Moby trivia: 60 amazing facts about the famous singer!

Moby is a famous singer and musician! He is considered to be one of the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s!

But do you know everything there is to know about him?

1. His full name is Richard Melville Hall
2. He was born on September 11, 1965
3. He is better known by his stage name Moby
4. He is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, animal rights activist, and author
5. He has sold an estimated 20 million records worldwide
6. AllMusic considers him to be “one of the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring the music to a mainstream audience both in the United Kingdom and in America”
7. After taking up the guitar and piano at age nine, Moby played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s
8. Before turning to electronic dance music
9. In 1989, he moved to New York City and became a prolific figure as a DJ, producer, and remixer
10. His 1991 single “Go” was his mainstream breakthrough
11. Reaching No. 10 in the United Kingdom
12. Between 1992 and 1997 he scored eight top-10 hits on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart
13. Including “Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)”, “Feeling So Real”, and “James Bond Theme (Moby Re-Version)”
14. Through the decade he also produced music under various pseudonyms
15. Released the critically acclaimed Everything Is Wrong (1995)
16. And composed music for films
17. His punk-oriented album Animal Rights (1996) alienated much of his fan base
18. Moby found commercial and critical success with his fifth album Play (1999)
19. Which, after receiving little recognition, became an unexpected global hit in 2000
20. After each track was licensed to films, television shows, and commercials
21. It remains his highest selling album with 12 million copies sold
22. Its seventh single, “South Side”, featuring Gwen Stefani, remains his only one to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100
23. Reaching No. 14
24. Moby followed Play with albums of varied styles including electronic, dance, rock, and downtempo music
25. Starting with 18 (2002), Hotel (2005), and Last Night (2008)
26. His later albums saw him explore ambient music
27. Including the almost four-hour release Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016)
28. Moby has not toured since 2014 but continues to record and release albums
29. His most recent is Long Ambients 2 (2019)
30. Moby has co-written, produced, or remixed music for various artists
31. In addition to his music career, Moby is known for his veganism and support for animal welfare and humanitarian aid
32. He is the owner of Little Pine
33. A vegan restaurant in Los Angeles
34. And organised the vegan music and food festival Circle V
35. He is the author of four books
36. Including a collection of his photography and two memoirs: Porcelain: A Memoir (2016) and Then It Fell Apart (2019)
37. Moby has posted updates on his blog via his official website since September 2000
38. In March 2008, after Gary Gygax’s death, Moby was one of several celebrities identifying themselves as former Dungeons & Dragons players
39. In 2010, after 21 years living in New York City, Moby relocated to a castle in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles named Wolf’s Lair
40. It was first owned by Milton R. Wolf
41. For almost $4 million
42. And spent an additional $2 million to restore it
43. He also owns an apartment in Little Italy, Manhattan
44. In 2014, Moby sold the property and downsized to a smaller home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles
45. In June 2013, Moby and numerous other celebrities appeared in a video showing support for Chelsea Manning
46. In January 2018, he stated that he was approached by friends in the CIA
47. And told to post and spread content on the Trump-Russian collusion allegations through social media
48. Moby identifies himself as heterosexual and cisgender and had felt “disappointed” to be straight
49. He dated Christina Ricci
50. In 2019 he claimed in a book to have had a brief relationship with actress Natalie Portman
51. Though she has denied this and pointed out that her age in the book is incorrect
52. In reality, she was just 18 at the time
53. He does date, but has stated that that he feels more comfortable alone than in a relationship
54. In 2016, he was in an eight-month relationship
55. His first in ten years
56. He has no children
57. Moby practices meditation
58. And has explored different types
59. Including transcendental, Mettā, and Vipassanā
60. He was born in Harlem, New York