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Fatboy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook on July 31, 1963, also known as Norman Cook) is an English big beat musician.
Quentin Leo Cook grew up in Reigate, Surrey, England, and was educated at Reigate Grammar School. He started a punk fanzine titled Peroxide with his neighbour Andrew Thomas and art student Ian McKay (formerly Laidlaw). Contemporary with his publishing activities, he played drums in Disque Attack (a British new-wave-influenced rock band) for which he later performed lead vocals. At Reigate College he also met Paul Heaton and, at 18, he went to the Brighton Polytechnic to study a BA in English, Politics and Sociology. Although he had begun DJing some years before, it was at this time that he began to develop his skills on the thriving Brighton club scene.
In 1985 Cook’s friend Paul Heaton who lived in Hull had formed a guitar band called The Housemartins. The Housemartins’ bassist had just quit on the eve of their first national tour. Cook had lost interest in the rock scene and could barely play a musical instrument, he agreed to move to Hull to join them. The band soon had a hit single with “Happy Hour”. They also reached number one just before Christmas 1986 with a version of “Caravan of Love” originally a hit the year before for Isley Jasper Isley. However, by 1988 they had split up. Heaton and the band’s drummer Dave Hemingway went on to form The Beautiful South, while Cook moved back to Brighton to pursue his interest in the style of music he preferred. It was at this time that he first started working with young studio engineer Simon Thornton, with whom he continues to make records.
Quentin Leo Cook grew up in Reigate, Surrey, England, and was educated at Reigate Grammar School. He started a punk fanzine titled Peroxide with his neighbour Andrew Thomas and art student Ian McKay (formerly Laidlaw). Contemporary with his publishing activities, he played drums in Disque Attack (a British new-wave-influenced rock band) for which he later performed lead vocals. At Reigate College he also met Paul Heaton and, at 18, he went to the Brighton Polytechnic to study a BA in English, Politics and Sociology. Although he had begun DJing some years before, it was at this time that he began to develop his skills on the thriving Brighton club scene.
In 1985 Cook’s friend Paul Heaton who lived in Hull had formed a guitar band called The Housemartins. The Housemartins’ bassist had just quit on the eve of their first national tour. Cook had lost interest in the rock scene and could barely play a musical instrument, he agreed to move to Hull to join them. The band soon had a hit single with “Happy Hour”. They also reached number one just before Christmas 1986 with a version of “Caravan of Love” originally a hit the year before for Isley Jasper Isley. However, by 1988 they had split up. Heaton and the band’s drummer Dave Hemingway went on to form The Beautiful South, while Cook moved back to Brighton to pursue his interest in the style of music he preferred. It was at this time that he first started working with young studio engineer Simon Thornton, with whom he continues to make records.
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You've Come a Long Way, Baby
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Palookaville
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Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
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Better Living Through Chemistry
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noLemonNNN wrote:
пиздат. и точка.
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Demon4ikk1966 wrote:
ну????
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killroadrunner wrote:
He is really good, and is the influence of some great portuguese bands like Prime Time Nation and Micro Audio Waves
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Tulagabber wrote:
Come to Russia ))
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Andesh wrote:
Sucked so hard on new years eve...didnt play a single fucking hit song. Piece of shit....
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S2333 wrote:
Just got his Greatest Hits CD for Christmas. Such a great producer.
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poeartpl wrote:
Fatboy, please, come to Poland.... I know it's small, poor country, but we've got "a couple" people who'd love to hear and see you live!
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Hatsend wrote:
Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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hamed666 wrote:
is that bruce willis?
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HypnotiveRock wrote:
grea respect to the grandmaster of bigbeat. the sound guided my through troubled times growing up. thanks for that. sadly missed the show at SonneMondSterne festival 2009 in Germany.....
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kenji-tomsk wrote:
click it - http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Front-X and listen new electronic project...add in your library : ))
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which ones are the best remixes of 2009 for you? tell us, join and vote. the I ♥ Remixes group
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dicennian wrote:
This stuff is so heavy :)
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bumbolino wrote:
make me happy :)
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wamojenou wrote:
god dammittt, he is fucking gooohooooood!
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Meileen wrote:
Brilliant.
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realRemox wrote:
dammit, his songs bring the shit outta me
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Lahiri wrote:
Please listen to my stuff! It's all free download http://www.last.fm/music/And+This+Again/When+I+Took+the+Path
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Punkgast wrote:
Fatboy Slim, I hereby declare you absolutely amazing. I'm probably too late though.. I think others before me already declared you amazing. Great music!
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Jontybloom1 wrote:
David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim's bizarre Imelda Marcos concept album - 2010 release date and tracklist revealed http://www.neonfiller.com/page2.htm#davidbyrne
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- Dec 31 Absimilis New Years Eve - Fatboy Slim Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Snowbombing 2010
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Snowbombing 2010
Snowbombing, Mayrhofen, Austria
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News
New Chart and Oxjam Pics
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This years Oxjam Month of events is about to draw to a close, there are still a number of events taking place, to find one near you, have a look at the Oxjam website
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