Andrew Charles Farriss AM (born 27 March 1959) is an Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist, backing vocalist...

formed as the Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney. The founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer...

Western Australia, to Dennis and Jill Farriss, and is the oldest of four children: he has two brothers, Andrew and Jon, and a sister, Alison. He was classically...

persuaded primary songwriters Hutchence and Andrew Farriss to fly to Hong Kong (where Hutchence and drummer Jon Farriss owned an apartment) to write more material...

befriended Andrew Farriss. Around this time, the two spent a lot of time jamming with Farriss' brothers Tim and Jon in the garage. Farriss convinced Hutchence...

of four children: brothers and fellow band members Andrew and Tim, and younger sister Alison. Farriss is known for integrating traditional rock drums with...

was completed by Hutchence and songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Farriss in Spain later the same year. Two songs that did not make the final...

Mark Opitz for WEA Australia with most tracks written by band members Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence. INXS's third album, Shabooh Shoobah, developed...

vocals Andrew Farriss – keyboards Tim Farriss – guitars Kirk Pengilly – guitars, saxophone, vocals Garry Gary Beers – bass, vocals Jon Farriss – drums...

(bass guitar and double bass); brothers Andrew (keyboards and guitar), Jon (drums, keyboards) and Tim Farriss (lead guitar); Michael Hutchence (lead vocals);...