Sarah Kanowski

Back then, Michael was everything Darren wanted to be.

A genius.

Beautiful.

Adored.

And that night, Darren made a pact with the universe.

He decided to become famous.

And unlike most packs that teenagers make with the universe, this one came true.

Darren became the lead singer and songwriter of Savage Garden.

The band from the outskirts of Brisbane, who ended up selling over 35 million albums, had a slew of number one singles in Australia, the USA and Canada, and won numerous Arias and APRA songwriting awards.

But all this success, all this fame didn't make Darren feel the way he had imagined it would back when he was a teenager screaming along with the rest of the fans at the Michael Jackson concert.

What had gone on in Darren's childhood left him with scars that only he could heal.

His new memoir is called Unlovable.

Hi, Darren.

Well, let's swim around and see what we find.

I want to start with that Michael Jackson concert that had such a big impact on you.

How clearly do you remember that night?

Were you that close to the stage?

I feel there has to have been divine intervention in this, Darren.

You needed to be front row at that concert.

Did it feel like there was an inevitability to it, even at 15?