THE WHY FILES WITH MR. THING
It was 1987 when Mr. Thing started spinning records like Streetsounds Crucial Electro, BDP’s Poetry and Adam & The Ants Kings Of The Wild Frontier. From there he went on to become one the world’s best DJs, winning comps like DMCs World Champ (’99) and UK Champ (’00). Fast forward nine years and he’s recently dropped another mix CD Strange Games And Mr. Thing. Crumpet caught up with him to find out why he calls himself Mr. Thing, why he loves cake and why he wears adidas…
Why do you call yourself Mr. Thing?
Because of the hand from The Addams Family that does everything and also The Thing from the Fantastic Four as well, that represents more of the battling side of me from the DMC and competition days!
Why did you decide to take up DJ as a career?
It was something I wanted to do since I first saw it, I’d heard scratching and stuff before but when I actually saw it visually I got completely sucked in by it, and 20 + years later I still love it!
Why did you call your new album Strange Breaks And Mr. Thing?
Because BBE already had done a series of compilations called Strange Games & Things after a legendary Love Unlimited track, and when they asked me to compile the first volume, that was what I had written on the CD I gave them initially and they loved it!
Why do you love playing hip hop?
In my car my favourite single track is Boom Bap Shit by Nino Bless, Skyzoo, Scram Jones, Rhymefest and Ras Kass, produced by Madlib. It’s literally a break loop and they all just rap so hard on it, it’s killer. Reminds me why I got into hip hop in the first place, raw.
Why do you choose to wear Adidas?
I love wearing Adidas Superstars or Shelltoes because they remind me of Run-DMC, which is pretty much the reason why I’m so into hip hop and DJing!
Why are you listening to Skyzoo?
I’m listening to Skyzoo The Salvation and Strong Arm Steady Stoney Jackson, both really solid hip hop albums and what I need to hear right now in this autotune madness we’re in now!
Why can’t you scratch as well with your right hand as you can your left?
I straight up find it awkward, uncomfortable and inconsistent! Much as I practice, still can’t do it as well.
Why do you fly Etihad?
When I went to Dubai I flew with them with Yungun a couple years ago, it’s super nice! Thankfully Ryanair or Easyjet don’t fly to Australia – the thought of them makes my blood boil.
Why is cake your fave food?
I love cake, coffee cake is my favourite of all time as made by my mum and my gran, who doesn’t love cake?
Why are you coming back to Australia?
I’m coming back to Australia to promote the BBE comp primarily but also looking forward to playing out there, do some digging, catch up with some friends and also see my cousins out in Brisbane, can’t wait!
tour dates:
Sat Oct 17 – Melbourne @ Revolver
Sun Oct 18 – Brisbane @ Family
Fri Oct 23 – Sydney @ Melt
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