Moby's advice for young artists

[tpauly00]

if my honey comes back, sometimes

[conoba]

Moby is an artist?

[TheTvrulesthenation]

Ugh why's he so cool? Dj Cucumber Slice should be his alias.

[TheFarmerboyproducti]

@mattdickinsonfuckyou richard dawkins was a christian (before he de-converted to atheism)

[panny14]

I think the guy below me broke.

[1Pantikian]

@panny14 his account is closed, hmm 

[fucker007moneeey]

two guys or girls did not understand this 

[SavageInsight]

Isn't there a risk of regressing the longer you do something you love but don't find success?

[pretorious700]

Moby? Go fuck yourself you talentless twit

[dutchcast84]

Merry christmas :)

[dutchcast84]

dude seriously?? i hate this ass bag. dont take too many drugs, really? shut up. what works for your talent-less ass may not work for others. i may want to get into music and take no drugs whatsoever, or i may be in to music and take a shit ton everyday. one thing is for sure, whatever the music may be, it sure as fuck will be better than what the fuck you ever did, nerd. one of the worst songs ever in my opinion was that fucking rancid piece of shit you did with gwen steffani a couple years ago

[HelloFade2]

despite what Eminem says Moby is not a fag and people DO listen to Techno or whatever music moby makes...yeah i don't know what kind of music Moby makes but i like it i i respect Moby and the person he is and the music he makes :)

[ChixRChattel]

SIEG HEIL HITLER RULES...jews are crap

[1LonePuma]

We very much enjoy Moby's music; however, we don't care for its association to New Age. The term New Age comes from the word Witchcraft, which is very much associated with Satanic subduction through music. He has amazing abilities where music is concerned in influencing people...look around you. He was while an Arch Angel, called Lucifer, was in charge of the worshiping. And now, people yield themselves to him to become famous, which is obviously not a fantasy...seeing Satan worshipers' music.

[loopsydazy]

Well said moby

[STINKOPOOP]

aphex twin>george gershwin>kenny G>moby.

[ignoranttwat]

@STINKOPOOP

Aphex Twin>>>Gershwin>Moby>>>>Kenny G

[MrLiljim94]

lol he luks lyk patric stewrt. to infinty or beyond lmao

[hoboboxerjoe]

@wolfwhite99, I agree

[dudewhyfi]

I only liked the last few seconds of this video: you have to take history into account if you want to make a more lasting artistic statement, which is spot on I think though I'm young myself

[czochraniec]

I was listening to Rhapsody In Blue earlier today and I thought: "What do you know, these fast bits sometimes kinda sound like Chopin!" Then came across this video by accident, and saw Moby talking about Gershwin's influences from the past history of music. What a wild coincidence.

[jaysenr14]

Don't mean to raid on Moby's 'party'/advice here, because what he's saying is generally true. It's just that I find it highly ironic he's giving advice on this considering (as he has admitted MANY TIMES) he in fact sold out to advertising, and pretty much created music for adverts, purely for money, which is the complete opposite of what being an 'artist' is. So, basically, he compromised himself, his artist vision, for financial gain.

[unclesamfatg]

Wise man. Agreed with everything he said.

[controllerbrain]

I would go further and say that success is measured by the degree at which you're enjoying yourself. I think Moby is talking about financial success here. So if you spend your life doing something that you love, money or not, you've been successful.

[Crunkmastaflexx]

shit, i liked this but I didn't really like then I didn't want to dislike it

[burnmaker01]

well said moby man!

[lilseggy]

"no buddy listens to techno! " lol

[restoonful]

this guy ought to put a fuzzy pink wig on...get a starring role in a bukakki film ...and come back with a sense of humor :)

[DrLight9]

Nobody cares, Moby. Nobody cares...

[natmanprime]

compromise? MOBY? whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

He owes his very CAREER to the fact that he COMPROMISED and allowed a load of advertisers to take every song on his album Play, and THOSE were just reworked remixed covers of bits and pieces of other songs!!!!!!!

he let them be used just to sell some crap in some adverts/commercials!

unreal!!!

[drfredjones]

@natmanprime he's talking more about compromising your art as in the type of music you want to make, rather than what "success" comes after. He made the songs BEFORE those ads were on tv.

[MapacheOficial]

I think blah blah, I'm Moby, blah, culture blah blah!

[wallynewcar]

"try not to be too rigid, try to keep an open mind, allow myself to be influenced by others..".

isn't it funny how young people are so rigid. you would think that as we get older we get more crusty and rigid, but in fact we are/ i am really rigid as young people. Hmmm, it's funny that he would say that.

[jonread1234]

yea... when we think of George rapishsnkmnabuhnsmdajbu and loakjshiao BLUUUEEEE....

[c0kar7]

mody is right, dont take *too* much drugs. just take enough to get you through the day.

[SavageInsight]

@c0kar7 And ALWAYS avoid the really really hard stuff unless your friend is a responsible, caring, devoted and very insightful/talented doctor who can make sure you're balancing out and keeping healthy, happy that you also will listen to when they smack you into saying "that's enough!"

[StyleGuy08]

Sage Advice.

[retread01]

I think you should put all your savings into buying lottery tickets.

[StyleGuy08]

Lol. Truer words have never been spoken.

[abrightside]

"Success" is definitely subjective.

[Cheepn1s]

I think it's not very good for you to particularly aim for success because scientifically it has only a marginal chance of happening. You will most likely just get disappointed.

My advice: do what you love. Period.

If somebody else likes it, consider it as a bonus.

[nmsQ]

Damn straight! Good to realize these things young.

Artists really get the big picture.

[grnlfe01]

Moby is a wise man and hopefull will live to be a wise old man

[earcandy]

Words of wisdom.

Moby, you're the man.

[Richardtheincredible]

I don't even know who this guy is. Why should I take his advise?

[aniruddhahar]

1. Google his name.

2. Go through step 1 again.

3. You should understand by now.

[wyncyspyder]

what if you don't know what you love?

[Eldritchard]

then do everything till you find the thing, but thats a really good question. You will find out