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Singer-songwriter

Moby, born Richard Melville Hall, is an American singer-songwriter and music producer known for his innovative contributions to the electronic music genre. His music blends various styles, including electronic, rock, jazz, and classical. Moby's work has had a profound impact on both the music industry and popular culture.

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“I learned in the last few years that it's really unhappy and really unsustainable to try and base your well being on something as arbitrary as record sale and critical acclaim and the interests of the public. All of those things are so fickle. So my approach now to music is I want to make records that I love, and I hope that other people love them, then that's OK.”

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“For me my biggest inspiration is trying to make music that effects me as much as the music made by my heroes.”

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“When I dj at big venues I try to play tracks that I would want to hear if I were e'd up in a field with 50,000 other people.”

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“I'm not trying to look for pity or sympathy. I was just surprised that so many people in the world of entertainment seemed to be okay with misogyny and homophobia as long as they were profiting from it.”

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“Doing interviews and touring are two ways that I can try to bring my music to people. It can be tiring, but it's better than working at Burger King.”

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“I spent so much of my life reading about spirituality and reading about neuroscience and trying different meditation practices. It's a really big part of my life. But it's sometimes hard to talk about. There are so many people in the world who don't live in Southern California and don't spend their time meditating.”

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“All I want to do with my life is try and make music that I really love, and so every day I try and work on music.”

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“I don't think too much about how it might exist in the world in a commercial sense - I more just try and focus on making music that I love and trying to put it out into the world.”

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“My interest in gospel music and liturgical art and Biblically-inspired literature has nothing to do with organised religion and everything to do with human beings trying to figure out their place on this planet.”

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“I was in bar about 15 years ago, a relationship had ended badly, I was very drunk and I thought I would convince myself to try and be gay. Like, at one point I didn't like coffee, then I learned to like it.”

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“I was trying to convince myself I could learn to be gay - but no. That's one of my great regrets.”

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“When I saw music as a means to an end - more fame, more money, dating celebrities - that's when things have gone terribly wrong. Now my life is focused on just trying to keep making music. Because when it's really good, it's just the most remarkable feeling on the planet.”

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“That’s why I make music. When I listen to my favorite music made by other people, that’s what it does to me. So as a musician, I’m just trying to do the same thing with music I make. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But when someone comes to me and says the music I’ve made has affected them emotionally, that’s the most gratifying part of my job.”

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“How do I transform pain. I guess the number one way in which I do that is by working on music, but also it can be anything from just talking about it with other people or doing kickboxing or meditating or running around with dogs. Or just simply trying to sit with it and be mindful and be aware of it.”

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“I just want to try - on a daily basis keep trying - to make music that I really love.”

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“My biggest concern is trying to keep crazy Republicans out of office.”

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“I'm like a bad musical cliche because I bring my guitar on the road and try to write songs in hotel rooms.”

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“There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible.”

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“A lot of people do talk about the demise of the album, but I still believe that if an artist tries hard to make a great album, people will buy it and listen to it as an album, rather than just a collection of random songs.”

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“A part of me wants to sort of try and sound cool and feed this myth that I'm some sort of glamorous lothario, but I was raised by women - my mother and her mother and my aunts - and as a result, most of my friends have always been women.”

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“But on a utilitarian level, I realize that to try to accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number of people, sometimes we have to become salesmen for what we believe, and part of being a salesman is being effective.”

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“One of the reasons why fundamentalists are so aggressive in trying to promote fundamentalism is because deep down they know it's arbitrary. If you're comfortable with your belief you don't need to convince other people to agree with you.”

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“There are a lot of musicians who are still desperately trying to pretend that it's 1998 and by having a huge marketing campaign, they somehow believe that they can sell 10 million records. That's delusional. No one sells 10 million records. The days of musicians getting rich off of selling records are done.”

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“There's a fairly extensive network of musicians on tour who are all trying to stay sober, and we generally reach out to each other and offer support when and where we can.”

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“My mother and I were on welfare and food stamps until I was 18, so I've always had this ethos of, like, 'try and make a little bit of money now because you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow.'”

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About the Author

Born: September 11, 1965
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 453

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