"He came and asked for some money, but it was alright... if it’s a hook, or I feel like I’ve taken their idea, then I'd always try and pay for it": Fatboy Slim on sampling's "Wild West" origins - and nicking the bassline from The Clash's Guns of Brixton

Norman Cook - better known as Fatboy Slim - is a master of sampling: sourcing, slicing, processing and layering distinctive elements of classic funk and soul samples, he put together anthems that helped to bridge the gap between underground club culture and mainstream pop music in the ‘90s.

Cook has opened up about his approach to sampling in his early days in an interview with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt for the Rockonteurs podcast, talking about the difficulties of sampling copyrighted music in a time when the ethics and legalities of the practice had yet to be ironed out.