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daughter GIA is the spitting
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He’s shared the stage with the – heseems likea hilarioushuman be surprised if the nine-year-
likes ofThe Parlotones and Des- andI’dlove topickhisbrain. old follows in her model mom’s
mond&theTutus–andthismonth What’s the first thing you footsteps one day.
WERNER BEKKER (25) is partof do when you wake up in the
the opening line-up for Norwegian morning?
band A-ha at their CapeTown Curseat our catswhowake us
andJohannesburgshowon upwithout failat 5.30am every THAT SPECIAL GLOW
15February. morningby pushinganything and
Thesinger-songwriterwill per- everythingoff allthe surfaces in
form hisacoustic-driven single thebedroom.
Withdrawal,whichexplores the When did you realise that music
emotions aroundgivingupsome- is what you wanted to do?
thing youknow isn’tgoodforyou. Ithink I knew from ayoung age
“Whetherit’ssmoking,drinking, that itwas mycalling. Itwasn’t
eatingor whateveryoudo totake somuch arealisation– more an
theedgeoff,”he explains.“When ingrained need tocreate.
we losethis copingmechanismwe Which local artist would you
tend totake ourfrustrationouton most like to collaborate with?
theones welove.” JacquesMoolman.We’vebeen
Wecaughtup withWernerto jammingtogetherrecentlyand
findout moreaboutthemuso. havebeenchattingonandoff
What or who has had the biggest aboutcollaborating,sohopefully
influence on your music? wecangetintothestudiothisyear.
My dadhad ahugeimpactonthe
musicI listen to.Hewasasinger-
songwriterhimselfandI dis-
coveredalmost allmyinfluences
throughthe musicheplayedwhen
Iwasgrowingup. Is that yellow potion the snacks I enjoy, and hopefully
What song do you have on secret to TANITPHOENIX’s it will give you inspiration to
repeat? glowing skin? It’s called gold- start making your own plant
InMeinem Bettby [Germanrock en milk and is made with ‘medicine’. Nothing better than
band]AnnenMayKantereit. almond milk and turmeric. The knowing that plants can heal
Your new single is called With- Spud 2: The Madness Contin- and sustain our bodies.”
drawal. What do you crave? Werner is part ues actress shared the recipe Tanit (39), her husband,
Meaningful conversationsover of the opening on Instagram. Gringo actor Sharlto Copley
a cup ofcoffeeora glassof wine. line-up for “Magic of turmeric. I want (46), and their daughter, Sielle
Which famous person would you Norwegian to post about all the delicious (2), are based in Los Angeles
like to share a meal with? band A-ha’s anti-ageing, detoxifying and but are on holiday in Cape
[Americanmusician]JohnMayer concert in Jozi. anti-inflammatory drinks and Town.
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