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" I won't complain about touring, because I really do believe that a public-figure musician complaining about being a public-figure musician is just absurd. Like, 'Boo hoo hoo! I have to stand on stage and people pay attention to me!' "

Moby

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People

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Moby

Happy

Free

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" There are a lot of great animal rights organizations who save dogs and save cats, but the Humane Society is actually really good at working with Congress and getting legislation actually passed. "

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" I wasn't raised Catholic; I just really like the image of a neutral and benign Mary floating around somewhere, being nice to people. "

Moby

Image

People

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" It's enshrined in our Constitution that an individual has a right to release information and disseminate information that makes the powers that be uncomfortable. "

" I thought that my life would be spent working in a bookstore, teaching community college, and making music in my spare time that no one would be willing to listen to. "

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" What fascinates me about addiction and obsessive behavior is that people would choose an altered state of consciousness that's toxic and ostensibly destroys most aspects of your normal life, because for a brief moment you feel okay. "

Moby

Behavior

Life

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" I met Elton John at an Interview dinner, and we just sort of became friends. He's got such a wicked sense of humor. "

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