Kirk Pengilly
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Kirk Pengilly (pen-GILL-ee) (born 4 July 1958) is an Australian musician and member of the Australian rock band INXS.
Kirk plays saxophone, guitar, and also as a back vocalist.
Personal life
Pengilly's one daughter, April Rose Pengilly (who is an actor), was born in 1988 with his ex-girlfriend Karen Hutchinson. Hutchinson and Pengilly were together for ten years, during which she toured with the band. Deni Hines, a Pengilly girl, married her musician in December 1993. The couple married for ten months, but in early 1995, the two were divorced.
Layne Beachley, Pengilly's seven-time world women's champion champion, has been married to Pengilly. They started off with Jon Stevens' awkward first date. The pair had no contact until they were invited by the restaurant's owner, who gave a bottle of Limoncello, and the fire started. They were married in a private ceremony on October 10th, 2010, after a 7-year courtship. Since Layne lost her wedding ring while surfing, they re-arranged their wedding vows in 2014. They commemorated their 10-year wedding anniversary with a trip to the Blue Mountains in 2020, and said that the pandemic lockdown brought them closer together. Penilly and Beachley residents now live on Sydney's northern beaches.
After suffering glaucoma in 1987 at the age of 29 years old, Pengilly became an ambassador of Glaucoma Australia. After early warnings of the disease in 2012, Penilly underwent surgery for aggressive prostate cancer in 2015.
After being inspired by Carlos Santana's appearance, Pengilly plays a SG1820 Yamaha guitar.
Early career
Pencilly moved to Sydney in 1966 and became good friends with fellow band member Tim Farriss, with whom he attended Forest High School.
Guinness, the group's first band, formed in 1971, was a high school band in which Pengilly was the principal songwriter and lead singer. The band featured American David Stewart on pedal-steel guitar and Malcolm Walker on drums, and was named after bass player Steve Spencer's dog. Guinness displayed a style of music influenced by bands like Yes, Pink Floyd, Emerson Lake, Palmer, and Gentle Giant on one hand, and country rockers like Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Buffett on the other. Mixing country rock and the concert style of rock music was a hit for a while, and the band enjoyed some success on Sydney's Northern Beaches and Sydney city venues such as Chequers, French, and others. However, the music was not really commercial, and the band had trouble finding a loyal following. The group disbanded in late 1976 as David Stewart returned to America. Malcolm spent time in a variety of bands, while Steven embarked on a career as a sound technician in the United Kingdom.