Friday, February 22, 2008

Celebrity Meeting: Moby

Moby came to the film school today to talk to us about his new website http://www.mobygratis.com/ which lets film students use his music for free (unless it is for commercial purpose, then there is a nominal fee to the humane society). It was wonderful to listen to him speak. He was very intelligent, self-aware, and incredibly funny. At one point in his talk though, he mentioned where he lived in New York and that he 'goes out' way too often.

I am very aware of who Moby is and love his music...but I don't see his escapades or anything negative about him at all anywhere. I think a lot of entreprenuers and really upstanding artists manage to keep out of the blog/magazine spotlight but we do know who they are (John Williams, Steve Jobs, Hans Zimmer, Jerry Bruckheimer, Enya, etc). Why aren't they mobbed by paparazzi too? Does the media have a degree of respect for them? Is it because they are in their 40s and beyond? What's the deal?!

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