Elation and pain are experiences that make you realize youre alive. Thank God you feel them; otherwise youd be numb.

I think that's what's really beautiful about music, that it is little pieces of your heart and soul.

When I was 10 I used to walk around shopping centres and go, "Oh, they've recognised me!" And I would think, "hold on, who am I? I'm nobody famous yet!" - Darren on 60 Minutes

I think I have a reputation for being really serious. In interviews I use big words, but I'm just an emotional goofball. I play practical jokes all the time.

When I realised I wasn't Michael Jackson and I was this 10 year old boy growing up in the suburbs, I was devastated

If you're straight, if you're gay - hey, if you're a horse - and I appeal to you, great!

If you want me to be straight, gay, into monkeys, dating Kylie, whatever, I'm happy for people to project whatever onto me!