Jeremy is a self-taught artist and his music is filled with sunshine-soaked melodies, a love for surfing and constant Bob Dylan-esque experimentation.
When he’s not writing or singing, Jeremy finds inspiration in environmentally leaning work, such as his co-founded eco-initiative, Greenpop
Speaking about the EP and "This Town", Jeremy says “We had this huge plan for 2020 to drop an album and tour, but yeah, plans don’t exactly survive pandemics. So instead, I asked myself if I could pick anybody in the world to write with, who would that be? And if I could write any kinds of songs, even ones that wouldn’t traditionally make it onto an album, what would those be? This wonderful collection of songs on Souvenirs and being bold enough to reach out to LSBM is a result of asking those questions in an otherwise strange time.”
I caught up with Jeremy last week.
Rolling pandemics.
Easy access to people with influence.
Hmm. Who knows? When I bored?
I don’t do ‘I don’t dos. Try everything once.
My take on life and all that comes with it.
There’s a guy named Billy Raffoul who’s recently caught my ear.
River getaway about four hours outside Cape Town.
Performing live.
"Down South". There would be riots without it.
Too many to count.
My dad, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and Andrew Bird.
I’m making it up as I go, to be honest.
Probably my parents. My siblings and I are decent people doing okay in life and our family is very close. I think raising a close-knit family is admirable.
Tough question. I don’t treasure possessions, but it’s practical to own a house, right?
I dropped a limited-edition gin line with Inverroche. A bit self-congratulatory, I know, but that gin is amazing! Also have lots of time for a good bottle of red.
Red Rocks in Colorado and the Cape Town Stadium. The stadium’s acoustics aren’t always great, but it marks something, right?
Being myself. Be you and you’ll always stand out.
Loopholes and Jezza.
Photographer, maybe, or a property developer. That’s what I studied at college. Thank heavens I didn’t pursue it.
Hmm. I mean. Hmm. Chris Hemsworth, but with Taika Waititi directing it Ragnarök style? I don’t know.
Hmm. Changes often. I have this colourful button up shirt I’m crazy about right now, but it’s always changing.
Just getting back to playing shows frequently. Not a big ask, is it? Pandemic seems to think differently though.
Proving to myself I could make a real career out of music.
I try not to complain. What you speak manifests. So, if you’re always complaining, that stuff’s going to follow you everywhere.
I fear not trying.
A content family.
Bliss the f out!
Control only what you can. That which you cannot control, let it see itself through.
Nope. Surfing works me up sometimes, but I don’t watch as frequently as I used to. I’m definitely not the guy losing it over rugga or football.
On tour!
I co-founded a tree planting organization called Greenpop. We’ve planted more than 150,000 trees and are still going strong.
During lockdown, I also started an NGO called The Big Food Drive to feed communities most in need. To date, we’ve provided over 100,000 meals and on a great trajectory.
I wish for others that which I wish for myself - that we all get to live out our full potential.