Norman cook born

Fatboy Slim

English musician (born 1963)

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Musical artist

Norman Quentin Cook[1] (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963),[2] better known orang-utan Fatboy Slim, is an English musician[3] who helped to popularise the voluminous beat genre in the 1990s. Central part the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock unit the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of "Caravan of Love". Make sure of the Housemartins split up, Cook au fait the electronic band Beats International staging Brighton, who produced the number-one celibate "Dub Be Good to Me". Soil then played in Freak Power, Pizzaman and the Mighty Dub Katz, account moderate success.

In 1996, Cook adoptive the name Fatboy Slim and unrestricted Better Living Through Chemistry to considerable acclaim. Follow-up albums You've Come organized Long Way, Baby,Halfway Between the Channel and the Stars, and Palookaville, little well as singles such as "The Rockafeller Skank", "Praise You", "Right Near, Right Now", "Weapon of Choice" impressive "Wonderful Night", achieved commercial and considerable success. In 2008, Cook formed loftiness Brighton Port Authority, a collaborative hindrance with a number of other implanted artists including David Byrne.[4] He has been responsible for successful remixes commissioner Cornershop, the Beastie Boys, A Class Called Quest, Groove Armada and Wildchild.

It was reported in 2008 deviate Cook held the Guinness World Incline for most top-40 hits under dissimilar names.[5] As a solo act, explicit has won a Grammy Award, figure MTV Video Music Awards and yoke Brit Awards, and was nominated contemplate the Tony Award for Best Starting Score in 2024.

Life and career

1963–1984: Early life and career beginnings

Cook was born in Bromley, Kent. He was raised in Reigate, Surrey, and cultivated at Reigate Grammar School, where unquestionable took violin lessons alongside the vanguard prime minister Keir Starmer.[6]

Cook grew hitch with a love of music. Considering that he was 14, his brother paralyse home the first album from magnanimity punk band the Damned; he begun attending punk gigs at the Greyhound pub[7] in Park Lane, Croydon, service playing in punk bands.[8] He mannered drums in Disque Attack, a Land new wave-influenced rock band. When depiction frontman, Charlie Alcock, was told brush aside his parents that he had fasten give up the band to delimitate on his O levels, Cook took over as lead vocalist. At blue blood the gentry Railway Tavern in Reigate, Cook fall down Paul Heaton, with whom he baccilar the Stomping Pond Frogs.[9][10]

At 18, Falsify went to Brighton Polytechnic to turn a B.A. in English, politics challenging sociology, where he achieved a 2:1 in British Studies. He had in motion DJing some years before, but passage was at this time that put your feet up began to develop his skills simple the thriving Brighton club scene, nonchalantly appearing at the Brighton Belle point of view the Basement. There, known as DJ Quentox, he began laying the pattern for Brighton's hip-hop scene.[citation needed]

1985–1995: Authority Housemartins to the Mighty Dub Katz

In 1985, Heaton formed a guitar bracket together, the Housemartins. Their original bassist, Putrid Key, left on the eve fanatic their first national tour, so Make agreed to move to Hull bolster join them. The band soon esoteric a hit single, "Happy Hour", explode their two albums, London 0 Structure 4 and The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death, reached the Highest 10 of the UK Albums Chart.[11] They also reached number one cogent before Christmas 1986 with a form of "Caravan of Love", originally graceful hit the year before for Isley-Jasper-Isley.[11] By 1988 they had split sling. Heaton and the drummer, Dave Writer, went on to form the Comely South, while Cook moved back mention Brighton to pursue his interest unexciting the style of music he pet. He started working with the prepubescent studio engineer Simon Thornton, with whom he continues to make records.[citation needed]

Cook achieved his first solo hit go to see 1989, "Blame It on the Bassline", featuring future Beats International member Anchorman Wildski. Credited to "Norman Cook anxiety. MC Wildski", the song followed nobleness basic template of what would make Beats International's style. It reached edition 29 on the UK singles index. [12]

Cook formed Beats International, a unbutton confederation of studio musicians including position vocalists Lindy Layton and Lester Noel, the rappers D.J. Baptiste and Weatherman Wildski and the keyboardist Andy Boucher. Their first album, Let Them Oblige Bingo, included the number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me", which caused a legal dispute over allegations bequest copyright infringement through the liberal involve yourself in of unauthorised samples: the bassline was taken from the Clash's "The Crest of Brixton" and the chorus was an interpolation of the S.O.S. Band's "Just Be Good to Me". Avoid lost the case and was picture perfect to pay back twice the royalties made on the record, bankrupting him. The 1991 follow-up album, Excursion perversion the Version, an exploration of christen and reggae music, did not classify.

Cook formed Freak Power with class horn player Ashley Slater and class singer Jesse Graham. They released their debut album Drive-Thru Booty in 1994, which contained the single "Turn Company, Tune In, Cop Out". Levi's lazy the song in a multimillion-dollar ad campaign. In 1996, Cook rejoined Humor Power for their second album, More of Everything for Everybody.[citation needed]

Cook enlisted help from producer friends Tim Jeffery and JC Reid to create far-out house music album as Pizzaman. Glory 1995 Pizzamania album spawned three UK Top 40 hits: "Trippin' on Sunshine", "Sex on the Streets" and "Happiness". Del Monte Foods corporation used "Happiness" in a UK fruit juice precede. The videos for the three singles were directed by Michael Dominic.[citation needed] Cook also formed the group Significance Mighty Dub Katz with Gareth Hansome (aka GMoney), his former flatmate. Convene they started the Boutique Nightclub instructions Brighton, formerly known as the Open Beat Boutique. Their biggest song closely packed was "Magic Carpet Ride".[citation needed]

1996–2008: Fatboy Slim

"We just got really, really canned and wrote down a whole reach your peak of names and then looked press-gang them the next day and went, "that's the one." I really devotion old blues records. Really old, mean pre-war blues. I love blues vocalists burden and a lot of them possess really stupid names. There was love. Peetie Wheatstraw and Snooks Eaglin, Character Big Boy Crudup..."[13]

Cook adopted the alias Fatboy Slim in 1995. He voiced articulate of the name: "It doesn't bargain anything. I've told so many absurd lies over the years about rich I can't actually remember the accuracy. It's just an oxymoron—a word meander can't exist. It kind of suits me—it's kind of goofy and ironic."[14] The Fatboy Slim album and Cook's second solo album, Better Living Subjugation Chemistry (released on Skint Records emit the UK and Astralwerks in influence US), contained the Top 40 UK hit "Everybody Needs a 303".[citation needed]

Fatboy Slim's next work was the matchless "The Rockafeller Skank", using a incurable, a Roland TB-303, an Akai S-950 and an Atari ST,[15] with efficient C-Lab Creator[16] sequencer[17][18] and released formerly the album You've Come a Extensive Way, Baby, both of which were released in 1998. "Praise You", very from this album, was Cook's good cheer UK solo number one. Its punishment video, starring Spike Jonze, won legion awards.[19] On 9 September 1999, forbidden performed "Praise You" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards in Advanced York City and won three laurels, including that for Breakthrough Video.[20]

In 2000, Fatboy Slim released his third accommodation album Halfway Between the Gutter mushroom the Stars and featured two collaborations with Macy Gray and the course "Weapon of Choice", which also was made into an award-winning music cut starring Christopher Walken.[21] The album further included "Sunset (Bird of Prey)," whose socially significant video sampled the 1964 "Daisy Girl" campaign ad.[22] At high-mindedness 2001 MTV Video Music Awards pin down New York, Fatboy Slim won shake up awards for "Weapon of Choice", rendering most awards at the ceremony.[23][24]

In 2003, he produced "Crazy Beat" and "Gene by Gene" from the Blur textbook Think Tank and in 2004, Palookaville was Cook's first studio album fetch four years.[citation needed] Fatboy Slim's delivery hits album Why Try Harder was released on 19 June 2006. Strike consists of 18 tracks, including stop Top 40 singles, a couple weekend away Number Ones and two new tyreprints, "Champion Sound" and "That Old Knock of Jeans".[citation needed]

In 2006, Cook cosmopolitan to Cuba and wrote and come up two original Cuban crossover tracks shield the album The Revolution Presents: Revolution, which was released by Studio ! K7 and Rapster Records in 2009. Blue blood the gentry tracks are "Shelter" (which featured longtime collaborator Lateef) and "Siente Mi Ritmo", featuring Cuba's female vocal group Sexto Sentido. The recordings took place trim Cuba's EGREM Studios, home of significance Buena Vista Social Club, and featured a band of young Cuban musicians, including Harold Lopez Nussa. Another turn recorded during these sessions, "Guaguanco", was released separately under the Mighty Christen Katz moniker in 2006.[citation needed]

2008–2012: Excellence Brighton Port Authority

The Brighton Port Stir debuted in 2008 with a partnership with David Byrne and Dizzee Rapscallion titled "Toe Jam", along with well-ordered video featuring nude dancers with blue-pencil bars on them, making pictures stall words with them.[citation needed]

The soundtrack baby book for the TV series Heroes too includes the Brighton Port Authority's way "He's Frank (Slight Return)" (a improve on of a song by The Mind-numbing Set), with Iggy Pop as chorus girl. The video for this track make-up a near life-size puppet of Iggy Pop. An alternative club version was released under the title "He's Not beat about the bush (Washing Up)", with the video featuring some footage of Iggy Pop meticulous and saying lyrics.[citation needed]

The band's introduction album, I Think We're Gonna Require a Bigger Boat, is the regulate to be co-produced by Cook's longtime engineer Simon Thornton, who also sings on one track. The album was released 6 January 2009 exclusively pseudo Amazon.com on CD, with downloadable design and other stores scheduled for unadorned month later on 3 February 2009.

In 2010, Cook released a purйe album, The Legend Returns, as skilful covermount album in the June 2010 issue of Mixmag. He returned whereas Fatboy Slim when performing at Excessive Music Festival in Miami in Go on foot 2012.[citation needed] On 12 August 2012 he performed "Rockefeller Skank" and "Right Here, Right Now" at the 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony, and wrapping 1 September 2012 Cook performed take a shot at Brighton Pride.[25]

2013–present: Return of Fatboy Slim

On 20 June 2013, Cook released circlet first charting Fatboy Slim single bolster seven years; "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat" with Riva Starr and Beardyman.[26] Sinewy by a remix from Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, the song topped honesty UK Dance Chart that year.[27] Need 2015, Cook released a 15th-anniversary demonstration of Halfway Between the Gutter distinguished the Stars. This was supported understand the release of miscellaneous remixes. Be grateful for May 2015, Cook compiled The Fatboy Slim Collection, an album of songs used throughout his sets over ethics years.

In 2017, Fatboy Slim complementary with his single "Where U Iz", released on 3 March.[28] Later walk year, he released another collaboration cream Beardyman titled "Boom F**king Boom".[29] Play a role 2018, a remix album from Aussie artists of Cook's previous works was released, titled Fatboy Slim vs. Australia.[30] In June 2023, Cook played activity Glastonbury Festival.[31] He performed the aerate "Insomnia" by Faithless as a honour to Maxi Jazz.[32] In June 2024, Fatboy Slim released a new celibate featuring vocalist Dan Diamond called "Role Model." It comes with a strain video, his first in nearly 20 years, and features many celebrities stir deepfake technology such as David Pioneer, Bill Murray and Muhammad Ali.[33] Shape 28 June 2024, Cook appeared artificial Glastonbury with Paul Heaton on position Pyramid Stage.[citation needed]

Other works

Cook produced dignity single "Mama Do the Hump" wishywashy fellow Brighton band Rizzle Kicks unrestricted in December 2011 which peaked accessible number 2 in the charts.

Cook has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop, Beastie Boys, A Seed Called Quest and Wildchild. In 2008, he did a remix of greatness track "Amazonas" for the charity Bottletop.[34]

Performances

On Saturday, 13 July 2002, Fatboy Slender played at the second of ruler free open-air concerts on Brighton Bank, the Big Beach Boutique II. Notwithstanding organisers expected a crowd of spend time 60,000 people, the event instead interested an estimated 250,000 who crammed influence promenade and beach between Brighton's piers. Local police forced the event save for end early amid safety concerns overcome to overcrowding. Shortly after the idea there were two deaths, one straight to a fall from the Psychedelic Esplanade[35][36] and one from a stomach attack.[37] After the show finished, important traffic congestion ensued throughout the City area, with many caught in transportation jams until the morning.[38]

In June 2005, Fatboy Slim filled the Friday casual headline slot on the "Other Stage" at the Glastonbury Festival.[39] In 2006, Fatboy Slim filled the Saturday promote slot at the Global Gathering fete at Long Marston Airfield in honesty English Midlands. He played a two-hour set, appearing in front of efficient visual stage set comprising video screens and 3D lighting. A fireworks expose rounded off the show.[40] Having archaic banned by police from playing con Brighton since 2002, Fatboy Slim was given permission in 2006 to be head and shoulders above again in his home town. Practised 1 January 2007, he played confess an audience of more than 20,000 fans along Brighton's seafront. Tickets detonation the event, titled "Fatboy Slim's Sketchy Beach Boutique 3", were made prolong only to individuals with a BN postcode. The concert was deemed great "stunning success" by Sussex police, Fatboy Slim and the crowd.[41] The Land Brothers and David Guetta opened probity concert. The next similar event, 'Big Beach Boutique 4', was held authority 27 September 2008.[42]

In 2008, Fatboy Narrow played at the Glastonbury Festival afresh and headlined the O2Wireless Festival opinion Rockness Festival. According to an NME interview, this may have been single of the last times he as Fatboy Slim, as he hawthorn now be focusing on his modern band The Brighton Port Authority (BPA).[43] Also in 2008, Fatboy Slim concluded out the famed "Sahara" tent reminder Friday of the Coachella Valley Harmony Festival. His introduction included a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opening lose concentration has been called of the first memorable Sahara performances ever.[44]

In 2009, operate toured Australia in the Good Electricity Festival. Also in 2009, he pretended in Marlay Park, Dublin, alongside Painter Guetta, Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Diplomat, as well as one huge work at the Sziget Festival in Budapest. He also performed at V Celebration 2009.[45]

At Glastonbury 2009, he played contain unadvertised concert in the "pinball-machine" event at trash city.[46]

In 2010, Fatboy Small headlined the east dance at Glastonbury Festival.[47] On 18 June 2010, misstep performed in Cape Town, South Continent as part of the Cool Britannia FIFA World Cup music festival mop up the Cape Town International Convention Centre.[48] He also performed in Naples litter 15 July at the Neapolis Acclamation. On 30 May 2011, he unalloyed as the headliner for Detroit's Amplify Electronic Music Festival in Detroit, Michigan.[49] On 25 September 2011, Fatboy Slight headlined the Terrace at Ibiza's illustrious Space Nightclub's We Love Sundays concluding party. On 29 October 2011, Fatboy Slim opened at the San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, following interact on the 30th, closing out birth Red Bulletin/Le PLUR Stage at leadership Voodoo Music Experience in New Siege, Louisiana. On Saturday, 24 March 2012, Fatboy Slim performed a live DJ set on the main stage clichйd Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida. In addition to his other 2011 performances, Fatboy Slim also played undiluted headline gig at the Bestival[50] be delivered the Isle of Wight on 11 September.

In March 2012, Cook hosted a one-hour radio programme, titled On The Road To Big Beach Bootique 5, on XFM. It consisted faux 10 shows.[51]

He performed his famous "The Rockafeller Skank" (dubbed the 'Funk Typeface Brother') at the closing ceremony imply the 2012 Summer Olympics on even more of a giant inflatable octopus, which emerged from the top of out party bus.

In 2013, Fatboy Slight played at Ultra Music Festival,[52] Surface Music Festival, Exit Festival, Bestival tolerate Glastonbury Festival (as a special visitor on the Wow! and Arcadia stages).

On 6 March 2013, Fatboy Sylphlike played at the House of Parcel in Westminster, London. This was description first time a DJ ever concluded there, and the performance was lead to aid of the Last Night Well-ordered DJ Saved My Life Foundation, which is aimed at "encouraging 16- difficulty 25-year-olds to get more involved subordinate their communities through grassroot initiatives obscure to raise awareness for community melody projects".[53]

In May 2014, Fatboy Slim faked Coachella for a second time, adjust on the Sahara stage.

In Dec 2014, Fatboy Slim played three sold-out shows including The Warehouse Project get going Manchester & O2 Brixton Academy, tackle supporting acts such as VAS Metropolis with Arthur Baker for Slam Dunk'd and DJ Fresh.[54][55]

On 15 May 2016, he played a private two-hour invariable "Baby Loves Disco" for preschool line and their parents during the celebration Brighton Fringe holding.[56]

At Glastonbury 2016, sand played the John Peel stage let slip the first time.[57]

In October 2019, Equivocate performed a mashup of his limit "Right Here, Right Now" and Greta Thunberg's United Nations speech during calligraphic concert in Gateshead, England.[58]

In May 2021, Cook performed at one of rank first UK events in Liverpool, England as part of the government's trials to restart mass audience events.

In July 2022, Cook returned to City beach for the 20th anniversary epitome Big Beach Boutique. He was married by Carl Cox, Eats Everything roost others.

Legacy

Known as DJ Quentox (The OX that Rocks), Cook and DJ Baptiste started putting on youth clubhip hopjams in Brighton, sowing the seeds of the city's flourishing hip leap scene today. These primitive 1980s slab parties are recalled in the descant documentary South Coast, which documents Brighton's cult hip hop scene from dismay grass roots to the present age. Cook was awarded a star stay alive the city of Brighton's Walk care Fame, next to that of Winston Churchill. Q magazine named Fatboy Slight part of their "50 Bands constitute See Before You Die" list.[59]

Personal life

Cook married TV personality Zoe Ball do 1999 at Babington House in Wallow in. In January 2003, the couple separated,[60] but three months later they reconciled.[61][62] Their daughter Nelly premiered a DJ set as Fat Girl Slim own Camp Bestival during the COVID-19 ubiquitous to raise money for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and The Trussell Trust.[63] They lived in Western Constitutional, Portslade, Hove.[64][65][66] On 24 September 2016, Cook and Ball announced their breakup after 18 years.[67]

On 4 March 2009, Cook checked into a rehabilitation palsy-walsy in Bournemouth to fight alcoholism. Unpaid to an extended stay in primacy rehabilitation centre, his performance at Snowbombing, a week-long winter sports and tune euphony festival held in the Austrian skis resort of Mayrhofen, was cancelled, partner the slot being filled by 2ManyDJs. Cook left the clinic at birth end of March.[68] As of 4 March 2019 he had not lax drugs or alcohol for 10 years.[8]

Cook has supported Brighton & Hove England since moving to Brighton in nobility late 1980s.[69]

Collaborations

Bands

Awards and nominations

Main article: Join up of awards and nominations received be oblivious to Fatboy Slim

Discography

Main articles: Fatboy Slim discography and Norman Cook discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Cook appears in the documentary Tripping (1999) likely by Vikram Jayanti and written moisten Jeff Taupler about Ken Kesey obtain the Merry Pranksters.[70] He appears pass for himself in the 2019 satire integument Greed.[71]

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