Mary Anne Hobbs has revealed that she is planning to write her autobiography next year.
Mary Anne Hobbs rose to become one of the most important figures in underground electronic music. Stepping down from her Radio 1 this summer, the broadcaster received tributes from some of the biggest names on the scene.
Taking up a job at the University of Sheffield, Mary Anne Hobbs vowed to continue broadcasting. A notable DJ in her own right, the media figure recently revealed that she was planning to write her autobiography.
Speaking to XLR8R the DJ explained what she had planned for the next 12 months. I have all kinds of new projects in the furnace for 2011. I’m gonna continue to DJ live all over the world, and I will be curating stages for Sonar Festival in Barcelona in June 2011 and also Bloc Festival in the UK in March 2011″ she explained.
“I’ve been helping Darren Aronofsky source music for his new film, ‘Black Swan’, and I’m delighted that Al Tourettes, Sepalcure, Jakes, and Kavsrave are now featured”.
Elsewhere, Mary Anne Hobbs hinted at the publication of her memoirs. “I’m gonna write my autobiography, and of course, one day I hope to become a motorcycle stunt girl for Quentin Tarantino.”
Growing up in an abusive family, Mary Anne Hobbs was all but banned from listening to music as a teenager. Moving to London, she became right a writer before joining the team at Radio 1.
However her plans do not distract from Mary Anne Hobbs new job at Sheffield University. “It’s a wonderful place—great people, energy, spirit, and resources. It’s not an academic job, but much more of a practical one, mentoring and guiding the students involved with the radio station, the TV station, and the newspaper, helping the next generation make the transition into the industry, and hopefully inspiring them to become challenging, intelligent, and pioneering” she said.
“I’ll always be a broadcaster. Radio is such a great passion for me, but right now, I’m ready to seize this new challenge out on the causeway of life.”
Read the entire interview HERE.
