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When I moved to London in the late 1990s, Fatboy Slim was EVERYWHERE.

You couldn't turn on the radio or click past MTV or watch the Grammy awards without being bombarded by his bigger-than-life anthems like "Praise You", "The Rockafeller Skank" or "Weapon of Choice."

His tunes created a special vibe in this "pre-internet" world and I can still remember that warm feeling to this day.

At the time Fatboy Slim was truly UBIQUITOUS...something I doubt the world will ever see again.

But it wasn't just that, it was that his music TRULY meant something.

Fatboy Slim was born out of the rave and ecstasy culture of Brighton...a coastal counterculture enclave only one hour from London but worlds away in terms of ethos, vibe and culture.

His music made us come together.

It made us celebrate each other.

It was loving and happy and uniting.

And it still is.

Back then I concluded that I would never have the chance to meet the man known as Norman Cook.

So when I got the invitation to travel to Brighton and spend time with him in his beachside home, to visit the ACTUAL STUDIO where he recorded the entire album "You've Come a Long Way Baby", I packed my drone and grabbed the crew quicker than you could say "Right Here, Right Now".

The following is what happened. I met a 54 year old man who no longer aspires to be #1 in the charts, but who instead tours the world relentlessly as one of the most in-demand DJs on the planet. I met a reflective man now sober, who ultimately has only one mission in life:

To make people happy.

Amen.

I hope this makes you happy.

Chapters:
00.00 Trailer.
01:56 Brian’s introduction.
03:37 The Studio where experimental music was made under the influences mood board.
09:24 Fatboy Slim not quite what Americans were expecting.
13:40 Records were a rarity, they had a ‘B’ side and people had to attend a gig to hear them.
16:35 Grandmaster Flash turned Norman from a Punk Rocker to wanting to be a DJ.
21:31 Why Brighton, not London, has remained central.
26:32 Sampling with no rules, having fun, but not always getting away with it.
28:51 ‘You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’, goes to number one in the charts.
30:36 Using feedback by being a DJ as to what pleased the crowd.
32:19 Record sources of his riffs, drum beats etc
36:27 Norman’s “have fun and break rules” attitude harmonised with Spike Jonze’s video.
40:37 Does great art have first to offend people and why he loves Keith Haring’s work.
42:26 The difference between a star performer and a DJ and why he prefers DJaying.
45:09 When 250,000 people came to his gig on the beach in Brighton..
48:43 The power of music to create collective euphoria, perhaps religious, even tribal experience 59:02 DJaying is powerful, intense and very rewarding.
1:04:21 DJs can go on for ever.
1:06:20 How Norman keeps in such good shape, able to be on stage until 6am.
1:06:59 Norman is involved in other creative projects, but doesn’t want another number one hit.
1:10:05 Why he’s never taken a break from working.
1:13:02 Phone call to the 20 year old Norman Cook
1:15:46 Best advice ever received.
1:16:04 Advice to the 20 year watching who wants to be a DJ.

Show Notes:
Fatboy Slim website
http://www.fatboyslim.net/
Fatboy Slim on Twitter
https://twitter.com/FatboySlim
Fatboy Slim on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/fatboyslim/
Fatboy Slim on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialFatBoySlim
Fatboy Slim on wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatboy_Slim

Topics Discussed:
Big beat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_beat
The Rockafeller Skank
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rockafeller_Skank
Dub Be Good to Me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_Be_Good_to_Me
The 900 number by The 45 King
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_45_King
Cash Money Records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Money_Records
The Housemartins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Housemartins
Freak Power
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_Power
Skint Records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skint_Records
London 0 Hull 4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_0_Hull_4
Better Living Through Chemistry (album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Living_Through_Chemistry_(album)
The Prodigy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prodigy
I’ll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Missing_You
The Eagles documentary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Eagles
Creamfields
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creamfields
Big Hero 6 (film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Hero_6_(film)
Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) London
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Palace

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