Fruit Of The Gloom aka FOTG is the catch-all name for projects headed by London-based, Lancashire-raised writer and artist Dan Stubbs.

Some pop stars Dan has interviewed*: Katy Perry, U2, Christina Aguilera, Iron Maiden, Damon Albarn, Muse, Kanye West, The Strokes, Amy Winehouse, Shakira, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Boy George, Brian Wilson, Slipknot, Coldplay, The 1975, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Taylor Swift, Liam Gallagher, Pulp, Damon Albarn, The Roots, Take That, The Specials, Kasabian, Mumford & Sons, Moby, Depeche Mode, The Human League, The Cribs, Belle & Sebastian, Michael Kiwanuka, Dizzee Rascal, Gorillaz, Noel Gallagher, Alice Cooper, KISS, The Killers, Cliff Richard, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl, Adele, Grimes, Green Day, Beastie Boys, Primal Scream, Richard Ashcroft, The Strokes, Pavement, Bloc Party, New Order, Happy Mondays, Johnny Marr, Elbow, The Libertines, La Roux, The Vaccines, The Wombats, Maroon 5, Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance, Bob Geldof, Paul Weller, Billy Bragg, Bat For Lashes, Roisin Murphy, Patti Smith, Dandy Warhols, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige and more.

Some film/TV/creatives Dan interviewed*: Ricky Gervais, Charlie Brooker, Jason Momoa, Lupita Nyongo, Simon Pegg, Kevin Smith, Richard Linklater, Jordan Peele, Danny Boyle, Richard Curtis, Emilia Clarke, Kermit The Frog, Miss Piggy, Patrick Wilson, Andy McNab, Irvine Welsh, Nigella Lawson, Jeremy Vine, Chris Packham and more.

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A word from beloved CEO, No-Cranium Damien, CEO (BELOVED)

“I discovered Fruit Of The Gloom when they were literally nothing and nobody. Not even a smear of slime – nothing.

But their work! This cat had transformed their apartment into a theme park of self-loathing and melancholic mania called Dansneyland, with models of attractions yet to come, carnival games and even a shitty national anthem. 

Fruit made skateboards with Ouija boards on them and board games with no boards. They even wrote a novel I may one day read. 

I quickly saw the potential to make a profit from this sap and their IP and the rest is yada yada.

I still find the artist tolerable to work with and hope you will too.

Welcome to the family.

You touch, you buy.

No refunds.”

No-Cranium Damien, beloved CEO