The former Savage Garden star feels grateful to have a loving mother as he grew up with an alcoholic father who often beat his mom and called him gay slur.
The Savage Garden member grew up as a confused teenager without knowing how sex worked and so he was horrified after discovering he s gay for fear of dying from AIDS.
Watching the rise of younger gay pop stars, the 50-year-old former Savage Garden singer felt grief for the youth he never had. He speaks about coming out, his mental health struggles and returning to music