Smash
Hits: October issue
Mr
Popular?
It's
been ages since Darren Hayes was the singer
for chart-topping band Savage
Garden. He may
claim to still
be popular, but Smash Hits decided
to
find out just how successful he is by
asking
The Last Time He…
Played
a sold-out gig
The last time I
toured was Japan, so Nagoya in
2002. I'm
probably touring at the end of October
in
the UK and Europe, and early next year in
Australia.
Pop Rating
2/5
Was
mobbed by fans
Yesterday. I've
been doing a lot of festivals in
the
UK. They're a pretty loyal fan base -
they
turn up when I least expect it.
They were at the
gate when we
left the venue and they attacked
the
car. We all thought it was pretty funny
because that hasn't happened since the
90s.
The driver didn't like it,
though.
Pop Rating
5/5
Had
a tabloid scandal
Thankfully I
haven't had one in a long time.
Maybe
I haven't had one at all. Maybe when
the
band broke up. That was a bit
tabloid-y.
So far, fingers
crossed, no tabloid scandals.
No surprise
weddings planned?
Oh, no, I've
been married. I beat Britney to
that. Unless I
reveal I'm actually an alien
from outer
space then I think I'm pretty safe.
Did I
just reveal that to Smash Hits? (Laughs)
Pop
Rating 1/5
Heard
himself on the radio
Yesterday.
Sounds like I'm really up myself!
I've
got a record out at the moment so
it
happens. I was in a cab and
Popular was on
the radio. Did
I tell the driver it was me?
He
wouldn't have believed me. You're forced
to
sing along to your own song. I
think
singing that you're willing to
"sleep your
way to the top" to a cab driver is
not the
best way to get to your
destination on time.
Pop Rating
4/5
Was
asked to collaborate with someone
It
was very recently, but I'm not allowed to
say
who it is yet. It was someone I love and
we
definitely went into the studio and sang
together. It was very exciting but it's a big
secret.
Pop Rating
4/5
Hung
out with other celebs
Going into the
studio wasn't the last time
I hung out with
another celebrity, actually.
The last time I
hung out with a celebrity
was with Lenny
Kravitz and Delta Goodrem.
Pop Rating
5/5
Got
a request to use one of his songs in a film
It
happens more than you would know, but
it's
usually for cheesy things. The
last time I said
no to a song in
a film was for a Savage Garden
song in
Scooby-Doo. I think they had Thelma
singing Truly Madly Deeply. Daniel and
I
thought that might be a bit
cheesy.
Pop Rating
3/5
Got
invited to a celeb party
Last weekend I
got invited to a polo match,
but
could you imagine me at a polo match?
I
said no. I don't know what people do
there.
I went to the movies instead, that
was more
fun. I went to see I-Robot. I'm a
big science
fiction fan. The last movie I
really loved
before that was
Spider-Man 2. What was
funny was I
went to the premiere and got
the whole
mobbing out of the way, then I
went and paid
to see the film a few days
later.
Pop Rating
5/5
Was
asked to do charity work
Every time I
tour I collect money for the
Starlight Foundation, because I'm a
big
supporter of them. I talk about
that
because they need as much
recognition
as possible. In general, if I do
anything
for someone else, I try not to
talk about it.
Pop Rating
3/5
Got
confused for someone else
All the time.
There was a while when Jurassic
Park was out
and I had short dark black hair
in New York.
People thought I looked like
Vince
Vaughn.
Pop Rating
0/5
Went
out and wasn't recognised
All the time.
It's the way I prefer it. If I was
always noticed, I'd be a
completely
different
person. The truth is, I'm a terrible
celebrity by choice. If I'm working, I'll
get
dressed up and walk the walk and
talk the
talk, but when I want my own time,
I just
put on a baseball cap and don't
act like
a big wig and nobody
notices me. It's fantastic.
