668 Quotes by Moby

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with not knowing how to play an instrument, but the rise of the non-musical producer has done away with musicianship and focused attention purely on the song’s hook.

I’ve had insomnia since I was a little kid and I never sleep well. Sometimes I sleep very badly and sometimes I sleep slightly badly. I get it especially when I’m on tour because you cross a lot of time zones, and I’m not very adaptable.

Somehow, magically, I’ve become an electronic musician, and I have a recording studio that looks like the bridge of the Enterprise.

I’m envious of people who can sleep as long as they want. I have the circadian rhythm of a farmer.

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.

I think it’d be great if Prince made an album of just romantic, slow ballads.

I can’t think of any musician or producer who has influenced me more than Brian Eno. From when he was in Roxy Music, producing Devo, the Talking Heads and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.

If you and I become vegans, the global consequences aren’t going to be that much. But if we can get a few hundred million people to become a little more aware and cut back on their animal consumption, the consequences will be great.

New York is such a competitive place; it tears people apart. People come here and, if they can’t make it in the first month, they get torn apart and they have to go back to where they came from. I don’t think that’s terribly healthy.