Darren Hayes

Name: Darren Hayes
Middle Name: Stanley
Role in Savage Garden: Darren co-writes and sings all the lead and background vocals
Age: 26
Date Of Birth: 8th May 1972
Place of Birth Brisbane, Australia
Lives: Brisbane, Australia
Childhood History: He is the youngest of three children. He has an older brother and sister. He started showing signs of wanting to be a performer at the age of five. He used to constantly sing about the house (and was often told to be quiet!). He was in school musicals throughout high school. When he graduated he went to university to study Drama, Journalism, and eventually Education. He met Daniel and when offered a recording contract he had only 1 semester remaining of his Bachelor of Education. He gave it up to be in Savage Garden.
Favourite Food: Darren is a vegetarian. He loves Thai and Italian food. Although he is usually very healthy, he loves Baskin Robins icecream (peanut butter and chocolate), Vanilla Chuppa Chups, Dr Pepper and Cherry Coke (His favourite recipe? Take diet coke and ad red cordial.....Cherry Cola!).
Favourite Movie: He is a HUGE fan of the Star Wars Trilogy. The Empire Strikes Back is his favourite of the three. He also loves ET, The Goonies, Aladdin, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Interview with the Vampire.
Favourite Things:His favourite possesions are his Star Wars figures and his computer.
Favourite Television Shows: Mad About You, Seinfeld, Friends, Ellen and The David Letterman Show.
Favourite Music: Prince, U2, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Kate Bush, Sarah McLochlan, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac.
Favourite Songs: With Or Without You (U2), One (U2), If I Was Your Girlfriend (Prince), When Doves Cry (Prince), When You Were Mine (Prince), Runnin’ Up That Hill (Kate Bush), This Woman’s Work (Kate Bush), Talk To Me (Peter Gabriel), Love Be Loved (Peter Gabriel), Sara (Stevie Nicks), Gypsy (Stevie Nicks).
Favourite Colour: Dusky Blue.....although he almost always wears black.
Favourite Concert: U2 Zooropa 1993 Sydney Football Stadium.
Favourite Place To Visit: New York City
Favourite Thing To Do: Hang out on the internet.....being involved in on-line chats with people all over the world. Sitting inside on a rainy day watching movies. Eating popcorn in a dark cinema while watching a great film.
Favourite Book: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and ANYTHING from Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles.
Favourite Clothes: Balck pants with long sleeve button up shirts. Doctor Martin boots. Paisley anything....velvet....Jean Paul Gaultier.
Favourite Actors: Julia Louise Dreyfuss/Harrison Ford
Worst Habit: Getting too emotional.
How Long Does He Spend In Front Of The Mirror Each Morning?: “OOhh! Hours and hours”
What’s More Important To Him: Fun, Love or Money?:Love
Biggest Regret: Not paying attention in gym classes because he’s totally uncoordinated.
What Does He Always Keep In His Fridge: Skim Milk And Yoghurt
Who Would He Be If He Was A Character Out Of The Simpsons?: Bart
Something He’d Hate Us To Know About Him: “My personal grooming habits. Let’s just leave it at that”.
Which Does He Prefer: Virgin or Vixen?: “I think for the record I’d say a virgin, but deep in my heart of hearts it’s always been a vixen.”
What Would You Fly To The Moon And Back For?: “Homer Hudson Chocolate Rock Ice Cream.Hmmmm. Then straight to the doctor for liposuction!”
Most Embarrassing Thing He’s Done On Stage: “Slam a mic into my teeth. Forget the words!”
Something that’s guaranteed to make him savage:”Bad service. I worked in retail for years, I simply WILL NOT put up with bad public relations....grrr!”.
What He Wears To Bed: Boxer shorts (cotton) and a t-shirt.
Favourite Songs Off The Album:To The Moon and Back, Carry On Dancing, Santa Monica. “My favourite song is usually our latest. For a while it was ‘I’ll Bet He Was Cool’ and now I love ‘LoveCanMoveYou’”.
Have You Ever Wanted To Be Anything Other Than A Muiscian?: “Yes. I always wanted to be a special effects person for the Star Wars films or a writer maybe. I saw the movie ‘Romaincing The Stone’ and loved the scene where Kathleen Turner had her typewriter and was finishing her novel in front of the fireplace. Seemed like a real cozy job! I started many epics that never got finished as a child.”