Between inter-SA jetsetting and local jols, we caught up with the man before he departed for his virginal Jack Parow overseas excursion. Together with Cape Town band Die Heuwels Fantasties, they head to the Netherlands in early July, next stop – London! “I’m super next-level excited,” says Parow!
SA PROMO Magazine got the lowdown on the excessively extended hats, his uncanny ability to roll out the zef flow raps and how he feels about being an Afrikaans cultural icon following his recent involvement in the Afrikaans advertising awards known as the Pendorings.
Who makes your hats and how did the long peak come about?
We were sitting and thinking of some kief things that Jack Parow needed and I said I always wear a cap, but a cap is kak boring. So we tuned, let’s just make it like really long… and that’s how it happened! I make them myself, lekker fancy. I only have one, but people keep stealing them! I make a frame and then cover it with different materials. My favourite is the one I have right now, its silver leapard print, kak shmart!
How do you write lyrics for your songs?
Haha, fokkit, I dont know. It actually just comes… my brain sends it to me! It comes from parties and people, lekker fat beats and pretty poppies!
How does it feel being an Afrikaans icon?
Icon is a bit heavy, fokkit, hopefully! I’m very happy about everything, it’s amazing! To finally be able to do it and survive on it is the best thing ever. I’m just fokkin happy that the people like the vibe and that they support me.
How long has Jack Parow been in existence?
He’s been around all my life but came into actual existence about seven years ago or so. I never in my wildest dreams thought he would reach these levels, or maybe in my wildest dreams, but he was in a different industry that involved cameras and naked woman!
How does Jack Parow compare to Jack Sparrow?
I think we both like drinking and woman and parties, so we are kind of the same, except he likes rum and I like brandy.
What is a typical weekend for Jack Parow?
At the moment its crazy – plane, show, drink, plane, braai, show, drink, plane… that’s about it, but its so kak lekker!
What has been the craziest thing a fan has done?
Well, I’ve been flashed and thrown with bras and panties alot, which is always niccccccce. But one girl mailed me and told me that my song ‘Die vraagstuk’ made her turn her life around and that she checked herself into rehab and has now been clean for over a year… that’s quite kief!
