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He is the younger brother of fellow band members Tim Farriss and Andrew Farriss, and was the youngest member of INXS until J.D. Fortune joined on lead vocals.
Farriss is known for integrating traditional rock drums with more funk and dance influenced beats as well as acoustic drums and sequencers and pads. Examples of these teqniques can be found in such songs as "Need You Tonight" and "The Stairs".
Farriss has also been credited with backing vocals on many of the band's earlier albums. Among his song writing credits with INXS (mostly collaborations with Michael Hutchence) are "Red Red Sun," "The Gift," "Deepest Red" (a rare b-side) "Faith In Each Other," "Back On Line," "Never Let You Go" (with JD Fortune) and the hit "Disappear".
Farriss started playing drums professionally at the age of 16. He played with bands such as Top Kat, Blackwater, Fish, and Guinness.
Farrissis credited as "Jazzy Jonny J" on Tim Farriss' album Deep Inside, a compilation of samples. He wrote and performed the song "You Never Used to Cry" on the soundtrack for the 1984 film No Small Affair.
Garry Gary Beers · Tim Farriss · Kirk Pengilly · Andrew Farriss · Jon Farriss · J. D. Fortune
Studio albums: INXS · Underneath the Colours · Shabooh Shoobah · The Swing · Listen Like Thieves · Kick · X · Welcome to Wherever You Are · Full Moon, Dirty Hearts · Elegantly Wasted · Switch
Compilations: INXSIVE · The Greatest Hits · Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997) · Definitive INXS/The Best of INXS · The Years 1979-1997 · Stay Young 1979-1982 · INXS²: The Remixes · Original Sin - The Collection · Taste It : The Collection |
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