Fatboy Slim

Birthday: 16 July 1963, Bromley, Kent, England, UK

Birth Name: Quentin Leo Cook

Height: 183 cm

Fatboy Slim was born on July 16, 1963 in Bromley, Kent, England as Quentin Leo Cook. He has been married to Zoë Ball since August 20, 1999. They have two children. He was previously married to Philippa Watson.

On top of the horror of separating from your wife, you have to go through it in public.

I think English people were a lot better at breakdancing than they were at making records.

[on re-locating to Brazil] I am more popular there that I am in England. It's an ongoing mutual love...Show more »

[on re-locating to Brazil] I am more popular there that I am in England. It's an ongoing mutual love affair. I was gobsmacked. I went right to the other side if the world where I didn't speak the language, and I played my tunes and they went, 'We like this. We get this. We like you'. Show less «

I try to make people smile and dance, not think about things or educate them.

I'm not a big fan of football records. I thought Three Lions was quite a good anthem and World In Mo...Show more »

I'm not a big fan of football records. I thought Three Lions was quite a good anthem and World In Motion was a good record, apart from the John Barnes rap. Show less «

They couldn't do a drugs story on me because I'd already done one on myself.

Most people don't get a fair crack of the whip.

I'm very superstitious... I never shout at magpies, walk under ladders or put my shoes on the table.

(2011, on quitting drinking) I quit drinking two years ago, and that makes the whole DJ thing so muc...Show more »

(2011, on quitting drinking) I quit drinking two years ago, and that makes the whole DJ thing so much more manageable, and my life. Whereas before, I was always just kind of dragging myself up from some hotel room floor, whereas now I fly around the globe and give good parties, and I'm not focused on scraping up bits of myself off the floor. Show less «

I make music for the hips, not the head.

Fatboy Slim

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