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Hot Press (5th June 2002)
Definitely Moby
by Stuart Clark
<snip>
Plans to spend 2001 in 'the monastic solitude of my own little
studio' went out the window when Moby was invited to spend a Saturday
afternoon with Lord Henry Mountcharles and 80,000 of his close
friends.
'Forgive the namedropping, but I'd been out with the U2 guys on the
last night of their American tour, and Bono asked if I'd open up for
them at the second Slane Castle gig. And even though I wasn't in live
mode at the time, I said, `Yes, of course' because it seemed like
such a wonderful thing to do. And then I had this idea of seeing if
Ardal (O'Hanlon) would come and sing `My Lovely Horse'. He agreed to
it but said that he wouldn't miss the Ireland vs. Netherlands
football match, so we had to send a helicopter for him! It was one of
my only examples of rock star largesse.'
<snip>
'It's weird, though, `cause whenever two public figure musicians meet
up there's always this, like, sycophantic mutual back-scratching
which hinders you becoming that person's friend. I have a lot of
celebrity acquaintances but not too many celebrity friends.'
While he 'wouldn't flatter myself by saying we're bosom buddies',
Moby likes what he's seen of Bono.
'The guys from U2 should be the most arrogant people on the face of
the earth because they've been one of, if not the most successful
rock band in the world since 1981. As it is, they're all still so
nice and into the music. No way are those guys going through the
motions.
'Bono's a remarkable man. People expect us to talk about religion and
stuff, but most of our time together has been spent getting drunk and
stupid.'
Has he ever witnessed a tired and emotional Mr. Hewson clambering on
the bar and belting out a selection of his favourite arias? A sight
for sore eyes, and ears, that was witnessed last year by the
Stereophonics.
'No, but I'm sure he'd be awesome. You have to have a larger than
life personality to be an opera singer, which no doubt about it,
Bono's got.'
Somebody who he sees on a regular basis - their Manhattan abodes are
just a street apart - is David Bowie. Indeed, one of his most
treasured possessions is the black Man Who Fell To Earth trilby that
Bowie gave him for Christmas. In lieu of a 'thank you' note, Moby
volunteered for guitar duties when the Jones boy performed `Heroes'
at the 2002 Tibetan Freedom Concert.
'In the last year, I've played with David at Carnegie Hall; did a Joy
Division song with New Order; sang with Ardal O'Hanlon; trio'd - if
that's a word - with Bono and Michael Stipe; and shared a stage with
Mission Of Burma.
'The other night - this was so odd - I went to the Groucho Club in
London and ended up in this very small bar drinking with New Order,
Mick Jones from The Clash, Tony James from Generation X and some of
the guys from Blur. When I was growing up, The Clash and New Order,
along with David Bowie, were my heroes.'
Having hung out - and got mouldy with both - how do Bowie and Bono
compare character-wise?
'(Prolonged mull) With Bono you get the feeling that there's no
artifice. When you hang out and talk to him he's just being himself.
David's very guarded. You always get the sense that there's a slight
detachment. The key difference being, he's made a career out of
playing characters, while Bono's made a career out of playing
himself.'
<snip>
(c) Hot Press 2002
I LOVE Moby.
Hot Press (5th June 2002)
Definitely Moby
by Stuart Clark
<snip>
Plans to spend 2001 in 'the monastic solitude of my own little
studio' went out the window when Moby was invited to spend a Saturday
afternoon with Lord Henry Mountcharles and 80,000 of his close
friends.
'Forgive the namedropping, but I'd been out with the U2 guys on the
last night of their American tour, and Bono asked if I'd open up for
them at the second Slane Castle gig. And even though I wasn't in live
mode at the time, I said, `Yes, of course' because it seemed like
such a wonderful thing to do. And then I had this idea of seeing if
Ardal (O'Hanlon) would come and sing `My Lovely Horse'. He agreed to
it but said that he wouldn't miss the Ireland vs. Netherlands
football match, so we had to send a helicopter for him! It was one of
my only examples of rock star largesse.'
<snip>
'It's weird, though, `cause whenever two public figure musicians meet
up there's always this, like, sycophantic mutual back-scratching
which hinders you becoming that person's friend. I have a lot of
celebrity acquaintances but not too many celebrity friends.'
While he 'wouldn't flatter myself by saying we're bosom buddies',
Moby likes what he's seen of Bono.
'The guys from U2 should be the most arrogant people on the face of
the earth because they've been one of, if not the most successful
rock band in the world since 1981. As it is, they're all still so
nice and into the music. No way are those guys going through the
motions.
'Bono's a remarkable man. People expect us to talk about religion and
stuff, but most of our time together has been spent getting drunk and
stupid.'
Has he ever witnessed a tired and emotional Mr. Hewson clambering on
the bar and belting out a selection of his favourite arias? A sight
for sore eyes, and ears, that was witnessed last year by the
Stereophonics.
'No, but I'm sure he'd be awesome. You have to have a larger than
life personality to be an opera singer, which no doubt about it,
Bono's got.'
Somebody who he sees on a regular basis - their Manhattan abodes are
just a street apart - is David Bowie. Indeed, one of his most
treasured possessions is the black Man Who Fell To Earth trilby that
Bowie gave him for Christmas. In lieu of a 'thank you' note, Moby
volunteered for guitar duties when the Jones boy performed `Heroes'
at the 2002 Tibetan Freedom Concert.
'In the last year, I've played with David at Carnegie Hall; did a Joy
Division song with New Order; sang with Ardal O'Hanlon; trio'd - if
that's a word - with Bono and Michael Stipe; and shared a stage with
Mission Of Burma.
'The other night - this was so odd - I went to the Groucho Club in
London and ended up in this very small bar drinking with New Order,
Mick Jones from The Clash, Tony James from Generation X and some of
the guys from Blur. When I was growing up, The Clash and New Order,
along with David Bowie, were my heroes.'
Having hung out - and got mouldy with both - how do Bowie and Bono
compare character-wise?
'(Prolonged mull) With Bono you get the feeling that there's no
artifice. When you hang out and talk to him he's just being himself.
David's very guarded. You always get the sense that there's a slight
detachment. The key difference being, he's made a career out of
playing characters, while Bono's made a career out of playing
himself.'
<snip>
(c) Hot Press 2002
I LOVE Moby.
