Disney Adventures 10/97

Garden Of Pop:

How does a Savage Garden grow? Plant seeds of pure pop, sprinkle with 
dreams, then let the warm Australian sun do its thing. That's how 
vocalist Darren Hayes and man-of-many-instruments Daniel Jones blossomed 
into a mega-musical sensation with their first hit "I Want You," and their 
more recent single "To the Moon and Back."

The Down Under duo is really having fun-especially since fame has 
bought the two to the U.S. "I absolutely love America!" dark-haired 
Darren says. "It was people like Michael Jackson and Prince who made me want
to become a singer."  

American pop culture has been a huge influence on Savage Garden's style 
and sound. For instance, the sci-fi setting for the "To the Moon and Back" 
video comes from the guys' obsession from Star Wars. And then there's the 
mention of cherry cola in "I Want You."

And speaking of that song, we wondered if chica-which Darren says often 
during "I Want You"-has any special significance. Nope! "I'm actually just 
sort of stuttering on the word 'cherry,'" Darren says. "Chica means nothing."

-Nina Malkin