Farryl Purkiss

Farryl Purkiss is a South African-born singer-songwriter.Farryl first picked up the guitar when he was fifteen years old and began writing songs shortly after his sixteenth birthday.He self-released an EP in 2005 (Chapter One) that created waves in his home town of Durban, and later that year he began talks with 2Feet Music. He was signed to 2Feet Music soon after and started performing heavily outside of South Africa, leading up to the release of his full-length debut album, released in South Africa in 2007, to high acclaim, chart success and award nominations. He has toured with international artists Jack Johnson, Donavon Frankenreiter and has also shared the stage with South African acts such as Nibs Van Der Spuy, Guy Buttery, Jean Morrison and Perez.He has since spent most of his time touring the world. Quotes He gave me an old Pioneer hi-fi that had been passed down through generations. At the time everyone at school was going through a phase where they wanted to do Nirvana covers so I sold my dad's pride and joy for R300 to a guy that completely screwed me over. I bought a rip off Yamaha guitar called a 'Yamada' and scratched out the 'd' to Tipex over it with a 'h', which made it look worse. When I was trying to play something one day I lost my temper and smashed it against the wall. In the process, I had formed a bond with the guitar. I've been surfing ever since I was a kid and when you get to a certain age your dad just throws you in the ocean. Modelling was a great opportunity to get out of Durban to go and live in Cape Town for a year and the money was good. When I'd established myself in Cape Town music entered my life and I feel that I have been blessed. He's inspired by everything from what happened at the supermarket to his relationships with family and friends. Sometimes his lyrics are even fictional as he loves a good story but having played at lots of festivals alongside some of his idols world travel has become a prominent influence. External links Category:Singer-songwriters from South Africa Category:Guitarists from South Africa Category:Folk singers Category:1980 births Category:Living people