Darren In Australia
Posted Tuesday, October 30, 2001 by lssilver
Darren is in Australia this week to film the video for the first single, Insatiable, off his solo album Spin. He also plans to visit family while in Australia.
Darren will return to Australia in early 2002 to begin promotion of this album.
Today Show Interview Videos
Posted Tuesday, October 23, 2001 by lssilver
View The Interview From The Today Show (Australia) with Darren Hayes.
Part 1 | Part 2
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
Posted Sunday, October 21, 2001 by lssilver
After 20 million album sales and two US Number One hits, Australian musical duo Savage Garden have called it quits.
Lead singer, Darren Hayes, confirmed the split during an interview with Australian journalist, Cameron Adams.
"It's amicable and it is a decision that has been coming for a long time", Hayes says.
Since the end of the bands recent world tour, there has been much speculation as to the future of the musical partnership. During the promotion of their most recent album, AFFIRMATION, Daniel Jones had taken a back seat in the public promotion and contact with the media.
"It was a tough time, because I was dealing with the fact that Daniel no longer wanted to be a public person. He actually expressed a desire to leave the band shortly after AFFIRMATION was recorded.
"We had a talk", says Hayes, "and we agreed that he would stay on with me to see the world tour out, but that the band would break after that".
"Initially the decision was a difficult one,I couldn't understand why Dan would want to walk away from something so successful. We talked a lot
during the 8 month world tour and eventually we both just realized that we were going in completely different directions. He really didn't want to be a celebrity, he is a very private person, and he found the constant travel grueling. That made being a duo very difficult to explain to the media and fans. He encouraged me to continue making music and he began to take a back seat in the studio experimenting with other artists".
In January, Jones and Hayes embarked upon individual projects. Hayes began work on his solo album, SPIN, in San Francisco with producer Walter Afanasieff, while Jones began promoting Australian band, Aneiki, the first signing to his music label - MERIDIEN MUSIK. As well as being the band's record label, he also co-penned four tracks on their soon to be released debut album. He looks forward to a career of making music, but this time with a lot less public attention.
Darren and Daniel had this message for the Savage Garden fans: "We are extremely grateful to our fans all around the world for their incredible support over the years. The success of Savage Garden and our time together has been an amazing experience.. one that we will never forget. We just hope that you all understand our individual needs to continue growing".
Darren's First Single Is Called....
Posted Monday, October 15, 2001 by lssilver
Insatiable.
Darren will be in Australia to shoot the video clip for the single in about 2 weeks time. The single is expected to be released sometime around December 2001.
Darren's Solo Album
Posted Sunday, October 7, 2001 by lssilver
The name of Darren's Solo Album (according to media reports about the split) is 'Spin'.
Savage Garden Central will keep you updated on everything to do with Darren's Solo Career.
Updates on The Split
Posted Sunday, October 7, 2001 by lssilver
A Post From Leonie Messer:
I know it's been awhile since you've heard from
me, I also know the Savage Garden split may be
difficult for a lot of people to comprehend.
I'd really like to take this opportunity to
comment on the situation.
I have worked with Darren and Daniel since
the start of Savage Garden, and I love them
both, but I've got to say, the way some people
may interpret Darren's hand in the break up
of the band is misguided. I know that it will
all blow over and ultimately the most important
element of all of this.... the music..... will endure.
Until then, I wanted to shed some light on the
situation from my perspective.
Daniel Jones left Savage Garden. He quit.
I was there when it happened in Japan prior
to the release of AFFIRMATION in 1999. I was
also there when Darren did endless photoshoots,
magazine interviews, press junkets, meet and
greets, tv and radio interviews.. totally
alone, to try and promote this album for the
benefit of them both. I was there when he was
constantly asked the difficult question of why
Daniel wasn't ever participating in any of the
interviews. I was also there when he protected
Daniel and his feelings for the 2 year promotion
of this record. The reason he did all of this?
Again.. it's very simple...... Daniel quit the
band. Guys... think about it... rare was the
occasion that Daniel was in an interview to
promote AFFIRMATION. Was it because Darren
just loved the limelight and couldn't get
enough of it?? Of course not. In fact, Darren
is a very private person who never seeks out
the limelight and doesn't 'hang' at celebrity
parties unless he needs to be there for a business
reason. Quite frankly, he doesn't love it, he
just knows what you have to do to pay your fans
back for their loyalty, and he is aware of how
the promotional machine works and what his role
is in it.. and ultimately, he is not afraid of
hard work. How many of you, on the eight month
world tour met Daniel at a meet and greet before
the show? I guarantee you it is next to none of you.
The 'news' was obviously not news to Daniel.
It was a fact. With Daniel not wanting to do
any promotional tours, they both realised that
the break up was inevitable. How could a 'band'
stay together when only one person is participating
in the public promotion of it? Bearing this in mind,
they both knew long ago that Savage Garden was an
entity that would not continue after the end of the
AFFIRMATION tour. This was discussed endlessly between
the two of them and their close circle of staff members.
The only surprise that came to Daniel was that he found
out Darren had released the information to a journalist
the night before, and this surprise was short lived
because I spoke with Daniel before he talked to
any media. He knew it was a matter of time before
we could release this information to the world,
and that time is now. Yes, it's sad. But, imagine how
liberating it is for both of them? Darren can finally
talk honestly about his solo career, and Daniel never
has to endure the travel and promotion that he
disliked so much with Savage Garden ever again.
Darren has been so good to you guys over the
years and I'm sure you all agree. There are very
few celebrities who give of their personal time
and positive energy so freely as he does. If there
were ever a time that you wanted to transfer some
of this positive energy back to him in any
small way.. that is now.
I have great faith in you all and
can't wait to see you again on the road.
Love Leonie
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I will endevour to keep you up to date with any new
information on the split of Savage Garden.
A History of Savage Garden's Acheivements Is Being Compiled.
Please Email webmaster@savage-garden.net with anything you
think should be included.
Post From Darren About Split
Posted Friday, October 5, 2001 by lssilver
Hey everybody...
I hope you're doing ok considering the mass
confusion and news that has been dropped today
regarding the break up of Savage Garden.
I just wanted to say that obviously this
interview was released a lot earlier than I or
anyone had anticipated and of course we were
planning to release a press release and break it
to you, the fans..before anyone else.
I've been in the u.s shooting the video for
What's Goin' On and doing advance press for my
solo album.
As part of that I did an interview yesterday with
an Australian Journalist Cameron Adams and
answered truthfully to the question "has savage
garden broken up"
Contrary to what you may have heard, although
Daniel or myself didn't expect this news story to
break TODAY... we did know for a very long time
that the future of the band was in question.
After speaking to Daniel today I have learned
that while we were sleeping in the u.s, the
journalist I spoke to was emailing Australia with
my comments...and consequently confronting Daniel
about it practically the minute he jumped out of
bed. He was thankfully very protective of me and
had no idea the actual story had been printed
yet. As I stated, Daniel did in fact leave the
band prior to the Affirmation release and it was
a shock and a difficult time for me and I imagine
him. But I love him and stood by him and took on
the public role, defending questions about the
bands' future which was at that stage vague at
best.
The world tour was a time for me to be strong and
stand on my feet and imagine life after Savage
Garden... it was tough and no, I did not want it
to end. This time confirmed our seperate
journeys and we both talked fondly of our
experiences together and the what the future may
bring with our respective careers.
I love and respect Daniel Jones very much and
when your buddy tells you they're just not
happy.. you have to stand by them.
The news today has been a shock for us because of
how quickly it came. I would liked to have given
you, my friends and family advance notice before
it became the scandal that it seems.
I'm often naive to my honesty and innocence when
it comes to giving interviews.. I was under the
impression that this particular interview would
go to print in a few weeks..giving us all time to
talk about it (Daniel included). I guess I
didn't realize how huge a story it would become
and that even the best behaved journo could'nt
keep a story like this under wraps for long.
I spoke to Daniel on my plane trip back from L.A
to San Fran today and we kind of marvelled over
how much of a frenzy one trigger happy journalist
has sparked.
Please understand that I have the utmost respect
for Daniel, his abilities and his future
prospects and although I would never have
imagined it years ago... our lives are going on
and are the happiest they have ever been.
There is no animosity and more than anything we
thank you for your years of love and support.
There will be an official press release soon.
Take care
with love
D
Savage Garden Have Split
Posted Friday, October 5, 2001 by lssilver
Brisbane pop duo Savage Garden has split after selling 20 million records worldwide.
Singer Darren Hayes ended months of speculation that the supergroup was about to end by announcing in San Francisco that he and Daniel Jones would part company.
Hayes is about to launch a solo career.
He said Jones was so sick of being in the group he almost scrapped the release of their million-selling second album Affirmation at the 11th hour.
"He felt miscast. The travelling was getting him down," Hayes said.
"I always thought we'd do three or four albums, then maybe I'd go solo, but it's just been the two albums.
"It wasn't that I left the band, the band left me."
Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/story_19729.asp
Other Links:
Sydney Morning Herald
The Age (Melbourne)
The Daily Teleraph (Sydney)
The Courier Mail (Brisbane)
Billboard.com
More Information will be posted as it comes to hand. This site will remain active and will cover Darren's Solo career as well as anything relating to Daniel as well.
Pre-Order 'What's Going On'
Posted Thursday, October 4, 2001 by lssilver
The single for 'What's Going On' is now available for pre-order from
CDNOW on both CD and Vinyl
and
Amazon.com
ARIA Awards Results
Posted Wednesday, October 3, 2001 by lssilver
Affirmation did not win the award for Highest Selling Australian Album, this award was won by Powderfinger for Odyssey Number 5.
ARIA Awards Tonight (October 3)
Posted Wednesday, October 3, 2001 by lssilver
Savage Garden's Affirmation is nominated in the 'Highest Selling Australian Album' category and is up against:
John Farnham 33 1/3
Kylie Minogue Light Years
Powderfinger Odyssey Number Five
Savage Garden Affirmation
Slim Dusty Looking Forward Looking Back
Best Of Luck In Winning The Award
What's Going On
Posted Monday, October 1, 2001 by lssilver
Darren recently recorded his vocals for the song 'What's Going On' the specially recorded All-Star CD, To Benefit the United Way's September 11th Fund and Artists Against Aids Worldwide.
There is a sample of the song and some video footage on the website of the song.
http://www.whats-going-on.org/