This guy is an English jack-of-all-trades in the business and as you can guess, Fatboy Slim is not his real name. He's actually Norman Quentin Cook and gained fame in the eighties. Originally he was a bassist for The Housemartins, but following the split of the band he formed Beats International. All of the projects that Norman touched got some pretty good success, including Freak Power, Pizzaman and The Mighty Dub Katz. He only started using the moniker in 1996 when he started releasing his own stuff. As if all that wasn't enough, in 2008 he started the Brighton Port Authority where he teamed up with others in the industry to do music. Possibly the best thing that I've learned about him is how his popularity got him banned from performing in Brighton. In 2002 he was performing a free concert on the beach. The organizers were prepared for 60,000 people but instead a crowd of 250,000 showed up. They ended the event early and was banned from performing in his hometown again. The ban only lasted four years, but it's still a pretty intense story. There is no way for me to include everything notable he's done in his career because there's just too much, plus he's still active so there's undoubtedly more to come. So I'll end it here and let you enjoy the music.
Peace.
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