Moby, the purposely bald and nerdy musician frequently seen wandering the Lower East Side in search of commercials to score, is warning his brethren in the music industry about the dangers of drugs. "I look at Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse, I wonder what they're going to be capable of when they're 30, in terms of cognitive and emotional abilities. Drugs burn you out," says the diminutive drum programmer, who knows too much about teabags. "You feel bulletproof if you're selling records and making money and everyone wants to sleep with you, but then things start to go wrong." In other news, somebody once wanted to sleep with Moby. [ohnotheydidnt]
Tea-Swilling Musician Is Not Into Drugs
3:38 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
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I was into him for a while, but he's so ambi. I just couldn't tell which way he swung. Though I do remember him citing a girlfriend once on senor moby's house of music.
He seems like that type that would be totally out-gay if he was gay. Not like that curious Stipe.
Contemplation of Moby--the (pretentious) man and his (boring) music--is impossible without ingesting something illegal.
And by go wrong he means you wind up running a tea shop on the lower east side, having to make that clinching smile each of the 20 times a day someone asks you, "Which is most like regular tea?" And you would spit in their order, but you are vegan and it's just not right to subject someone to the product of another creature. So you just subsitute the organic cane with processed white sugar and hope for the best.
Wasn't Natalie Portman dating Moby supposedly? (shakes head, shivers.)
The most surprising thing here is that Moby thinks Pete Doherty has cognitive or emotional abilities. Big if. I think he uses because he's such a fucktard, not the other way around.
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Someone who's made a living making techno+ambient music is bemoaning the use of drugs? Does he realize how unlistenable his repetitive tinkling nonsense is unless you're wacked out on E or K?
@cockfightbarmitzvah: Sanctimonious Bald Twit Not Into Stuff His Followers Are Into
@SlickaNicka: He was and during his music fest he announced Nelly Furtado as "The most beautiful woman in the world" when Natalie was in the audience! It didn't last much longer after that.
I was introduced to him at a party and didn't have anything to say to him! I feel a bit sorry for him but then I think about how he has a gazillion dollars, has naked rooftop parties, etc. and then I want to see him with his front teeth missing.
My understanding is that he is also a born again Christian and got his start DJing at a Christian youth center in Connecticut. I'll stick to drugs.
I've disliked Moby ever since the day he used the word insouciant to describe Kurt Cobain on some VH1 countdown just for the sake of using a big word.
...which wasn't even really correct.
Moby's a dick.
I am officially the first to say this.
Not that this is in any way surprising, but I have it on good authority that he is "a dud in the sack." Maybe some drugs would help with that. Or not being Moby. That might work better, come to think of it.
You're not a real New Yorker until someone you know has fucked Moby. For someone who likes like a baby or an old man puppet (I can't decide which) he gets a LOT of ass. Has nothing to do with his money, I'm sure.
@LeanOnSheena: I suppose it must not be that difficult when you have an entire fanbase that has to be on drugs to appreciate your music.
@FitnessMadeSimple: Hahahaaha. That's true.
Right about now, I'm really wishing Eminem had made good on his promise to beat Mr. Teany's ass.
@LeanOnSheena: and if that's what clean vegan living does to you looks wise, I'm sticking with beer and fried meat.
Is he aware that Pete Doherty is a year shy of being 30?
He seemed to be comfortable with drug use down in Austin for SXSW. Just sayin'.
Still one of the most punchable faces in music today.
Moby's last name says it all.
early rave days he was 'richie from connecticut'
eminem can be great. moby has never done a single good song. richie should not talk about Em cos richie's music cant compare
This, to me, is the perfect Gawker post.
Pro Tools + Cribbed Lomax Recordings + Techno Music Fans in Santiago de Chile = Moby's Bulletproof Fame.
I liked how in that "American Hardcore" movie he kept insisting that he was the lead singer of Flipper for one show and they cut to that other guy who called bullshit on it...oh wait, I meant to post this at Idolator.
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