When legendary DJ, Nick Warren, contacted Wunderground and offered to tell us the secret behind his continued success, the last place we expected the interview to occur was deep in the Bristol countryside but that was to be the setting for this rather surreal meeting.
The normally media shy Warren, a wildlife enthusiast, has not been interviewed since 1994 after a disastrous Blue Peter segment – which never made the air – involving an elephant, a guinea pig and an otter left him covered in animal faeces.
“I’ve been coming out here for years, it’s been a great source of inspiration for me,” he explained while walking through a lush green field. “I really love nature and all the animals and insects but my favourite thing of all is just over this hill,” he said while pointing at a small mound in the distance.
Upon arrival at the hillside the DJ pointed out a large rabbit warren located on it’s slope, “I first discovered this warren when I was a little boy, it was nothing more than an ordinary rabbit hole when I first found it,” he commented with a child like innocence. “But now it’s grown into this wonderful warren. To watch it develop into this amazing rabbit house, progressively, over the years has been a massive part of my life and a definite influence on my love for progressive house.”
“As soon as I was old enough and had enough money I bought this field to make sure the warren could never be disturbed,” he continued. “One of my best mates, John Digweed, helps me with the maintenance, that’s not his real name by the way, he just loves gardening. Warren is not my real name either, it was popular for DJ’s to name themselves after things they loved in the early 90’s but that changed after Carl Cox decided to name himself after the cox’s pippin apple, there was a lot of confusion caused by that,” he recounted.
“I definitely think the work I’ve done with this warren has helped me to have a successful career,” he said assuredly.
“I’m not a Harry Krishna or anything but I am a avid believer in Korma,” he continued confusedly. “I’ve been ordering it from the Indian take away for years and so far not many bad things have happened to me,” he added.
