Alumni of the University of Brighton

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Norman Cook, Rachel Whiteread, Chris Barrie, Abu Hamza al-Masri, Bat for Lashes, Keith Tyson, Peter Falconio, Jo Whiley, Paddy Considine, Simon Kernick, Phil Hobden, John Pasche, Helen Chadwick, Philip Reeve, Amanda Chessell, Martin Slidel, Rankin, Mick Quinn, Paul Roundhill, Cliff Wright, Carey Young, Edward Bell, Saira Khan, Polly Dunbar, Molly Parkin, Pooja Shah, Alison Lapper, Ewen Spencer, Des Turner, Louise Rennison, Julien Macdonald, Mark Power, Tony Attwood, Jeannie Baker, Jonathan Lemon, Enzo Marra, James Jarvis, Keren Craig, James Barnes, Jamie Hornsmith, John Watkiss, Anna Dumitriu, Anji Hunter, Isaiah James Boodhoo, Kam Tang, Peter Ford, Thompson Dagnall, Akira Kuroda, Graham Duff, Matthew Dent, Lucy Cousins, Sarah Gibb. Excerpt: Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 in Bromley, England better known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is a british DJ, big beat rapper and record producer. He is a pioneer of the electronic dance 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. He currently performs as the Brighton Port Authority. Button Badge created by Cook (circa 1979) for his band Disque Attack in which he played drums and for whom he was later lead vocalist.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, poli...