(2003), a BBC book on British variety acts, Oldfield discovered his ability to fart on a whim at the age of 15 when practising yoga.
[3] The next day, eager to share his newfound ability, he performed twenty rapid-fire farts in under a minute for a group of his friends.
Tony Smith, Collins' business manager, refused to let Mr Methane release his parody version, stating that, "This is a very serious song and we cannot see any reason for it to be taken so lightly."
In 2009, Oldfield auditioned for Britain's Got Talent, where he announced his intention to "put the art into fart",[7] but failed to make it through to the live finals.
He gave a flatulist performance of the "Blue Danube" waltz and was "buzzed" out by all three judges—despite two of them, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden, laughing uncontrollably, while Simon Cowell called him "a disgusting creature".