The Faceless: Originally this was the case, because Norman went on as Fatboy Slim because of conflicting record contracts.Epic Rocking: 'Song For Shelter', 'Santa Cruz', and 'Next to Nothing'.This trope is averted with his DJing, obviously. The recorded evidence suggests that he was fine, but no virtuoso. Dreadful Musician: Before he was a famous DJ he was the bass player in the Housemartins and, on his own account, a terrible bass player.Does Not Like Shoes: Prefers to play DJ sets barefoot, for whatever reason.Also, the rare B-side 'The River Card' has quite a few. Cluster F-Bomb: The two-some that is 'Fucking In Heaven' from his second album You've Come A Long Way Baby and 'Star 69' from his third album Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars.Cover Version: 'The Joker' by the Steve Miller Band.Cover Drop: The video for 'Right Here Right Now' culminates in the fat guy from the You've Come A Long Way Baby cover.Celebrity Song: ' Michael Jackson', which samples a Negativland song of the same name.'Fucking in Heaven' was released in the American version as 'In Heaven', and further radio-edited as 'Illin in Heaven', with the main sample recut.Bowdlerise: The fat man in the 'You've Come A Long Way Baby and Why Try Harder was omitted from the American versions - replaced with Norman's LP collection in the former and a still from 'Weapon of Choice' in the latter.Broken Record: Oh God, does he love them.Album Title Drop: 'Weapon of Choice' has the line 'We're halfway between the gutter and the stars'.This is an interesting case, as the song doesn't sample directly from the Amen Break, but rather samples N.W.A's sampling of the break in 'Straight Outta Compton'. Amen Break: The song 'Michael Jackson'.He originally gained fame in the 1980s as the bass player for indie rock band The Housemartins, a band known for their Christian-Marxist beliefs and the singles 'Happy Hour' and 'Caravan of Love'.Дespite being a DJ since the late 1970s, it took till the late 80s for Cook to finally be noticed as a DJ with his successful project Beats International, which scored the 1990 #1 single 'Dub Be Good To Me', which was a cover of the SOS Band's 'Just Be Good To Me' with the bass line of The Clash's 'Guns of Brixton', which eventually led to him being sued, and later befriending the Clash.Дuring the 1990s he recorded music under many different names including Pizzaman, Mighty Dub Katz, Fried Funk Food, Cheeky Boy and many more, with also having a jazz-funk/acid jazz outfit called Freakpower, which spawned the hit 'Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out' thanks to its use on a Levi's advert. Quentin Leo Cook, better known as Norman Cook, and even better known as Fatboy Slim, was born on July 31st 1963, and is considered one of the most familiar faces in the British electronic music scene.

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