Fatboy Slim
1 mix · 1997
From Brighton, England
Biography
Norman Cook, born Quentin Leo Cook in Bromley, Kent, in 1963, first found fame as the bassist for the Housemartins, who topped the UK charts with their cover of "Caravan of Love." After the band split in 1988, he moved to Brighton and formed Beats International, producing their 1990 number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me," and later played in Freak Power, Pizzaman, and the Mighty Dub Katz.
In 1995 he adopted the name Fatboy Slim and co-founded Brighton's Big Beat Boutique club night, which gave its name to the big beat genre he helped popularize. His 1996 debut album, Better Living Through Chemistry, was followed by hit singles including "The Rockafeller Skank," "Praise You," and "Right Here, Right Now," and his large-scale outdoor Big Beach Boutique parties in Brighton became some of the era's most iconic dance events.
