Unlovable

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Darren Hayes - singer, songwriter, producer, performer, and former frontman of the iconic pop duo Savage Garden - takes control of his life story in this candid, unfiltered memoir. Darren Hayes was always a storyteller. Growing up in suburban Queensland in the 1970s, his vivid imagination... Read More
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Unlovable

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Darren Hayes - singer, songwriter, producer, performer, and former frontman of the iconic pop duo Savage Garden - takes control of his life story in this candid, unfiltered memoir.

Darren Hayes was always a storyteller. Growing up in suburban Queensland in the 1970s, his vivid imagination offered an escape from the realities of his daily life. Among childhood trauma, domestic violence, and relentless bullying, he told himself he was going to be a pop star - and he did it.

But while Savage Garden achieved astonishing success, with multiple Australian number 1s, breaking into the US charts, and selling over 35 million albums worldwide, the true story of Darren's life was far more challenging than a three-minute pop song.

In Unlovable, for the first time, Darren opens up about the hidden battles that shaped his journey. Behind the glamorous facade of success, he was facing anxiety and depression rooted in childhood trauma and violence, and navigating his sexuality in a world - and industry - that was not always accepting.

This is not a memoir about the dizzying heights of fame; it's a survivor's story of enduring and overcoming profound lifelong scars.

Told with Darren's raw honesty and lyricism, Unlovable is a magical dark fairytale that reclaims the terrors and obstacles of his past, revealing the resilient and courageous person that he is today.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761341915

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 November 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Illustration: black and white

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 368

About the Author

As the lead singer and songwriter of Savage Garden and solo artist, Darren Hayes has sold over 30 million albums, achieved two US Billboard number one singles, won 14 ARIAs, 10 APRA songwriting awards and in 2019 received an award in the Order of Australia by the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for services to the music industry. Darren has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House and Radio City Music Hall. He has duetted with Pavarotti, appeared at the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and twice headlined the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. He has studied improv at the renowned Los Angeles theatre The Groundlings, co-hosted numerous episodes of his film podcast 'We Paid To See This' and spent the past five years recording and releasing his most recent album, Homosexual.

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