Post by Helen on May 1, 2006 13:59:30 GMT
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THE HAYES CODE
Date : 21.04.06
Darren Hayes, once half of the international hitmaking Aussie group Savage Garden, wants to put his past behind him with this new tour of hits and chat. He spoke to ANN ROWELL
Why are you living in Britain now?
I came over here to work on a record and the record company put me up in a house in London for about six months.
I think secretly it was a cheap way to have me do promotion rather than fly me back and forth but I sort of fell in love with London.
It's been about 18 months now. I have a house and my dog and I love it. I love all of you so there you go.
This new show is An Audience With... type of show I understand, rather than just a straight concert?
Sort of. It's fun is what it is. I sat down with my friend Willie Williams, he's the person who designed this show.
He's done every show that U2 have ever done and shows like We Will Rock You.
Anyway, he sat me down and gave me a hard time about not touring.
So we decided to do a hits tour, to really play everything in the last ten years.
To me it was a great excuse to kind of get the music out of my system before I go back into the studio. But it also draws on stand-up comedy, more like old-fashioned entertainment.
We plan for moments in the show where it's quite unscripted and anything could happen.
There are moments that require volunteers from the audience who will end up on stage.
I'm looking forward to it as I enjoyed your last show here when you delighted all the ladies with a costume change behind the mesh drape...
That show was about demystifying the whole thing.
This show does that even more. Everything happens on stage.
Nothing is hidden from audience.
That last tour I loved it but it was very specific to the record and it was a very serious record.
The tone was very serious.
With this one it's a hits tour so is a lot more fun.
You talk of moving on. Does that mean the next tour won't include any of the Savage Garden hits?
No, not at all, no. I'm just really focusing on the past this time and there's very little new music in the show.
I've survived ten years in this treacherous business and the people who still come to my shows are gold and I really want to embrace that. There is a tendency for artists to run away from their past and I didn't want to do that. I think it's insulting to fans who put you there to suddenly say 'I'm sick of singing that song'. I will be singing a lot of these songs until the day I die and rightfully so.
I understand that you attended Elton John's wedding.
I did. It was beautiful and very special. Here's the thing about Elton John, he's a lot more human that you would think that somebody that famous could be.
I love Elton John, not only because I love his music but because he really reached out to me in a time in my career when I was really struggling to be successful.
That last record certainly wasn't considered to be a commercial triumph, even though artistically people loved it.
Elton went out of his way to write about me in Billboard magazine and phone me up and encourage me.
What was so sweet about him at his wedding was that he stood and greeted every guest. And with me he talked about my record. And this on his wedding day!
The wedding itself was surprisingly intimate and surprisingly romantic for something that was such a lavish affair. And yes I felt very lucky to be there.
Are you still in touch with Daniel Jones?
No. It's been six years since we were a band. We did talk about writing some new songs for The Best of Savage Garden and it just didn't happen but I think we both feel it's for the best.
We have very, very different lives. We had an amazing time together but not any more.
At the time it wasn't my choice. When the band split up it was Daniel deciding he wanted to change his life. I remember feeling like something was being taken away from me.
It's only in the last few years that I've come to really respect him for being brave because it ended on a high note. It would have been awful if we were just warring and fighting.
THE HAYES CODE
Date : 21.04.06
Darren Hayes, once half of the international hitmaking Aussie group Savage Garden, wants to put his past behind him with this new tour of hits and chat. He spoke to ANN ROWELL
Why are you living in Britain now?
I came over here to work on a record and the record company put me up in a house in London for about six months.
I think secretly it was a cheap way to have me do promotion rather than fly me back and forth but I sort of fell in love with London.
It's been about 18 months now. I have a house and my dog and I love it. I love all of you so there you go.
This new show is An Audience With... type of show I understand, rather than just a straight concert?
Sort of. It's fun is what it is. I sat down with my friend Willie Williams, he's the person who designed this show.
He's done every show that U2 have ever done and shows like We Will Rock You.
Anyway, he sat me down and gave me a hard time about not touring.
So we decided to do a hits tour, to really play everything in the last ten years.
To me it was a great excuse to kind of get the music out of my system before I go back into the studio. But it also draws on stand-up comedy, more like old-fashioned entertainment.
We plan for moments in the show where it's quite unscripted and anything could happen.
There are moments that require volunteers from the audience who will end up on stage.
I'm looking forward to it as I enjoyed your last show here when you delighted all the ladies with a costume change behind the mesh drape...
That show was about demystifying the whole thing.
This show does that even more. Everything happens on stage.
Nothing is hidden from audience.
That last tour I loved it but it was very specific to the record and it was a very serious record.
The tone was very serious.
With this one it's a hits tour so is a lot more fun.
You talk of moving on. Does that mean the next tour won't include any of the Savage Garden hits?
No, not at all, no. I'm just really focusing on the past this time and there's very little new music in the show.
I've survived ten years in this treacherous business and the people who still come to my shows are gold and I really want to embrace that. There is a tendency for artists to run away from their past and I didn't want to do that. I think it's insulting to fans who put you there to suddenly say 'I'm sick of singing that song'. I will be singing a lot of these songs until the day I die and rightfully so.
I understand that you attended Elton John's wedding.
I did. It was beautiful and very special. Here's the thing about Elton John, he's a lot more human that you would think that somebody that famous could be.
I love Elton John, not only because I love his music but because he really reached out to me in a time in my career when I was really struggling to be successful.
That last record certainly wasn't considered to be a commercial triumph, even though artistically people loved it.
Elton went out of his way to write about me in Billboard magazine and phone me up and encourage me.
What was so sweet about him at his wedding was that he stood and greeted every guest. And with me he talked about my record. And this on his wedding day!
The wedding itself was surprisingly intimate and surprisingly romantic for something that was such a lavish affair. And yes I felt very lucky to be there.
Are you still in touch with Daniel Jones?
No. It's been six years since we were a band. We did talk about writing some new songs for The Best of Savage Garden and it just didn't happen but I think we both feel it's for the best.
We have very, very different lives. We had an amazing time together but not any more.
At the time it wasn't my choice. When the band split up it was Daniel deciding he wanted to change his life. I remember feeling like something was being taken away from me.
It's only in the last few years that I've come to really respect him for being brave because it ended on a high note. It would have been awful if we were just warring and fighting.
