I would like to express my deepest gratitude, love and thanks to my best friend, my soul sister and manager, Leonie Messer. I would not be here at this moment in my life without you. Thank you for a million reasons, but mostly for always being honest with me, standing your ground and maintaining your integrity. Thank you for believing in me sometimes more than I believe in myself. "I like you hanging around. You lift me up when I am upside down. You are my favorite sound...and you're always down for lifting me up." I love you. -- Darren's Thank You (Solo Album)

Question: What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
Daniel: Allowing Leonie Messer to drive me around the streets of Sydney doing record promotion. (From Issue 14 of the Savage Garden Fanzine)

To Leonie Messer...the female me ("I shall call you...FEMALE me!") Hahhaha. Seriously you are like my soul mate (or at least one of them!) I love and respect you so much. -- THANK YOU...FROM DARREN

"Hi, Leonie Messer...PA to the Stars!...". What can I say? Thank you for our newfound friendship. You are a huge asset to have as a friend and as a PA. -- THANK YOU...FROM DANIEL

Hello! Isn't she funny? I spend all my spare time laughing at/with/about Leonie! Hahha.. No seriously...although this will dispel some of the magic...I have to tell you that Leo is MUCH more dramatic than any situation actually demands. She hasn't ONCE been in danger of losing her job. I'm going to get all mushy here and tell you that she is one of Daniel's and my dearest friends..she's been the most enthusiastic and loyal person we ever worked with...and we just insist on dragging her around the world, sucking up her talent and energy and basically having her entertain us all. She's much more capable than she'll admit...I think the drama just makes her appear even MORE interesting!!! -- Darren, Diary, 28th July, 1999

Darren: She's a genius and she's really, really creative. And she's just really supportive of me.
Leonie: *rolls her eyes* Really creative.
Darren: But she's so not together. She can't organize...a flea.
Leonie: *laughing* I can so!
Darren: She's a complete disaster as a personal assistant. She's a failure.
(Darren is kidding of course)

Tracey..I had NO voice for the first 4 songs. I sounded like Leonie singing. -- Darren, D-Zine, Volume 2, December 2002

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