THIS IS IT. (truthful blog by Darren Hayes)

[michaela_eve]

if only.... :-( :-(

[TheLastTear]

Thank you for posting.

It seems that I can't read anything abt Mike, watching him, listening to his music etc... and only I could do is cry.....
I've become such a crybaby that I hate myself....

And you White Chocolate (I don't like white choco) made me cry tooooo....

I actually quite enjoyed MSG and do to this day. Did Michael seem a bit under the weather or whatever during it yes...but he still had it then. He was also dealing with certain people at SONY and TM's corrupt ass. He was fighting even then...had been for years...

I love Darren and his words were very nice. I'm a big fan of his.

However, I must say that (and I do believe Darren himself pointed this out) people truly did underestimate him. Michael may have been kicked and hurt by so many during the trial but he was not a broken man. Michael was not "half the man" he used to be etc...but he had been hurt BADLY! So he needed to "get away", which he did. Michael needed the time he took off to rest and to gather himself together again. To strengthen himself. And at that press conference...and in the movie...Michael was back! He had come out of the depths of hell and despair and he was in fighting form. Just thinking of how he looked at the PC makes me smile. He was so excited and was feeding off the fans energy. He was ready to show the world, "Hey they tried to break me, but here I am standing tall." Michael imho was not "finding" himself in the film or rediscovering his genius or whatever...he was driven, he knew EXACTLY what he wanted and he was going all out.

And this is what I love so much about this man...There always seemed to be this atmosphere in the media and the like, that Michael Jackson HAS to "prove" himself...again...and again...BUT he knew he didn't have too. He knew what he could do and he was going to do it. He took the lead and was fully ready to get it out there again. He was showing the "newbies" in the film what a master at work was like...What genius looked like.

And even after saying that, I still appreciate Darren's kind words, and I always have.

Michael was Michael and he with THIS IS IT again showed to those who underestimated him that even if he hadn't been on stage in a decade all he had to do was step on it and it all came rushing back.

LONG. LIVE. THE. KING.

[PrettyYoungThang]

it was interesting to hear him talk about his insatiable appetite for michael in the weeks leading up to his death, to the point where his other half thought he was nuts. I find myself going through that now, and ive never really been one to be like that. Ive always quietly loved michael in my own way, never seeing the need to collect everything etc etc. But now, ive had to ban myself from ebay from spending hundreds of $$$$$ on MJ stuff..... I wonder how many around the world experienced this at this time?

[CatherineNZ]

i like Darren a lot. as far as i remember he defended Michael during the trial

a nice review. what amazes me most is why people thought Michael was too old to do the concerts. his health might have not been the best but if he had more time and less pressure- nothing could have stopped him. his magic was always with him. i will never ever understand why people doubted him

[StarSecret]

Darren is a true fan. He's just saying what he saw. What he saw might not be exactly what someone else sees, but that doesn't make it invalid or untrue. We know from this very board that peoples' perceptions of Michael vary, especially in terms of physical health. That doesn't make them any less fans It makes us all have different opinions.

I think what he said is honest. It's the honest heart ache of a true fan, of a little kid who grew up to realise the dream thay MJ ignited in him. Who felt less alone for seeing his image reflected in MJ. I'm glad he wrote this so openly. It truly lets us see into him. We've all shared the sorrow of these past months and now we can hopefully have some respite and shared joy in seeing what michael wanted to give to us with This Is It.

[DARKLIGHTDAN]

I'm a HUGE Darren Hayes fan, have been for 7 years or so, am going to see him live on New Years Eve, so I always knew he was a fan. Was a very nice, honest blog. Though I didn't know DH was originally booked on one of the 9/11 flights... woah...

months back darren was due to fly to new yourk i think it was and luckily his flight was dalyed, the original flight time was 9.11. how wierd is that!

[DARKLIGHTDAN]

Yes he does, he has ALWAYS cited MJ as a HUGE influence and inpsiration to him. I think Savage Garden even performed WBSS on their first tour (though I've never seen the footage, only heard him say it in an interview).

yea they did, when savage garden was originally a cover band (called 'red edge' at the time) and there is no footage of it just a 30 second clip of darren singing it, and i think it would have been a brilliant cover, as darrens voice seems to fit the song so well...!

[DARKLIGHTDAN]

you can rub it in all you want, i don't mind lol.
I too love his solo stuff, even the tension and the spark which was wrongly panned. I recently managed to get hold of "a big night in with dh" on dvd, i had to get it from australia..at great expense i may add. Worth it though.

brilliant! Espec when ya there :-) lol

[MichaelMySoul]

That was beautiful.. Im seeing this tomorrow and I think I will feel what most people felt - it will be beyond my expectations, like always thats Michael.

[Soso Deaf]

it just amazes me how people get so touchy when u mentioned mike's weight. how about when he's watching the green screen, in the super tight beat it jacket sucking on a lollypop...not scurred then?

if it's not an issue, u don't need to rationalize it by say ing ur mom or ur brother is that skinny or ur cat or dog. u just leave it alone. it matters cuz it sticks out like a sore thumb

[claire64]

brilliant! Espec when ya there :-) lol

you was at "a big night in with..."?......
you jammy bugger

[DARKLIGHTDAN]

you was at "a big night in with..."?......
you jammy bugger

yea, bin 2 a couple, big night in, time machine tour... :-)

[ManInTheMonitor]

yea, bin 2 a couple, big night in, time machine tour... :-)

Are you going to New Years Eve too?

[Albee]

Yeah I can't wait for NYE; will actually be the 5th time I've seen him live - not that I'm trying to rub it in!! - but he's just an incredible talent with such a diverse catalogue of music and he ALWAYS puts his all into his live shows. I just wish his solo work was more well known over and above "Insatiable", lol.

Insatiable is wonderful, but something is missing, it's Daniel's music.

I love Darren, I really do, but to me, the 'magic' left, when Savage Garden split up.

Were you on the official (Sony grrrr) board years back?

[wendijane]

ty darren