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Unlovable
- A memoir from the voice of Savage Garden
- Narrated by: Darren Hayes
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Darren Hayes was always a storyteller. As a child, in suburban Queensland in the 1970s, he told himself he was going to be a pop star - and he did it. Throughout Savage Garden's astonishing success - which included multiple Australian number 1s, cracking the US charts and selling more than 35 million albums worldwide - he kept telling us stories of love and longing, through his vulnerable, open song lyrics.
But the reality of his life was much more complicated than the constraints of a three-minute pop song.
In Unlovable, for the first time, Darren recounts the events and circumstances that shaped his unique life: from the childhood trauma of growing up with a violent, alcoholic father, his journey with depression, to the dizzying heights of worldwide fame in Savage Garden, and everything in between.
Told in his own lyrical words, Unlovable is a magical dark fairytale that reclaims the terrors and obstacles of his past to reveal the fabulous artist he has become.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-11-2024
Incredibly Moving
Incredibly moving and honest account of a at times very dark lived human experience. You don't even need to know about Savage Garden/Darren Hayes to connect to this deeply personal memoir.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-2024
A life of a sweet soul.
Highly recommend, an insightful journey. Highs, lows and everything in between. Love the hybrid accent. Hoping for part 2 of an incredible life in years to come.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-11-2024
Amazing read
As a fan of Darren for over 25 years, I loved every second listening to his story ❤️
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- Korinna Alldridge
- 12-11-2024
So inspiring
I have loved Darren since 1997 when I was 13. It is such a magical thing hearing him talk about his life and I feel like it’s been done so brilliantly. Absolute masterpiece.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-11-2024
Raw honest truly madly deeply
So well narrated and told - hard at times inspiring always. Highly recommend this one and so play that music too 👍
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- Anonymous User
- 16-11-2024
Beautifully told story
Both heartbreaking and uplifting. The truth laid bare, and told with such conviction. A beautiful story that left me feeling hopeful.
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- Jools
- 16-11-2024
Amazing!
Darren Hayes is an amazing story teller! I gasped in shock, laughed out loud, cried my eyes out, got angry. It was a wonderful journey. I realised the stories behind some of my most loved songs. He will be my most loved Australian artist, thanks for taking us on this journey.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-11-2024
Loved it!
Amazing story told beautifully. Loved everything about this book. I was a massive Savage Garden fan so loved finding out more about his time in the band, as well as his childhood and Solo career. Told with such passion and sensitivity, just a little sad he has lost his Australian accent ;-)
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- Claire h.
- 07-11-2024
You won’t be disappointed
This book tells the story of Darren’s life from his earliest memory to present day, telling the story of his childhood traumas must of been hard yet so brave, he tells of the reasons behind some of his song. I have been a fan of Darren’s for 27 years and it was so nice to get more of a glimpse of what his life was/is like . The way Darren tells the story is so moving.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-11-2024
Raw, Honest and Inspiring.
Darren Hayes takes you on a journey through his complex, difficult and yet, also magical life story. He explores his place in this world whilst learning to love himself. As a fellow victim of domestic violence, with family members that are a part of the LGBTQI+ community, it was at times hard to hear what he has been exposed to and how he has struggled throughout his life... However I applaud him for exploring these difficult issues with compassion and raw honesty. I know he's helped myself and will help many others struggling with our own life experiences and trauma related to these subjects. Finding our place in the world while we deal with past trauma, bullying, homophobia, misogyny and complex PTSD. His music has always been a source of fun, comfort, ecstacy and solace to me. Now through hearing about his life I can understand why this is so. There are so many shared experiences, nostalgic memories of growing up in the 80's in Australia, the innocence, the joy of the music we listened to and the freedom we had as children before social media existed. This is a truly heartfelt and uplifting life story, written by a man that has given so much to so many people of himself. I truly hope he understands the gift he, his music and this book are to the world and he finds comfort knowing the profound affect he's had on so many lives? Thank you Darren.
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