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.
Watch the full episode for free: https://londonreal.tv/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/
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.
Watch the full episode for free: https://londonreal.tv/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/
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