Fatboy Slim: 'I would have died if I didn't quit partying'

UK dance superstar Fatboy Slim has revealed that he believes he could have died if he didn't quit the hard partying lifestyle he enjoyed at the peak of his career.

'Eat Sleep Rave Repeat' star Norman Cook will headline this year's We Are FSTVL, but now enjoys a sober lifestyle, despite playing to thousands of wasted clubbers across the globe every year. In a new interview with The Telegraph, Cook reveals the extent of his alcoholism and how he was forced to change his lifestyle to prioritise family life.

"I bought myself an extra 10 years as a DJ by quitting drinking. I definitely couldn't have carried on the life of a partying DJ. I would have either been burnt-out or dead by now," he tells the newspaper.

"There was a big shift in my whole life when I stopped partying. It was my mid-life crisis, having a think about my priorities. I prefer being a DJ to making records. I haven't got time to do both and be a dad."

He also spoke of the pressure of his dance superstar role, revealing he has already pondered the day when his music role may prove too taxing for a 50-year-old.

"I won't be able to live this pace of life, with late nights, forever," he added. "At some point I may decide, 'I don't want to go round the world playing to records to drunk people anymore.' Then I probably will go back into the studio."