News | Entertainment
14 Jan 2026 2:44
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Fatboy Slim "doggedly" sticks to Hawaiian shirts

    The Praise You hitmaker is known for wearing the colourful garments on stage and he admitted he's been a fan of them since he was a young child and never worries about whether or not they're on trend.


    He told BANG Showbiz and other media: "It's a bit anti-fashion. It's a bit like my relationship with the Smiley Face. I just kind of doggedly, stupidly stick to it and every now and then it comes into fashion and then it goes out of fashion and I just stick with it. It's like give it five years and it'll come into fashion.

    "The Hawaiian shirt, during my career, has come into fashion about three times. The Smiley about five times.

    "I think the best Hawaiian shirts are the most ironic ones. If I'm DJ-ing and it's really cold I wear a long sleeve shirt under it. I like the goofiness of it."

    The 62-year-old DJ was first drawn to Hawaiian shirts thanks to beloved 1970s TV show M*A*S*H.

    He explained: "It came from the TV series M*A*S*H. When I was a kid that was one of my very shows and I thought Hawkeye Pierce and McIntyre were the coolest people in the world.

    "They were in the middle of the Korean War and there was this death and destruction and they were like let's see the bright side of this so over their military fatigues they wear Hawaiian shirts. That sold it to me.

    "That's the interesting thing, going through the pictures and finding I was wearing Hawaiian shirts at eight, I was wearing Hawaiian shirts in The Stomping Pond Frogs. It's a reoccurring thing."

    © 2026 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     13 Jan: Jameela Jamil thinks Emily Bader will become "what Jennifer Aniston was to [her] generation"
     13 Jan: Kendall Jenner has felt frustrated by the rumours surrounding her sexuality
     13 Jan: Travis Kelce has spent "years" considering his next career move
     13 Jan: Ariana Grande finds movie-making to be a "beautiful thing"
     13 Jan: Richard Dreyfuss says the USA "can't afford to have a Donald Trump type person in the presidency" because his time in the White house is having a damaging effect on American society
     13 Jan: Chris Pratt's father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger gifted him a giant portrait painting of himself dressed as Santa Claus with his three grandchildren
     13 Jan: Cary Elwes was pleased to immerse himself in acting work after losing his home in the California wildfires
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The Pittsburgh Steelers are counting on their 42-year-old off-season acquisition to pay dividends in their home NFL playoff wildcard matchup against Houston More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Concern persistent tough economic conditions are impacting young people's employment opportunities More...



     Today's News

    Cricket:
    A low-scoring NFL wildcard playoff match sees Houston lead Pittsburgh 7-6 early in the third quarter 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Jameela Jamil thinks Emily Bader will become "what Jennifer Aniston was to [her] generation" 21:53

    Entertainment:
    Kendall Jenner has felt frustrated by the rumours surrounding her sexuality 21:23

    Politics:
    A Disability Support Services public servant has quit - after female staff complained about unacceptable behaviour, after a work Christmas party 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Travis Kelce has spent "years" considering his next career move 20:53

    Entertainment:
    Ariana Grande finds movie-making to be a "beautiful thing" 20:23

    Entertainment:
    Richard Dreyfuss says the USA "can't afford to have a Donald Trump type person in the presidency" because his time in the White house is having a damaging effect on American society 19:53

    Entertainment:
    Chris Pratt's father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger gifted him a giant portrait painting of himself dressed as Santa Claus with his three grandchildren 19:23

    Rugby:
    The Pittsburgh Steelers are counting on their 42-year-old off-season acquisition to pay dividends in their home NFL playoff wildcard matchup against Houston 18:57

    Entertainment:
    Cary Elwes was pleased to immerse himself in acting work after losing his home in the California wildfires 18:53


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd