Fatboy Slim considered leaving music to pursue a career as a firefighter from Dancing Astronaut

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Pocket
WhatsApp

Though Fatboy Slim has earned his status as one of the electronic genre’s time-honored talents, the You’ve Come A Long Way Baby album maker, whose name has been affiliated with several enduring dance staples such as “Right Here, Right Now,” once considered a full-time career as a firefighter.

During a speech at a Fire Fighters Charity event, the producer—real name Norman Cook—explained,

“I’ve been in the music business pretty much all my life but there have been ups and downs, and there was one particular down where everyone around was like, ‘you’re going to have to actually get a proper job now because you’re skint.’ I thought about what job I would like to do and for some reason fireman just… I don’t know. I just had this vision that I wanted to be a fireman.”

Cook went so far as to find out whether he could qualify to become a firefighter, only to learn that he was too old. Shortly after, he went on to have another hit song as Fatboy Slim and no longer needed to consider a career change. On July 2, the East Sussex Fire Department took to Twitter to recruit Cook

We’re looking for new firefighters – @FatboySlim we would love you on board!

Check out our website for recruitment info and why you shouldn’t rule yourself out! https://t.co/qnRehzgLhehttps://t.co/3cdlksolqM

— East Sussex FRS (@EastSussexFRS) July 2, 2021

Featured image: Cercle

The post Fatboy Slim considered leaving music to pursue a career as a firefighter appeared first on Dancing Astronaut.

Read More
News, East Sussex Fire Department, Fat Boy Slim, Firefighter
Despite his immense success as a DJ/producer, Fatboy Slim revealed that he once considered giving up music to become a firefighter.
The post Fatboy Slim considered leaving music to pursue a career as a firefighter appeared first on Dancing Astronaut.

Recent News

Editor's Pick

Never miss any important news. Subscribe to our newsletter.