 2020. Sean: [laughs] I will. For more exclusive content, follow us on social media:. The Never Tear Us Apart series, Lucy-Mae said, conveniently left out the fact that Garry has five children in three countries and is now married to the woman who used to wait for him outside of gigs while his family were inside. Band started in 1977 as the Farris Brothers; briefly called the Vegetables; became INXS (pronounced " in excess ") in 1979; consists of Michael Hutchence (born c. 1960, in Sidney, Australia; father ' s occupation: an importer; mother ' s occupation: a make-up artist; unmarried; home Hong Kong) lead vocals, also group ' s lyricist, appeared in You play bass.. Couple Photos. 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This was the only affair I ever had, and I told my then wife straight away.. Garry: Im trying to get all the old stuff together actually all the old video camera stuff & photos. How did this band come to be? This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Sean: Hi Garry. Id studied guitar for nine months but I was the worst guitar player so I bought a bass guitar. BEL MOONEY:Why does caring for my dad take over my life? First name. Garry Beers, the bass guitarist of the band INXS, has responded strongly to claims made by his daughter that he is a neglectful father. Lucy-Mae Beers, 22, has revealed how the only contact she has with her father is via email Garry 'Gary' Beers, 57, now lives in the US with a new wife and children Lucy says the recent. But as my proverbial father once quoted in their autobiography 'INXS Story to Story': 'The clich is true: you don't know what you've got until it's gone.' But he actually started out as an acoustic guitarist. Im loving Dustbowl It reminds me a bit of a blend of U2, Duran Duran & Muse. 1977. ', There it was the standard question during my weekly social event. Sean: Incredible stories to hear. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. Lucy makes a series of hurtful allegations against me, each of which is untrue. About the time we sold the farm, everything went south, including my mother, sister and me.