Darren Hayes

Daniel Jones was the blond, brooding guitarist behind the beloved rock/pop band Savage Garden. Discover where the '90s star is today.

While Savage Garden isn’t likely to reunite, they gave the world two classic albums and a lifetime of musical love for fans worldwide. Jones wanted to be a rockstar and succeeded. He glowingly speaks about his life as a father and how much it means to be there for his wife and kids. Now, he wants to be a family man and succeed there, too. I’m No. 1 a father, No. 2 a husband, and No. 3 I dabble in property. The band was a hit. “While success seemed a long way away at the time, when we wrote To The Moon And Back, it was then I thought to myself this could be a top 40 hit,” Jones told Renowned for Sound about the band’s heyday. However, Jones eventually stepped away from the music industry entirely. However, Jones remained behind the scenes. Jones went on to explain that Savage Garden’s “winning formula” involved combining their lyrics and emotional musical elements. This caught the eye of an aspiring singer named Darren Hayes, reports News.com.au. While the pair eventually released a pair of classic modern rock albums, it was a long, arduous task for the young duo. He put an ad out in an Australian newspaper searching for a vocalist.