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Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 in Bromley, England), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. Cook has achieved considerable success in the UK charts, performing as Fatboy Slim and with The Housemartins, Beats International, and Freak Power. As Fatboy Slim, he has won ten MTV Video Music Awards and two Brit Awards, and his best known tracks include "Weapon of Choice", "Praise You", "The Rockafeller Skank" and "Right Here Right Now". He currently performs as the Brighton Port Authority.
Quentin Leo Cook was raised in Reigate, Surrey, England, and was educated at Reigate Grammar School. He played drums in Disque Attack (a British new wave-influenced rock band). When frontman Charlie Alcock was told by his parents that he had to give up the band to concentrate on his O levels, Cook took over as lead vocalist. At Reigate College he also met Paul Heaton with whom he formed the Stomping Pondfrogs. 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.
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I ??? much, you know
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Some people been driving to fast,
Some people still having a gas,
But if there's one thing you gotta conceed,
You gotta know who's driving you car,
You get to fifth gear with your foot on the floor,
Or else you're starring in "A Cruise Too Far".
Turn on, tune in, cop out.
Let it flow now mama,
Let it flow become a woman.
Some people been wasting their time,
Some people expanding their minds,
But if you've known love like the jokers before,
then you're likely to be home on the range.
No more the Cowboy gosta flaunt his wares,
He's been grazing on a different plain.
It's easy to see why there's a thousands of people
Are regularily turning it out,
It's easy to find when you mess with your mind