A lot of times good, pristine recordings prevent the listener from getting emotionally involved in the music.
MobyOver time, I started becoming more and more aware of the vastness and complexity of the universe, which led me away from any sort of conventional Christianity.
MobyThere's really no reason for any musician, writer, actor to ever take themselves seriously. If you work in a needle exchange, take yourself seriously. You're doing good work. If you're involved in hostage negotiations and saving lives, you can have a sense of entitlement.
MobyWe live in this culture where there are so many things that want us to pretend that weโre not truly human. That we can be exempt from the human condition, either through intelligence or accomplishment or success or humor. Bu biologically weโre all the same. We all get sad, we all get happy, and we all die. Anyone who pretends that thatโs not the case is either a sociopath or utterly delusional.
Moby