Fat Tony is Dance Music's Wildest DJ | Mixmag Originals
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- Опубликовано: 26 фев 2020
- Fat Tony has been operating since the 80s, having been active during the Wag club era of Soho and then becoming a central player on the acid house scene when Shoom started to pop off.
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Fat Tony threw parties, DJ'd on the same line-ups as Danny Rampling, Andrew Weatherall and Sasha and fell in with club kids and would-be celebs like Kate Moss. He was the prince of London and made an impact on New York, playing at the Palladium and hanging out in the booth of Paradise Garage with Diana Ross. He worked the underground club circuit and was the toast of the fashion crowd, becoming the tour DJ for the likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince.
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Credits
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Director: Louis Anderson-Rich
Producer: Seb Wheeler
Camera: Sherelle Thomas, Lawrence Abbott, Esme Surfleet, Fraser Boyes
Titles: Lawrence Abbott
Fat Tony Photography: Dave Swindells
The Wag Photography: Graham Smith
Music in order of appearance
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Pigbag 'Hit The 'O' Deck' [Y Records] (1983)
Manuel Darquart 'Birds Of Paradiso' [Childsplay] (2018) 
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"Freddy Mercury gave me my first line of Cocaine."
Thats a quote and an half
You never know it may even be true
Nathan Davis It’s true.
@@nathandavis3655 Somehow....I think he is telling the truth
JJ Thomas I think it’s a white lie... they way the story progressed doesn’t make sense
I smell bull shit
Can't wait for the Skream version of this documentary in 2030
At least Skream has some musical talent to back up the partying .
Joe Jay HAD
fritz blob he goes through peaks and troughs like any artist/drug addict
Joe Jay in fairness in the club I’d rather unreal song selection over production talent. Not saying Skream isn’t a massive selector because of course he is, but Fat Tony is class in a club scene 🤷♂️
Midnight request line 😍
Was supposed to meet tony in a recording studio in the late 90s but he didnt turn up but no hard feelings at all , so glad he got clean , my dad always talks of him as a legend
This is one awesome documentary! I’ve watched it again. Tony is so brutally honest and it sure made me shed a few tears, emotion plus! Love how he has turned his life around. Kia Kaha Tony ♥️
His mother is a very delightful woman
From taking his first lines from Freddie Mercury to getting Boy George sober, what a life. I could feel the regret he had from not finishing his album though, damn. Fantastic work here.
Aye!! The album. .Come on Tony, get yer albums out.
Check man's permanent gurn 😂
Tryin to chew mans eyebrow off !!😂
Good Documentary, more quality output like this please mix mag. Glad it was about what was going on in the background and not just the glory.
I met Tony dea years ago. Is best person i ever met and one of the best dj.respect Fat Tony.
happen to have met Tony a few times such a nice guy and to turn his life around is amazing
im 50 and remember the clubs he played but his DJ sets now are Brilliant!
Lots of love to his mom ❤️❤️❤️.
Tony don’t ever change. You’re so authentic and real and as George said - it’s great to see you back at the top, where you should be!! Respect. ❤️👊🏼
Agreed!
Great piece! I always wonder how many of us there are still alive & kicking in 2020. I think you answered it for me. Those were some crazy ass days. How I made out alive is a mystery to me. I watched so many leave this earth in heap. We just propped them up in a corner and kept dancing.
"NO K NO PLAY" ROFL
Blimey, what a story. Enjoyed watching that. Great doc.
good that he's got his smile back.
His drug and sex addiction was a cry for help. It's good that he got his life in order.
His mum is a real one ❤️
This is brilliant. Many more like this please.
Remember a night FT played alongside Dirty Mike & The Boyz at the F-Shack in SE2. We took a fair few Purple Bell-Tops that night. Pure class. Best regards, Cleg Smegson
More features like this 👍
I loved the wag !! Gutted when that closed
What a lovely proud mother good to see and well done for staying clean
Lol. He's high as the embassy flag in this doc.
Ash nah u just carry the tick on years after quitting
great stuff MIXMAG, Thank you for filming and sharing
those vintage clip are pure gold
You come back better and Alive Sir🤫❤❤❤❤❤❤❤✌🏼🤺🤺🤺🤺
Great video and much appreciated!
Excellent short documentary, very interesting, what a life he has lived!!
I love it, well done 👌🏼
I sleep 8 hours and feel like shit, how can people do drugs for a month straight and party and not die
FadedDesigns the sad thing is it will creep up on him faster than others.
look into slep apnea
Practice..
Addiction is worse than cancer. Most people don’t come back once they’ve gone that far. Tony is lucky to be alive, nice to see him enjoying the simple things in life now.
Recreational drugs are not like fucking heroin.
@@paddymuppy calm down
Worse than cancer..?
"Nice to see him enjoying the simple things in life now." Like a fat rail of lemo?
The only Fat Tony I'd heard of was in The Simpsons
I use to go a school with Fat Tony,Tony Marnock, Battersea county SW11,tower house,we were in the same year,1977-1982,he was very flamboyant at school,last time I saw him was in the podium,Nine Elms,SW8 around 93-94, Djing and he had Ultra Nate with him that night,we had a good chat both smashed out of our heads, great times., typical Battersea lad,says what he thinks,well done mate.Mr Deakin was the headmaster,boy did our school have creativity in, Timothy Spall actor,Cutmaster swift DMC world DJ champion 1989, I've gone on to be a writer,a bit of old skool house and garage DJ and a mental health educator and facilitator,and left school with sod all qualifications,we grew in a rough area, now it's all gentifacation, Battersea lost it soul and character.
Ive been in that o'Neils many of times. Madness
a living legend.
Did not know about this DJ very interesting and intense.
Big respect to you tony pal some fkn dj man keep rocking m8👊👊👊
Oh yeah we have never heard of him, thanks Mixmag.....
Danny Clockwork will give him a run for his money.
Respect for staying clean sir.
Partying with the ICF 🤣⚒
Glad you made it through.
Inspiring and people need that.
Yaaaassssss Fat Tony we love you
Fat Tony has been operating since the 80s, having been active during the Wag club era of Soho and then becoming a central player on the acid house scene when Shoom started to pop off. He threw parties, DJ'd on the same line-ups as Danny Rampling, Andrew Weatherall and Sasha and fell in with club kids and would-be celebs like Kate Moss. He was the prince of London and made an impact on New York, playing at the Palladium and hanging out in the booth of Paradise Garage with Diana Ross. He worked the underground club circuit and was the toast of the fashion crowd, becoming the tour DJ for the likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince.
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Read my comment above, you'll learn more about Tony.
Whats the ID @ 5:10?
Blimey !!!! I knew Boy Georges bro Keith and this lovely loony Tony .. Mostly at Limelights, buzbys milk bar and shoom .. I still dj, but was not used much because i wasnt really into drugs and definately not drink. I would love to b2b with him still. So thankful he is looking alive and better.
Legendary Fat Tony’.
it is big man and fantastic dj
Had some banging nights in the wag club in the early 90's .. I was a serving soldier at the time & went there with other squaddie mates .some messy nights for sure .. the place was the best hangout in London for dj's & meeting famous faces .. would head to sunny side up after a Saturday night there to see in sunday day .. messy times but best times . Went to the cross in kings cross aswell basically flipped from wag to cross ..
P C oh sunny side up those were the days. 🙌
@@craigmills3583 Best club ever.
No Requests, good on ya...
For everyone asking about the track ID at 5.00 - soundcloud.com/manuel-darquart/sets/scj009-manuel-darquart-down-2?si=5c79e812d3c94842927a9b6e9ae3b80d
Enjoyed this. So glad you got Sober though!
excellent
nice work this video
Lovely man whatever he's trying to say...
Loved WAG and Limelight’s - happy days - I’m sober now too x
Yer they was good days.. sober too
Top content Mixmag 🙌🏼🎶🎚📻🎛
He is lookin real healthy now, respect
He got payed 3 grand a week to do copious amounts of drugs, meet upcoming djs and listen to every type of underground music there was, and had to go through the whole cycle before realising that he was losing grip.Respect mate you got through the hardest test of your life and survived.👍
I remember him at Trade, but during those years this lifestyle was normality, we all survived how I don't know, we were lucky because those years were years of debauchery, but lot of fun 😆 I don't regret anything 🤣
Very interesting watch.
One of my favourite humans. What a legend.
If "I'm drunk now" was a person
Worked for many royals "not prince andrew" lolz
amazing stuff
Very cool documentary
The first sentence in this Vt made me so jealous 🤣
Everyone knocking around the club scene has some great stories from the late 80's and 90's . . . funny though ,, , I remember going to the Palladium in NYC and the Wag Club back in the day ... Ps. Dont do drugs kids
Did you ever do drugs?
We call this ability "The Gift" lol
@David hill I bet all of your blind assumptions about people you don't even know are always 100% wrong.
Every substance or party prescription catches up with us all
Good luck 🙏 Susan said hello 💙
Class dj
What a legend.
Went fierce child a couple of times. That was good.
Wherever you are or you taking ( don't have judgment) The most important is to be good in your skin ( with or without stuff)
Well done Tony! You are an inspiration to us!
As a parent of a son who is an addict , I'd advise anyone who feels like they want to get sober , to attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings , my son was going downhill very fast until he went to an NA meeting , and he is sober now
End of 80's & 90's drugs were the best & music was the best.
I Love being awake for 42 hours and partying in 2 different clubs to dark techno, idk it’s just my kind of party
They should make a movie about his life.
They should call it the life of the bellend
Got bummed alot ,took drugs a lot ,name dropped a lot good film .
Its amazing how his route too success sounds so fucking easy!
It’s March 3rd today
Everyone needs a 303
LMAO, let me introduce to a man called Sasha.
Explain please? Sorry I'm a bit ignorant to it.
@@ryanboshell6124 HE was known for partying with a man called rabbit.
@@snap8626 IT meant the situation.
@@snap8626 I know who sasha is haha
Suppose a cheeky one is out of the question.....
NO K NO PLAY🤣😳🤣
i once saw FT with 700 white doves. he was handing thems out like m&m's.
surprised they didn't fly away.
We took a fair few Purple Bell-Tops in those days. Madness. Listening to the latest tracks from Dirty Mike & The Boyz
Anthony Christopher Ali ok you got a stifled laugh out of me.
Never heard of him until recently
'Not Prince Andrew' hahahaha
Please do one on Dave Beer.
'We didn't have social media, those clubs were your social media'.
I've always said social media is partly to blame for nightclubs progressive decline.
Top blagger.
Didn't know about him..saw him on Victoria Beckhams insta...his set and vibe was sick!
What a fun personality. A walking history book for us aging rave and club kids. I could do without all the gossip and name-dropping though but he was probably baited
Just read a piece he’s written in the Mail today and it’s all name dropping
OMG Man George!!!!!!
Old Boy George
Tone!!!!!!!!!!!!! What ya doin?!!!
Each new generation is a beginning of the old.
Needs to bring a book out
He has now
someone needs to sample this and produce some fire.
I think anyone who loves to rave, has had the thought of how much money one has spent on drugs & how many days they have stayed up for! It's an passion 🖖🏾
a lot less than they would have on booze
I heard, some people can Rave without any drugs.
@@robem4cash813 let's be honest, that is a small % of people but the music is a drug for some as well!
@@mitchellmorris2612 thats what i mean, music is all i need.
It's not easy to stay clean in berlin, but i got a few dudes, who r with me on that trip.
It's funny when everybody around you u is checking the time for ghb timing and u r Just Like waving around with nothing in ur head.
Ahhjj those days.
turnmills legend
Never knew he played there 👍
@@mattd23 Trade.
As someone whose lived the fucking insanity that was the late nineties and early thousands I can say that sadly I’ve lost my best friends to drugs and it’s fucking wretching because we were just having fun. They’re not dead but they are to me and that’s so sad 😭.