Role in band: Lead and backing vocals, song writer
Birth Date: 8th of May 1972
Birth Place: Logan City, Brisbane, Australia
Nicknames: Dozer as a baby (short for bulldozer, because he was chubby), Daz (which he hates), Slick, Fruity Undies
Star Sign: Taurus
Hair: blonde
Height: 1.78 m
Shoe Size: 8.5-9
Siblings: brother Peter John and sister Tracey Anne (both elder than him)
Parents: Robert and June Hayes
Schooling: Mabel Park Infants, Mabel Park High School
Fave School Subject: Biology, Art, English
Least fave School Subject: Maths
Previous Jobs: Worked in a record store(Woodys) and a video store, was also a Kindergarten Teacher
Hobbies: movies, shopping, surfing the net
Pets: a cocker spaniel called Obi (after Obi-wan Kenobi character from Star Wars!); also used to have a pet kangaroo, reportedly called Wally
Fave Music: U2, Sarah McLachlan, Madonna, Michael Jackson
Musical Influences: Prince, Michael Jackson, The Smiths, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Duran Duran, Mowtown
Fave actress: Natalie Portman, Julia Louis Dreyfus
Fave actor: Harrison Ford
Fave movies: Star Wars, Blade Runner, ET, also likes horror movies
Fave TV Shows: Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You
Fave author: Anne Rice
Fave childhood TV show: wonderwoman, scoobydoo cartoon, smurfs cartoon
Fave colour: Dusky Blue
Fave foods: Starbucks Coffee, Skim Milk, Yogurt, Baskin Robbins Peanut Butter and Chocolate Icecream, Dr Pepper, Linguini with Pesto Sauce (Darren used to be a vegetarian but now eats white meat)
Fave drinks: Cherry Cola. He rarely drinks alcohol
Fave restaurant: Avanti Italian Restaurant
Fave places: New York, Paris
Status: Currently single. Formerly married to Colby Taylor
Fave songs from debut album: Carry On Dancing, Santa Monica
Fave songs from Affirmation: The Best Thing, I Don't Know You Anymore
* Darren has a completed degree in pre-school teaching and taught for 8 months while waiting for the album to be finished
* Darren met most of his childhood idols
* Darren loved the movie ET so much that, as a kid, he made a paper mache ET and rode aroud the neighbourhood with it in a basket on his bike
* Darren collects Star Wars figures; he has seen the movies over and over again and would love to be in one of the sequels
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