We always thought it strange that nobody was up on that stage playing soul stuff. Maybe people were playing it in their garages, like us, but they always reverted to pure rock when they got on stage.

By that time Geldof and Yates had three daughters Fifi Trixibelle Peaches Honeyblossom and Little Pixie and had married in 1986. Her uncle Rhett indicated that Geldof had sent condolences that he had spoken to Tiger and agreed it was advisable to keep the 14-year-old out of the media.

The couple's daughter was placed in Geldof's custody with her half-sisters. In 2000 Yates died of an accidental heroin overdose. Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician and actor.