Former Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes checked in with fans with a video blog on his YouTube channel. The Australian artist thanked fans for their support, especially those who came to his in-store appearances. Hayes was in Detroit, Michigan, and was excited about seeing snow there. Watch the clip below.
Darren Hayes is out with the music video to his new single ‘Me, Myself And (I)’, the second release from the former Savage Garden singer’s third solo album ‘This Delicate Thing We’ve Made’, out now on Darren’s label Powdered Sugar. Watch it via YouTube below.
Former Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes performed on the first Melbourne night of his first solo national tour in more than three years in support of his third album ‘This Delicate Thing We’ve Made’ at Hamer Hall on Wednesday (October 24) in Melbourne, Australia. Check out pictures from GettyImages.
Former Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes performs on stage at the first Sydney show of his ‘Time Machine’ tour at the State Theatre on Wednesday (October 17) in Sydney, Australia. His first solo national tour in more than three years, the tour is in support of his third album ‘This Delicate Thing We’ve Made’. Check out pictures from GettyImages.
Former Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes’ official web site issued the following release on Friday (September 21):
Today the Crown Prosecution and The Metropolitan Police concluded there was no case to answer in relation to the recent allegation that singer Darren Hayes had racially abused a door person at a London restaurant on July 22nd 2007. Upon an investigation the Police recommended that no formal charges be brought against Mr. Hayes and that there was no racist undertone to the incident.
“I could never think, let alone utter a racist remark. It’s just not who I am,” Mr. Hayes said. “As a gay man, I find the notion of discriminating against a human being because of race, gender or sexuality to be abhorrent. It goes against everything I have stood for.”
Mr. Hayes confirmed that an altercation took place at the restaurant, for which he received a caution, but strongly denied any racial undertones to the brief exchange. He is pleased that any notion of racism has been ruled out by Police recommendation and he was not charged with any crime.
“It was a horrible thing to be accused of and I want to thank all of my friends, family and fans for giving me the benefit of the doubt. The experience has been frustrating and at times made me very sad, but through it all I have to say I support the legal system and our right of protection under the law. I’m glad the truth is out there. I just want to concentrate on my music now.”
The Sunday Telegraph’s Insider reports that when they called a member of staff at the Thai eatery in London where Darren Hayes was arrested for an alleged racial remarks against a waiter, he told the paper, “I’ll tell you what happened for 100,000 pounds. He (Hayes) was here to dine and then the incident happened. He was very upset.” The ex-Savage Garden singer’s former manager John Woodruff said, “I know the guy really well, and this wouldn’t be the first time that somebody has tried to extract money from him.”
Darren Hayes spoke with Time Off magazine about his new double album ‘This Delicate Thing We’ve Made’, and the former Savage Garden singer took on the question of whether the project is a concept album. “Yes, it is,” the singer conceded. “Part of the hesitation to describe it as that is because there’s a history of really bad double album concept records. Thank you ‘Mr Roboto’. It is conceptual; musically there are a couple of genres that I’ve consciously paid tribute to, things like the Fairlight era and records by Kate Bush and Prince’s ‘Sign ‘O’ the Times’. I think double records are a platform for where you can go off on tangents. There are things on double records that shouldn’t be on a single record, but that’s the point of them. I wrote in my head what the reviews would be; both good and bad. A bad review starts off with, ‘This would have made a great single record’ … but that’s an obvious thing to say.” Timeoff.com.au has since removed the full article.
Former Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes spoke with Switched in a Q&A, where he talked about the gadgets he always brings with him to the set for down-time. “I love my iPod obviously, but the thing I always bring are my in-ear monitors from Ultimate Ears,” he said. “I have a pair of [$900] UE 10′s for the stage, but I’m telling you they make even TV sound like cinema. They’re an amazing indulgence off-stage, but worth it.” Read more.
Former Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes performed at G-A-Y at the Astoria on Saturday (August 18) in London, England. The Australian singer songwriter was making the appearance a couple days before the release of his third studio album ‘This Delicate Thing We’ve Made’. Check out pictures from GettyImages. Watch a fan filmed highlight clip from the opening of the show below and several more at YouTube.
Former Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes has issued the following statement via his official web site regarding his arrest on alleged racial abuse on a waiter at a London restaurant last month: “Darren is unable to comment to any extent as the incident is presently under investigation by the police, with whom he has cooperated fully. However he is deeply upset at the allegation which he strenuously denies and anyone who knows Darren will recognize that the particular nature of the allegation is totally abhorrent to him and contrary to everything for which he has stood.”