After his upcoming album (you know, the one with
Iggy Pop on it) comes out, Fatboy Slim will no longer be Fatboy Slim. It's almost surprising that it's taken Norman Cook so long to realize that his moniker means "words on a loop back in the late '90s words on a loop back in the late '90s words on a loop words on a loop loop loop loop lplplplpllplpplp!" and that much of the world will always be embarrassed at how novel and fascinating they found such a gimmick. (I know I am.) The name may have had some residual weight with the ad execs who made sure we heard at least two of his jams during every commercial break in 1999, but it's time to move on. And to what, you ask?
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