Fat Tony is Dance Music's Wildest DJ | Mixmag Originals

[@DieterRust]

"Freddy Mercury gave me my first line of Cocaine." Thats a quote and an half

[@nathandavis3655]

You never know it may even be true

[@paulgduckworth]

Nathan Davis It’s true.

[@jjthomas2297]

@@nathandavis3655 Somehow....I think he is telling the truth

[@christiangalante7150]

JJ Thomas I think it’s a white lie... they way the story progressed doesn’t make sense

[@vinceolsen9126]

I smell bull shit

[@Reallythinkaboutyourself]

Can't wait for the Skream version of this documentary in 2030

[@dopesensi]

At least Skream has some musical talent to back up the partying .

[@fritzblob]

Joe Jay HAD

[@dopesensi]

fritz blob he goes through peaks and troughs like any artist/drug addict

[@BillySimpsonDJ]

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 🤷‍♂️

[@highhat5229]

Midnight request line 😍

[@DJPeterJames]

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.

[@Greenstone35]

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 ♥️

[@djgsmallztv]

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

[@Mixmag]

For everyone asking about the track ID at 5.00 - soundcloud.com/manuel-darquart/sets/scj009-manuel-darquart-down-2?si=5c79e812d3c94842927a9b6e9ae3b80d

[@sharris79]

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. ❤️👊🏼

[@NigelAskill]

Agreed!

[@houseaccount685]

im 50 and remember the clubs he played but his DJ sets now are Brilliant!

[@yevgenmelnikov1982]

great stuff MIXMAG, Thank you for filming and sharing

[@sherrydee7880]

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.

[@georgewalker8274]

His mother is a very delightful woman

[@Grime443]

What a lovely proud mother good to see and well done for staying clean

[@BsYtHandle]

Lol. He's high as the embassy flag in this doc.

[@A11234]

Ash nah u just carry the tick on years after quitting

[@andyholdsworth7077]

happen to have met Tony a few times such a nice guy and to turn his life around is amazing

[@mrbigstuff1966]

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.

[@midi_4]

I met Tony dea years ago. Is best person i ever met and one of the best dj.respect Fat Tony.

[@Mixmag]

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. Watch him DJ in The Lab: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioe0pZSJjJuDmdU

[@mrbigstuff1966]

Read my comment above, you'll learn more about Tony.

[@jb19272]

Whats the ID @ 5:10?

[@cortese4675]

good that he's got his smile back.

[@c.l.6523]

His drug and sex addiction was a cry for help. It's good that he got his life in order.

[@druudem7297]

Check man's permanent gurn 😂

[@jimmythecat33]

Tryin to chew mans eyebrow off !!😂

[@Mugicha808]

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.

[@Jonbagis]

Aye!! The album. .Come on Tony, get yer albums out.

[@Abhi-lm5li]

Lots of love to his mom ❤️❤️❤️.

[@lyricalcoma1979]

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.👍

[@JetBizzle]

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.

[@paddymuppy]

Recreational drugs are not like fucking heroin.

[@DJ-rx8mv]

@@paddymuppy calm down

[@ArjyBarjy1]

Worse than cancer..?

[@BsYtHandle]

"Nice to see him enjoying the simple things in life now." Like a fat rail of lemo?

[@intwominds1943]

"NO K NO PLAY" ROFL

[@mickv2tshaw187]

His mum is a real one ❤️

[@MISTERXNW8]

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 ..

[@craigmills3583]

P C oh sunny side up those were the days. 🙌

[@GraemeWilson23]

@@craigmills3583 Best club ever.

[@mz3344]

Lovely man whatever he's trying to say...

[@TheM0nsterX]

I sleep 8 hours and feel like shit, how can people do drugs for a month straight and party and not die

[@jmoz]

FadedDesigns the sad thing is it will creep up on him faster than others.

[@alltaken0]

look into slep apnea

[@2richants]

Practice..

[@clegsmegson2627]

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

[@leeroybrown5762]

More features like this 👍

[@Mooli]

Blimey, what a story. Enjoyed watching that. Great doc.

[@Rob-en1bi]

Great video and much appreciated!

[@johnnysamba5443]

I loved the wag !! Gutted when that closed

[@alexpmK3]

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.

[@saladid82]

Did not know about this DJ very interesting and intense.

[@marktully6718]

The only Fat Tony I'd heard of was in The Simpsons

[@dancingon6lass]

those vintage clip are pure gold

[@alanwisdom7777]

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 🤣

[@AliNaderzad]

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

[@JudgeHill]

Just read a piece he’s written in the Mail today and it’s all name dropping

[@MK_ultra_]

This is brilliant. Many more like this please.

[@MaseTMT]

"I Spent £1,000,000 On Drugs" Me when i win the lottery

[@capslock3417]

I Love being awake for 42 hours and partying in 2 different clubs to dark techno, idk it’s just my kind of party

[@Jonbagis]

Worked for many royals "not prince andrew" lolz

[@mgrsdgfsdafsdgrsdgfsdg6980]

i once saw FT with 700 white doves. he was handing thems out like m&m's.

[@anthonychristopherali407]

surprised they didn't fly away.

[@clegsmegson2627]

We took a fair few Purple Bell-Tops in those days. Madness. Listening to the latest tracks from Dirty Mike & The Boyz

[@jmoz]

Anthony Christopher Ali ok you got a stifled laugh out of me.

[@neilegan1]

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

[@spngled8654]

Did you ever do drugs?

[@kennethmilne6787]

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

[@duffdeluxe]

Oh yeah we have never heard of him, thanks Mixmag.....

[@woodrowclose]

They should make a movie about his life.

[@Roland_Tr909_Swing]

They should call it the life of the bellend

[@eckeynecker]

Got bummed alot ,took drugs a lot ,name dropped a lot good film .

[@Mattherat]

someone needs to sample this and produce some fire.

[@zellmersebastian4618]

nice work this video

[@benji.B-side]

Excellent short documentary, very interesting, what a life he has lived!!

[@trendy10s87]

Ive been in that o'Neils many of times. Madness

[@LisaLynn662]

excellent

[@G4RY1159]

Every substance or party prescription catches up with us all

[@ycf922]

He is lookin real healthy now, respect

[@robertivanovmicic2633]

it is big man and fantastic dj

[@WestHamPaul1973]

Danny Clockwork will give him a run for his money. Respect for staying clean sir. Partying with the ICF 🤣⚒

[@show_me_lights]

a living legend.

[@damiankelly6071]

Big respect to you tony pal some fkn dj man keep rocking m8👊👊👊

[@Chewy0424]

'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.

[@ianhenderson6297]

What was the music at the end?? amazing.....

[@ianhenderson6297]

@Anthony Newman Cheers, haven't heard it before sounded great on the video

[@CASADELSOULVIDMIXTV]

We call this ability "The Gift" lol

[@CASADELSOULVIDMIXTV]

@David hill I bet all of your blind assumptions about people you don't even know are always 100% wrong.

[@jamesbennettrve]

It’s March 3rd today

[@nikmcd4559]

Everyone needs a 303

[@lordjacksonmusic]

Please do one on Dave Beer.

[@siphiwokobese4398]

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 😭.

[@bigbeatboutique]

No Requests, good on ya...

[@thishumancondition]

Enjoyed this. So glad you got Sober though!

[@briandwyer9457]

Inspiring and people need that.

[@carolynmurphy3697]

Never heard of him until recently

[@geraldfrankel538]

Suppose a cheeky one is out of the question.....

[@marvinhusbands]

Its amazing how his route too success sounds so fucking easy!

[@snap8626]

LMAO, let me introduce to a man called Sasha.

[@ryanboshell6124]

Explain please? Sorry I'm a bit ignorant to it.

[@snap8626]

@@ryanboshell6124 HE was known for partying with a man called rabbit.

[@ryanboshell6124]

@@snap8626 IT meant the situation.

[@ryanboshell6124]

@@snap8626 I know who sasha is haha

[@jaylondon283]

I love it, well done 👌🏼

[@tommclean9208]

Various members of the royal family (not prince andrew)

[@reverse_meta9264]

Tom Mclean lol, just to be clear 🤣

[@MsRichycon]

😂🤣

[@danielfisher6501]

Glad you made it through.

[@DMWBN3]

End of 80's & 90's drugs were the best & music was the best.

[@losangulos]

If "I'm drunk now" was a person

[@Kingro619]

everyone saying “I don’t even know him”. Since when is having a limited knowledge something to brag about? 😄

[@skyehill3747]

OK I remember him he used to play hacienda and Hard times along with many other club nights

[@Amazonica]

Yaaaassssss Fat Tony we love you

[@mitchellmorris2612]

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 🖖🏾

[@gwendaprice9985]

a lot less than they would have on booze

[@robem4cash813]

I heard, some people can Rave without any drugs.

[@mitchellmorris2612]

@@robem4cash813 let's be honest, that is a small % of people but the music is a drug for some as well!

[@robem4cash813]

@@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.

[@rhinoblessnyc8324]

You come back better and Alive Sir🤫❤❤❤❤❤❤❤✌🏼🤺🤺🤺🤺

[@dididinah826]

NO K NO PLAY🤣😳🤣

[@Panslapper]

Each new generation is a beginning of the old.

[@nolanmaxwell6879]

If he done that much on drugs he should be called skinny tony. 😂

[@rollsafe1821]

Very interesting watch.

[@shevhunter986]

Loved WAG and Limelight’s - happy days - I’m sober now too x

[@rickyfitzpatrick4285]

Yer they was good days.. sober too

[@996264689]

Didn't know about him..saw him on Victoria Beckhams insta...his set and vibe was sick!

[@jamesparr343]

The first sentence in this Vt made me so jealous 🤣

[@canadacanada7640]

Wherever you are or you taking ( don't have judgment) The most important is to be good in your skin ( with or without stuff)

[@ChitlinsLaundry]

Well he certainly was high on charlie during this interview 😂

[@BsYtHandle]

100%

[@nadimaoun3823]

Chitlins Laundry that’s how you respect pioneers of recovery? Hahaha. Fucking beginner 😂

[@shazzaroo]

Does anyone know if this is the whole documentary? Just 18 mins long?

[@Feex92]

1 mil GBP is one gram of coke every day for the last 30 years. Wild

[@Isa-qh3ue]

Jack Stobie if you’re paying 30 40 you’re getting ripped

[@Feex92]

In my country its 60-80 gbp for a g... I thought it was even more expensive in the uk

[@blessedvisionary372]

“Its taken me 12 years to learn how to smile” basically don’t do drugs kids.

[@Glanthor88]

certain drugs are fun. if it's done with reason and occasionally. it's not for dumb or unresponsible people tho

[@hsjs5258]

I dont think alot of kids are watching this

[@whoishaku]

Just don’t do some of the drugs

[@emptyaimee]

When u visit la la land it’s really hard to stay on earth

[@anthonyshepherd1581]

Apparently u will attend the open of a envelope but I stuck up 4 u bro like the old dayz. LA 333

[@Tracks777]

amazing stuff

[@olvinfuentes7514]

I thought the pulling his teeth part was just an allegory not an actual thing that occured ffs

[@Edwina634]

One of my favourite humans. What a legend.

[@evns7142]

Very cool documentary

[@marcson6096]

Legendary Fat Tony’.

[@NathanMcMTv]

What's the track at 5:09

[@milosv123344]

i wanna know too

[@thefunkyborg]

whatever it is, it sounds good

[@kerrwatson9354]

Need to know also

[@erwinge]

Me too

[@louisbrayle606]

unreleased bicep