Savage Garden's Darren Hayes says he was on 'brink of suicide' while struggling with his sexuality
dailymail.co.ukDarren Hayes opened up about his struggles with coming to terms with his sexuality in an HuffPost op-ed on Friday.The 50-year-old Savage Garden singer wrote about his mental health struggles admitting that he was on 'the brink of suicide.'He elaborated on his words in the op-ed during an interview with People.
Mental health struggles: Darren Hayes opened up about his struggles with coming to terms with his sexuality in an HuffPost op-ed on Friday (pictured 2011)'I would say my new album honestly saved my life,' the musician said. 'I was in a dark place, emotionally, not understanding that just like my sexuality, my creative outlet is a huge part of the person I am and by denying that, I was denying an essential part of me.' He said making music after more than 10 years away from being famous 'was a lifeline.''I realized that I had never truly been myself at the height of my fame and commercial success,' he admitted. 'It would have been a huge regret of mine to have retired from the public eye without having come back to the world as my true authentic self.' On the brink:The 50-year-old Savage Garden singer wrote about his mental health struggles admitting that he was on 'the brink of suicide' (pictured 2012) Years ago:Hayes came out as gay after Savage Garden, best known for their songs I Want You and Truly Madly Deeply, broke up in 2001 (pictured 2000)Hayes came out as gay after Savage Garden, best known for their songs I Want You and Truly Madly Deeply, broke up in 2001.He was previously married to a woman namedColby Taylor from 1994 to 2000.The HuffPost op-ed did a deep dive on the mental health issues he faced especially how he was feeling at the top of his fame.
