. Because you can find elements with guitars and lyrics, you can still get inspired, it doesn’t have to be electronic; it can be the energy and vibe that comes out.Damn! That’s like asking me the last time I blinked. S—, what was the last song I listened to? Let me go on and look at my Spotify. I could be all Kanye-esque and say I was listening to me, because I’m working on my new Aphrohead project, which I was. So yeah, I was listening to some of my old stuff just to see where I was in my head.
I was born in the same hospital as Carl Craig, came back to Chicago and I got birthed right into house, like ’84/’85. So I believe everything happened the way it was supposed to happen. I’ve gotta stay loyal to Chicago. I love my Detroit brothers, but I’m going to go with my Ron Hardy, my Frankie Knuckles. Now mind you, all of the Detroit guys, they used to drive to Chicago to go see Ron Hardy at the Music Box. They drove to get inspiration and ideas.
I just wanted freedom, you know? I got tired of dealing with s—. I had to move to England, because when Chicago went off the air with WBMX, people didn’t really have an outlet. I went to New York, they didn’t like my sound. So I went to London, and London f—ed with me. That’s the birth of Felix Da Housecat. That’s where it all kicked. So I wanted the spirit of Founders of Filth like that, like the ’80s of Chicago and the spirit of England. That was the vibe.
My favorite Prince song is “Girl.” And “Controversy,” of course. “Joy In Repetition,” “Pop Life.” And “Something In the Water ” is my number one. I like all the new wave Prince, when Prince was on all this new wave s— with Wendy and Lisa, they put him onto that s—.London for me is the mecca. Chicago was the mecca in the ’80s, and then London, thanks to, was getting all of the imports from Chicago. But now because of social media, s—‘s all over the place.
What’s my guilty pleasure music, though? I really don’t have one. I don’t get down with country, but I can appreciate it. At the end of the day, good music is good music.
Madame Hollywood will always be a classic 🙌