SonofBaldwin Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 http://www.spinner.com/2011/05/27/moby-kesha-britney Moby Says Ke$ha and Britney Spears Songs Shouldn't Be Called 'Music' Moby may have become a bona fide pop star when his landmark album 'Play' sold over 10 million copies back in 2000, but when it comes to the music of current chart-toppers like Ke$ha, Rihanna, Britney Spears and the Black Eyed Peas, he just can't relate. In fact, he thinks "music" is the wrong word for what they're putting out. "It's fun, but I don't think of it as music," he says. "It's manufactured. I appreciate it as pop culture phenomenon and some of the songs I like if I hear them in a shopping mall or something, but it doesn't function as music for me." Long before 'Play' became an international blockbuster, Moby cut his teeth making progressive house and techno-flavoured dance music in the '90s, with club hits like 'Go' and 'Everytime You Touch Me.' Yet he doesn't feel that the current crop of dancey Billboard bangers contain the emotional resonance of real music. "Music is something that communicates emotion and integrity in a really interesting, direct way," he says. "And when I listen to the pop music you're describing, it's hyper-produced corporate product. That isn't really even a criticism, but I just think calling it music is a misnomer. "It's advertising for ringtones." Moby's latest album, 'Destroyed,' is a moody, melancholy and deeply personal document of his life as a touring musician, composed during bouts of insomnia in hotel rooms around the world. A good deal of Moby's time on the road was spent as a DJ performing gigs in clubbing capitals from Sao Paulo to Miami to Ibiza. Though he considers himself an electronic musician rather than a DJ, he admits that DJing can be quite lucrative. "For example, if I go on tour with my band, there's seven of us on stage, and I have to pay the crew and hotels and travel and equipment rental," he says. "If I DJ, sometimes the fee is just as much, except that I show up with a box of records." He's got some advice for young bands in a cash-strapped music industry. "If I were a business advisor to musicians, my first recommendation would be to learn how to DJ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Maybe he should listen to their albums instead of just their current singles before he speaks about their work *continues to listen to Ke$ha's "Crazy Beautiful Life"* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 ok let me do this, ima chime in real good....fuck you Moby.....and I mean that with the deepest respect....music is anything that makes yo ass move, and not since he hooked up wit Gwen Stefani on "Southside" have I checked for him. I get the criticism, its manufactured, sure, but the music is what keeps me coming back make me fucking move, and Ke$hia and Brit have some damn good music.....he need to go talk to Beyonce punk ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I like moby, but sonically, I'd place him in the same category as the people he is talking about. They all do pop music that is rooted in electro beats and dance music. And I'm sure the producers who crafted those beats and worked hard in the studio would feel like their work is music. The funny thing is, Moby has produced songs for britney in the past. I gonna need this pale faced, bald headed Yodda to have a seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 goooooooooooooooooo Moby.. :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixabef Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 And yet, he's written/produced stuff for Britney. He must like 'em when he's gettin' paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 And yet, he's written/produced stuff for Britney. He must like 'em when he's gettin' paid. Bascically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I forgot his ass even existed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CK1Czar Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I agree with him, and I like a few Britney songs and there are others that I would add to that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodienda76 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I don't know a single one of his songs...But I totally agree with him. Shitney, Kesha and all other fans can suck it...He spoke the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoe Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I don't know a single one of his songs...But I totally agree with him. Shitney, Kesha and all other fans can suck it...He spoke the truth. this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalQuin Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 He has a point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Enjoi Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Yet neither critics nor the mainstream audience pay attention to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Yet neither critics nor the mainstream audience pay attention to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.omner Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedEleganceâ„¢ Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 For someone as experimental with is sound as he is I'm surprised to hear this. I don't agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 For someone as experimental with is sound as he is I'm surprised to hear this. I don't agree. me neither boo him need a corner and a chair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixabef Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Yet neither critics nor the mainstream audience pay attention to him. Which is exactly why he's bitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 For someone as experimental with is sound as he is I'm surprised to hear this. I don't agree. ^^^^This Its easy for folks to talk shit when they haven't had a hit in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laveaux Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 i can understand where he is coming from, but some folks might put him in the same catergory and further more his opinion would have matter back when his shit was selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I don't consider Ke$ha music either... I call it noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedvelvet Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Yet neither critics nor the mainstream audience pay attention to him. Ain't nobody paying attention to britney anymore. Her album is flopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedvelvet Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I agree with moby, but I also wouldve put gaga and Katy perry in that list. They all don't create music but rather just messy noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 He is an experimental indie artist, they are all pretty snobs and stuck ups (unless it's folk) . And no he is not after the mainstream audience, most of alternative artists aren't and usually they dispise that part of the industry. I see what he means and understand why some don't, He should have used the word quality instead of music cuz that's what he means and shoulda have thrown Gaga to the mix as well If you think this is harsh or whataver than you should pay attention to what Alison Goldfrapp says, not even Madonna was saved from her sharp tongue with that said Moby's music is for the most part brilliant , I'm in the mood to play Wait for Me now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I agree with moby, but I also wouldve put gaga and Katy perry in that list. They all don't create music but rather just messy noise. -1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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