Whereas Fatboy Slim stays energetic as a DJ, it’s been 20 years since his final studio album. Don’t count on that to alter, because the English musician has admitted he’s misplaced his “ardour for making music.”
The digital artist born Norman Prepare dinner not too long ago spoke in regards to the present standing of his music profession in an interview with The Sun, revealing his 2024 singles, “Bus Cease Please” and “Position Mannequin,” have been made “simply to play on the aspect.”
“The factor is, you possibly can’t make music until you’re completely obsessed with it and it drives you from the second you get up within the morning,” Fatboy Slim stated. “I simply don’t appear to really feel like that anymore.”
He continued, “I really feel like that about DJing and about placing on issues like this, however I’ve type of misplaced my ardour for making music. For 5 years, I attempted to beat myself up about it and go, ‘You ought to be doing this.’ However then I believed, ‘Properly, all people likes my DJing and I get pleasure from that extra, so I’ll try this.’”
Nevertheless, Fatboy Slim did give followers a sliver of hope for a brand new album by saying, “I’m hoping that sooner or later the eagerness will come again.”
Fatboy Slim’s final studio album, Palookaville, was launched in October 2004. Since then, he’s collaborated with David Byrne on the 2010 idea album Right here Lies Love, which was tailored as an off-Broadway musical in 2013. Earlier this 12 months, the Broadway staging of the musical acquired four Tony Award nominations.
Subsequent 12 months, Fatboy Slim is slated to tour Australia and headline festivals together with Kendal Calling and Latitude Competition. Get tickets here.
