What Darren has said about Daniel
While Hayes is seeking to connect with his audience in a new way, he does not want to shun his past, describing his Savage Garden years as "such a happy and beautiful experience of my life". "I was so proud last week," Hayes says. "I got an e-mail from Daniel who said 'congrats on making the album you've always wanted to make'." When Savage Garden came to an end, Hayes says he gave up trying to explain to people that the creative boys from Logan were still friends. "It's difficult when you leave a known entity. It's like a public divorce really, and the kids never want to see the parents apart," he says. "But throughout it all, we have the utmost respect for each other. His opinion is still the one that makes my knees shake. If I don't know what Daniel thinks of my record, I don't know if it's good." "He's just like my big brother in some ways." And there are some things that he can still learn from "big brother" Jones, who lives in Brisbane with his fiancée, Hi-5 star Kathleen de Leon, a performer who Hayes says is a far bigger celebrity than either Savage Garden member to many young Australians. "I don't always want to be this busy. I think Daniel has the right idea," Hayes says. "And when I'm ready to do that, I would want to come home."The Courier-Mail August 20, 2004
"And I, sometimes I just miss him. Sometimes I miss him on-stage, you know? I, uhm, we'll be together, but alone. And it's like we lead these, these lives which are simultaneous. It's like they're parallel lives and they're going along in the same direction, but they never really meet. But that's what's special, I guess, about it."
Darren Hayes in the 'Parallel Lives' documentary"He's probably the most intelligent person I've ever met in my life. He doesn't say anything unless he's thought it through and it's right. It might take him two or three days, but he'll come to you and say, 'I think you look really insecure when you do that. I'm just being honest.' And you'll go red because he's absolutely right. He's intuitive. Intelligent. Calm and confident. He's devoid of insecurity."
Darren about Daniel in Rolling Stone Magazine, Australia, 1997"We rarely fight. In fact I fight more with other people in my life than with Daniel. I can be very hard to get along with, I can be emotional and very demanding. He's placid. He puts up with a lot from me. I have a lot more respect for him. We are good friends. I can walk into a room and not have to impress him, or converse with him, or make small talk. We can have comfortable silences. He knows where I'm at. If you can't have that something is wrong."
Darren in Sain magazine, 1999, answering to "How has your relationship with each other changed since the first album?""Daniel is one of my favorite people in the world," says Darren. "He's as close as a brother, yet sometimes I feel as if I hardly know him. He's elusive and guarded and somewhat of a mystery even to me. He fascinates me. Our songwriting relationship is like the mutual admiration society. We are each other's biggest fans."
Darren in Teen People Magazine, September 2000"Yes, and I was very sad. I even trashed a hotel room in Japan, I just felt 'What am I gonna do?' 'Why is he doing this to me?' When Daniel said he didn't want to continue, it felt like he betrayed me. But I understood and forgave him. I even believe that we became closer friends after that."
Darren in Frida Magazine February 2002, answering to "So splitting the group must have been like a divorce?"