The "Mysterious Girl" hitmaker, who moved to Australia from London at six, said he was targeted by his fellow classmates and would quite often come home with bruises and bloody scratches across his body, reported Female First.
"There was no Greeks or Italians, just these blonde-haired beautiful-looking people (at school Down Under). I was picked on. I got beaten up a lot," he said.
The 42-year-old singer turned to music to help him block out the negativity he was plagued with at school and used to dream of becoming a famous performer one day.