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Moby


Born
in Harlem, New York City, New York, The United States
September 11, 1965

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Genre
Memoir, Music


Richard Melville Hall, better known by his stage name Moby, is an American DJ, singer-songwriter, and musician.

He sings and plays keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and drums. Moby became a successful artist on the ambient electronica scene, and achieved eight top 40 singles in the UK during the 1990s. In 1999 he released the album Play, a mix of melancholic chill-out, ambient music, and upbeat electronica, that was critically acclaimed and produced an impressive eight hit singles (including his most popular songs "Porcelain", "Natural Blues" and "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"). Play became a commercial and cultural phenomenon, selling over 10 million copies worldwide (the best-selling electronica album ever) and with its eighteen songs receiv ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 7,944 ratings · 961 reviews · 38 distinct works • Similar authors
Porcelain: A Memoir
3.98 avg rating — 4,355 ratings — published 2016
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And Then It Fell Apart
3.83 avg rating — 1,665 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions
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Gristle: from Factory Farms...
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The Little Pine Cookbook: M...
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Moby: Destroyed
3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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We Are All Made of Stars
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Moby -- Play: Piano/Vocal/C...
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Moby -- 18: Piano/Vocal/Guitar
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Moby Play
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“I had an epiphany a few years ago when I was out at a celebrity party and it suddenly dawned on me that I had yet to meet a celebrity who is as smart and interesting as any of my friends.”
― Moby
tags: celebrities, epiphany, humor
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“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to judge, but I’ve read the gospels quite a few times, and it seems pretty clear that ‘Christian values’ are: 1-humility, 2-non-judgementalism, 3-caring for the poor, 4-compassion, 5-love, and 6-serving God.”
― Moby
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“Because we find something distasteful is not justification enough for us to deem it criminal.”
― Moby
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