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The Prodigy: Six Tricks To Stay Ahead Of The Rave
Liam Howlett of The Prodigy told Steve Lamacq how the band have continued to redefine dance music over the past 25 years.
1. Don't Be A Popstar
“We didn’t do Top Of The Pops. We wanted to stay true to our roots. We’d seen other bands around at the time enjoy it, and no disrespect to them, but we were like ‘na, we’d never do that’. We didn’t wanna be popstars.”
2. Be The Fox
"We're like the fox on the cover of the new album. Y'know, we'll sneak out, let the world be known to us and then go away."
3. Slow Down
“‘Poison’ was a reaction to all the Jungle that kept just getting faster and faster, and more cartoon-like. So we made something slower, which dropped just the same and was just as heavy.”
4. But Don't Be Late
"We arrived 11 hours early in a Ford Escort to our first gig at Dalston’s 480’s club in February 1991 just to make sure we could wire all our equipment in.”
5. Swap Day For Night
“I just got bored of going to work, as in a day to day job, so I thought how can I switch it up and get the most out of myself? I started working at night time. I would go to work at 6 and leave at 5 in the morning. This unlocked a whole new part of the brain, which felt ultimately creative."
6. Always Be A Rebel
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