But after Dilla’s passing I couldn’t imagine going back to the sound of Things Fall Apart. It was too fraught, too sad, too connected to the admiration I had for him. He was my idol, and I didn’t want to make my mark in his shadow, or in his absence.

And without helping himself to a slice of the songwriting credits, which would have been standard practice. The failure of George Martin to rip them off remains one of the most bizarre elements of their story.

His electrifying cover version of Joy Division’s ‘She’s Lost Control’