Fatboy Slim says he felt paralysed at prospect of DJing sober after rehab

The artist, whose real name is Norman Cook, tells BBC getting sober was ‘probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done’. Photograph: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella

Fatboy Slim has said he felt paralysed and “rigid with fear” at the prospect of DJing sober after spending time in rehab to deal with his alcohol addiction.

The artist, whose real name is Norman Cook, referred to his alcoholism as a parasite and said getting sober was “probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done” during an appearance on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs with Lauren Laverne.