When Savage Garden played their sentimental ballads, singer Darren Hayes was suicidal, fighting an inner turmoil.
He came out as gay to his ex-wife Colby Taylor in the late 90s, after the group had reached worldwide fame with hits including Truly, Madly, Deeply.
He says: “I didn’t realise how much of me was being filtered, and apologising for the fact that I was gay. When I was on a major label, I felt like I was neutered.
“So I became this harmless, lovely, friendly, lovely uncle Darren. I called a helpline and I remember telling the person: ‘I think I might be gay.’ And they said: ‘You need to tell your wife you’re gay.’ So I did. And she was incredibly understanding.”
