Scott Mills is a regular celebrity performer at our Butlins Big Weekends, which are all about having fun, getting dressed up and celebrating the best music from different decades. So we thought we’d ask Scott about his favourite music, great nights out and crazy celebrities.
1. What kind of music really gets you up and dancing?
A lot of the music I play is 90’s; I really like 90’s house music like faithless and insomnia, that kind of stuff. When I play it the dance floor fills up and when I see that it makes me go crazy too!
2. You seem to love the 90’s, is that your favourite music decade?
I do like the 90’s but I also love the 00’s.There’s been some great albums out just since the start of this year. Since about 2004 or 5 there’s been some amazing stuff, pop has made a real come back and the charts are really good at the moment. There’s also been a revival of great female singers like Lilly Allen and Lady Gaga.
3. What do you like best about Butlins Big Weekends?
Butlins is a guaranteed good crowd. Sometimes you play gigs and the crowd isn’t very up for it, but every time you play at Butlins you know that you’ll have a good crowd because it’s planned. They’ve come away for the weekend specifically to have fun, get dressed up and dance. Everyone’s in a good mood and it makes the night a lot more fun.
4. What’s the craziest fancy dress outfit that you’ve ever worn and where?
My flat mate has loads for great outfits but I don’t tend to get dressed up too much. Although, I used to work at a radio station in London and they had a regular 70’s night where they would make me get dressed up in an afro and flares. Once we had to dress up as the Village People and I was the Indian. No, there aren’t any pictures of it.
5. What’s the funniest thing that has ever happened to you on a night out?
I lost my shoes once. I was at a wedding in Norwich and I took them off so I’d feel more comfortable – I like to take my shoes off, it makes me feel like I’m at home – and later that night I looked for them but couldn’t find them anywhere. I was going around all the guests asking if they’d seen my shoes and no one had. In the end I had to borrow someone else’s that were two sizes too small! My shoes were never found.
6. Who are the craziest celebrities that you have ever interviewed for BBC Radio 1?
Mariah Carey. I’ve interviewed her a few times and she’s actually really good fun. She plays up to the Diva image and isn’t as ridiculous as you’d think. But she doesn’t really walk, she glides towards you. It’s very funny, but a bit weird! You have to see it to believe it.
Lady Gaga was mad. She came into the Radio One building for an interview dressed in a bin bag and sunglasses and went up to people she didn’t know and just said “hi, I’m gaga”. She also brought an empty tea cup and saucer with her which she didn’t use for anything. She is bonkers!
Pamela Anderson was a bit strange. She wouldn’t answer any questions. She just kept saying no comment!
