Mr. Methane
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Paul Oldfield, better known by his stage name Mr. Methane is a British flatulist, or "professional farter" and claims to be the only performing professional flatulist in the world. According to his website, Mr Methane discovered his ability at the age of fifteen when practicing yoga. The next day he performed twenty rapid fire rasping farts in under a minute for a group of his friends in the squash courts at Ryles Park County High School, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It became so popular he made it into a regular event. At this time he did not become a professional, but instead started working for British Rail eventually getting promoted to Train Driver (Locomotive Engineer). During a course on the Brush Type 4, aka British Rail Class 47 diesel locomotive he remembered his old talent and used it. The word of his ability spread around. In the late 1980s he was transferred to the Buxton motive power depot in Derbyshire. There he met a driver called Paul Genders who played in a Macclesfield based soul/blues cover band called The Screaming Beavers. Paul invited Mr. Methane to perform as a guest artist. The audience loved his performance, and he decided to try it as a career.
[edit] Professional career
Since becoming a full time performing flatulist in 1991 Mr. Methane has travelled the world with live performances in Europe, North America, Asia & Australia, including appearances at comedy festivals in Montreal, Edinburgh & Melbourne. He has also made numerous television & radio appearances.
In 2000, he released the self-titled album mr methane.com described as "The First Ever Album From A Performing Flatulist", produced by former Jethro Tull drummer Barriemore Barlow. This was followed by a Mr. Methane home video entitled Mr. Methane Let's Rip!
