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Moonman
A quivering
hand placed down the glass of water he had been tentatively sipping for
sometime. It is no secret that once star of the industry ‘Moonman’ has been
through tremendous strain in the past two years, with what looked like an
infinity of problems heaped upon him. Twenty four months later, fit and healthy
may be too generous a term to label Moonman, but he is on the mend and a
comeback is imminent. We talked to the man himself, on the death and revival of
his career.
“ It started
one night at my gig in Munich” Moonman seems surprisingly relaxed as we enquire
about how his drug problem came about. “Well everyone, erm.. all of the crew,
they were at the sinks and someone had something. I just thought, you know once
can’t hurt can it ?. So I did it, first time I had and I just felt really
buzzed, I was already because I was still feeling the vibe from the crowd, but
even more so now. “ As you probably know it didn’t stop here for him. “ After
that it was heavier stuff, and I guess I just came dependant on it. I was on
about 5 different drugs at least once a day.”
With a
monumental downfall inevitable, record company ‘Ste Town Music’ dropped
Moonman, with him failing to reach deadlines time and time again, also a
dramatic decrease in popularity. Things could not possibly get any worse for
Moonman surely? Well they could. In June 2010, Moonman’s wife of ten years
divorced him after a line of affairs were uncovered by tabloid newspapers,
including a female Dub counterpart ; Wife Party. Moonman as a result lost £2
million in the divorce settlement and lost custody of his children.
“ I thought
I was going to die seriously, it was just one thing ( begins to lightly sob)
after another you know. It was like God didn’t want me here. I was convinced
either he would take my life of I would.” There is little shock that in August
2010 Moonman was diagnosed with Clinical Depression.
The twice
Dubstep ‘Artist Of The Year’ winner, was in and out of rehab until eventually
being deemed ‘fit for the outside world’ by senior Psychologists in January
this year. Although the remnants of the illness and addiction are still there,
Moonman is looking increasingly like his old self. “ I’m almost finished my new
album. There’s some serious drops in this, I think I can compete with DJ Spoony
to be completely honest.” His response when the question of a comeback was
posed. “ I’m almost there, I’m fit to do another tour, this time with the
absence of drugs. It’s going to be insane. “
We would
like to thank Moonman for speaking to ‘ Bassdrop’ and it was an enlightening
experience. We look forward to see him burst on the scene again, competing with
DJ Spoony.
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