| Full Name: Darren Stanley Hayes Date of Birth: May 8, 1972 Star Sign: Taurus Chinese Birth Sign: Rat Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Now Lives: San Francisco, USA Parents: June and Robert Hair color: Light brown/blonde Eye Color: Blue (no he doesn't wear contacts) Height: 178cm Shoe Size: 8.5-9 Started Singing: Age 11 (he constantly sang around the house and was often told to be quiet) Diet: He use to be a strickly vegetarian, however he has changed his diet and now eats some meats. Rarely drinks alcohol Interests: Movies, shopping, surfing the net Fav Music: U2, Sarah McLachlan Fav Movies: Star Wars, Blade Runner, Sling Blade Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, ET, Steel Magnolias, Beaches Fav TV Shows: Seinfeld, Mad About You, Friends, Ellen, and The David Letterman Show Fav Savage Garden Song: I'll Bet He Was Cool Fav Darren Hayes Song: Good Enough Fav Recipe: Take diet coke and add red cordial (Cherry Cola!) Possessions: His Star Wars figures and his computer Fav Color: Dusty blue Fav Clothes: Black pants with long sleeve button up shirts, Doctor Martin boots, paisley anything, velvet, Jean Paul Gaultier Fav Color On Him: Black Fav Food: Healthy things. Thia and Italian food,Baskin Robins icecream (peanut butter and chocolate), Vanilla Chuppa Chups Fav Meal: grilled chicken breast, grilled vegetabeles and steamed rice. Fav Drinks: Starbucks Decaf coffee. He also loves milk, smoothies and water because it is the blood for his voice Fav Author: Anne Rice Fav Actor: Raph Fiennes Fav Actress: Ellen DeGeneres Fav Concerts: U2 Zooropa 1993 Sydney Football Stadium, Michael Jackson's Bad Tour, and the Eurythmics Peace Tour Fav Spice Girl: Baby Spice Music Influences: Michael Jackson, U2, Prince, The Smiths, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Duran Duran Listens To: Triple J Has a Degree In: Teaching (Pre-School). He taught for 8 months while waiting for the first album to be finished. Maritual Status: He use to be married to Colby Taylor After High School: Attended college to study Journalism, Drama, and Education Fav Place: New York Worst Subject: Math Pets: A cocker spaniel (male with white and dark (with patches on its fur) for Christmas from his ex- wife, Colby named Obi. Previous Jobs: His first job was carting feruit and vegetables. His second job was working at a store called Woody's Fav Chocolate: Toblerone Fav Web Site: The Official U2 Site Nick Names: Doze or Daz (his nick use to be 'fruit undies' because he use to wear these "tragic Kmart fruit undies") Most Valuable Item: A pair of rosary beads his sister gave him (every time he goes on a plane, he takes it with him) Most Fun with Clothes On: Playing "Twister" Amount of Time Grooming: "Ohhh! Hours and hours" Wears to Bed: Boxers and a T-shirt Use to Drive: A "little white hatchback thing" but is thinking of buying a jeep Fav Songs: With or Without You, One (U2), If I Was Your Girlfriend, When Doves Cry, When You Were Mine (Prince) Most Embarrising Moment: Falling offstage in Brisbane 1998 and in Spain in 1997. It was bad. Also regrets long hair moments Most Interesting/Unusual Gift from a Fan: He received a timeline booklet of his entire career..(in Vancouver) Fav Board Game: a Brazillian card game called MAU MAU which is Portuguese for BAD BAD Fav Smell: Baby Skin If He Weren't in the Music Industry: He would be a teacher and a daddy Fav Childhood TV Shows: Wonderwoman, Scoobydoo cartoon, Smurfs cartoon. He likes books more. Harry Potter book Couldn't Live Without: Love. Not just mean romantic, but from friends and family Fav Cologne/Perfume: He doesn't wear D&G as much anymore. He has a new one, but he still loves it Fav X-mas Carol: None, he thinks they are all corny. Greatest Achievement: Personal, spiritual growth. Developing compassion for himself and others. Best/Worst Parts About Being Famous: Best part.. Strangers tell you they love (pick anything about yourself..) Worst part.. Strangers tell you they love (pick anything about yourself) If He Could Change His Name: He wouldn't. He loves his name, especially his middle one. Actor He Would Choose To Play Him in a Movie: Someone gorgeous who looks absolutely nothing like him. Sings in the Shower: Every day Biggest Audience Played For: Party in the Park was big. Possibly 60'000 or so. He thinks the Sydney Olympics is going to be the largest one he'll ever do Dreams About: flying a lot. Mostly just up.. he rarely go forward.. he just shoots up. If He Could Be Female for One Day: He would talk about Darren Hayes to a group of strangers. Best Year of His Life: 2000 |
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