Richard Melville Hall famed as Moby is a famous American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, animal rights activist, as well as an author who has sold an estimated 20 million records worldwide. He was considered as "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" by AllMusic. He has not toured since 2014 but continues to record and release albums; his most recent is Long Ambients 2 (2019). Some of his hits song include Go, Move (You Make Me Feel So Good), Feeling So Real and more. His punk-oriented album Animal Rights (1996) alienated much of his fan base. He is the author of four books, including a collection of his photography and two memoirs: Porcelain: A Memoir (2016) and Then It Fell Apart (2019). He is a very talented person.
Natalie Portman denies Moby's 'creepy' dating claims
Natalie Portman has denied dating Moby in her teens, calling the musician's behavior "inappropriate". The actress was responding to Moby's new memoir, in which he claims Portman asked him out after a show in the year 2001. He wrote, "I was a bald binge drinker and Natalie Portman was a beautiful movie star. But here she was in my dressing room, flirting with me". But Portman said the description was inaccurate, calling Moby a "creep" who overstepped his bounds. The musician has now responded on Instagram, insisting the pair did date and stayed friends for years. "I recently read a gossip piece wherein Natalie Portman said that we'd never dated," he wrote. "This confused me, as we did, in fact, date. He added: "I completely respect Natalie's possible regret in dating me (to be fair, I would probably regret dating me, too), but it doesn't alter the actual facts of our brief romantic history."
What is the age of Moby?
As of 2018, his age is 53 years old but his age will be turning to 54 on his upcoming birthday in September as of 2019.
Where did Moby get his name?
On 11th September 1965, Moby was born as Richard Melville Hall in Harlem, New York City, the USA. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is White. His religion is Christian and his horoscope sign is Virgo. He is the only child of Elizabeth McBride, a medical secretary, and James Frederick Hall, a chemistry professor, who died in a car crash while drunk when Moby was two. He was given the nickname Moby by his father three days after his birth as his parents considered the name Richard too large for a newborn baby. He is the great-great-great nephew to Herman Melville, author of Moby-Dick. He was raised by his mother, first in San Francisco from 1969 for a short period. He recalled being sexually abused by a staff member at his daycare during this time. After that, they move to Darien, Connecticut. Concerning his education, he is graduated from Darien High School and started a philosophy degree at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.
How much is Moby's worth?
The net worth of this famous singer is estimated to have $32 Million as of 2019. His exact salary will be added soon. His source of income is from his singing career.
How tall is Moby?
Moby is a very handsome person with an attractive personality. He has a tall height of 5 ft 7.5 inches or 170.8 cm. He has a balanced weight of 140 Pounds. He wears a glass. His other body measurements will be added soon.
Who is the wife of Moby?
Regarding Moby's personal life, he is an unmarried person. Moby identifies himself as heterosexual and cisgender and had felt "disappointed" to be straight. He dated Christina Ricci. In 2019 he claimed in a book to have had a brief relationship with actress Natalie Portman, though she has denied this and pointed out that her age in the book is incorrect (in reality, she was just 18 at the time). In 2016, he was in an eight-month relationship, his first in ten years. He has no children.
What makes Moby famous?
- Moby began his career in 1989 by relocating to NY City with his close friend, artist Damian Loeb.
- After that, he started performing DJ sets in local bars and clubs.
- In 1990, he joined Shopwell and played on their album "Peanuts".
- He then signed a deal as the sole artist of Instinct Records.
- His early singles were put out under several names such as Voodoo Child, Barracuda, Brainstorm, and UHF.
- His first single "Mobilty" was released in November 1990.
- He then scored a breakthrough hit with a remix of "Go".
- His debut album "Moby" was released in 1992 and four singles were released: "Go", "Drop a Beat", "Next Is the E", and a double A-side of "I Feel It" with "Thousand".
- He completed his first US tour as the opening act for The Shamen in 1992.
- His second and final album on Instinct, Ambient, was released in August 1993.
- He signed with Elektra Records which lasted for five years in 1993.
- Everything Is Wrong was released in March 1995.
- His next album, Animal Rights, was released in February 1997.
- His fifth album, Play, was released by Mute and V2 Records, founded by Richard Branson three years prior, in May 1999.
- He also contributed "Flower" to Gone in 60 Seconds in 2000
- His song "Extreme Ways" was used in all five of the Bourne films, from 2002 to 2012.
- He co-wrote and produced "Early Mornin'" for Britney Spears' album In the Zone released in 2003.
- His seventh album, Hotel, was released in March 2005.
- In 2007 Moby produced and performed on a remake of "The Bulrushes" by The Bongos.
- He released Last Night, an electronic dance album in 2008.
- Wait for Me was released on 30th June 2009.
- The album, Destroyed, was released in May 2011.
- He released Innocents in October 2013.
- These Systems Are Failing was released on 14th October 2016.
- He announced his fifteenth studio album, Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt was released on 2nd March 2018.
- In March 2019, Moby released a follow-up to his first long ambient album, Long Ambients 2.
- As an author, he has released Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice About the Meat We Eat) in 2010, Porcelain: A Memoir in 2016.
- His second memoir, Then It Fell Apart was released on 2nd May 2019 and covers his life and career from 1999 to 2009.
His albums include:
- Moby (1992)
- Ambient (1993)
- Everything Is Wrong (1995)
- Animal Rights (1996)
- Play (1999)
- 18 (2002)
- Hotel (2005)
- Last Night (2008)
- Wait for Me (2009)
- Destroyed (2011)
- Innocents (2013)
- Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016)
- These Systems Are Failing (2016)
- More Fast Songs About the Apocalypse (2017)
- Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt (2018)
- Long Ambients 2 (2019)
