DMC World Magazine

BEN WATT

What’s The Best Night Out You’ve ever Had?
A Michael Powell double bill at the NFT, followed by a starlit walk across Waterloo Bridge eating fish n chips.
 
What’s Your Favourite Club?
Moonlight Club 1979-81, Notting Hill Arts Club 1999-2001, Cherry Jam 2002, Plastic People 2007.
 
What’s Your Favourite Record Of All-time?
Frank Sinatra  ‘In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning’
 
What Record Can’t You Stand?
Sting ‘English Man In New York’
 
What Record Did You Lose Your Virginity Too?
The Nips  ‘Gabrielle’
 
What Was The Last Record You Bought?
Bartok  Piano and Violin Concertos
 
Name Three Of Your Biggest Influences..
Alcohol, a good book, sunlight
 
Who Would Play You In ‘Ben Watt’ The Movie’
Buster Keaton
 
What’s Your Dream?
That I can stop whenever I like.
 
How Do You Escape?
Heathrow Express.
 
What Is Your Favourite Possession?
Flip-flops.
 
What Is Your Life Philosophy?
Shit happens.
 
What’s In Your Pockets?
Fluff.
 
If You Were An Animal, What Animal and Why?
A fireshrimp. I bump along the bottom on six legs.
 
You Are Having A Party, Whom Dead Or Alive Is On The Guest List?
Jonathan Richman, Caravaggio, Martin Hannett, Anne Sexton.
 
When Was The Last Time You Embarrassed Yourself?
Never be embarrassed.
 
Tell Us Something That We Don’t Know About ‘Ben Watt’
I can sleep face down on my front for up to eight hours.
 
Buzzin’ Fly celebrates four years at the heart of the UK dance scene on Friday June 22 with the BUZZIN’ FLY 4TH BIRTHDAY at its now familiar seasonal home, The End, in Central London.

Also out soon: Buzzin’ Fly Vol 4 – Various Artists / Mixed by Ben Watt (Buzzin’ Fly)