Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall, known by his stage name Moby, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, DJ and photographer. He is well known for his electronic music, veganism, and support of animal rights. Moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. AllMusic considers him "one of the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring the music to a mainstream audience both in the UK and in America"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth11 September 1965
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
All human belief systems are inherently flawed.
I grew up obsessed with science fiction, and when I was really young, I wanted to be a scientist.
There are a lot of people in the animal rights movement who can be very passionate and aggressive, and I applaud people's passion, but when people are judgmental and aggressive, all you end up doing is getting other people to turn away in irritation. To change people's minds, you have to respect the people you're talking to.
I have actually found myself buying up more and more old analogue gear. I have this strange obsession with old drum machines.
Maybe it's a form of overcompensation, but whenever I've toured, I've always needed a huge performance component.
For me to speak out against the war in Iraq, you know - most of my fans are lefties anyway, so I don't really get much flack for it.
David Lynch is my friend, and I love his movies and his art and his music. Few things make me happier than working with him.
I'd much rather go out and have music randomly presented to me by different DJs than stay home and discover it on my own.
Can't do any work with a rock star; you have to go through their lawyers and their agents and their managers and you have to book them hotel rooms. When you work with your friends, you just call them up and they come over and you record and then you go out to see a movie.
I'd just rather have a really sharp, interesting, smart gay son than some big dumb hetero meathead.
My job of being a musician in a recording studio has nothing to do with being a musician being on tour performing.
No one drives in Manhattan - in fact, many of the folks who live in Manhattan don't even have driving licenses!
People assume that somehow fame and wealth will keep mortality at bay.
I wasn't raised Catholic; I just really like the image of a neutral and benign Mary floating around somewhere, being nice to people.