Porcelain: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B014QKIDIA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 147 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His records have sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic called him "one of the most important dance music figures of the early '90s." He lives in Los Angeles. . Moby is a singer-songwriter, musician, DJ, and photographer
And then there was Moby—not just a poor, skinny white kid from Connecticut, but a devout Christian, a vegan, and a teetotaler. From one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time, a piercingly tender, funny, and harrowing account of the path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor, and unlikely success out of the NYC club scene of the late '80s and '90s.There were many reasons Moby was never going to make it as a DJ and musician in the New York club scene. Push play.. But success was not uncomplicated; it led to wretched, if in hindsight sometimes hilarious, ex
"Beautiful, messy and raw" according to A viewer. Achingly sublime one moment; gritty, messy and raw the next. When Moby leaves us an unfinished piece at the end, it's because he himself — like his music — is an evolving work in progress. Up to that point, we are introduced to a young man who continually [and hilariously] begs forgiveness of every sin of the flesh by an easily offended ticked-off Christian God who made him annoyingly imperfect. Next we meet a DJ who learns to navigate New York at its most artistically creative, and at it's most devastating due to the AIDS crisis. Seems there's always a . "Hard to like at first. Vulnerable and authentic." according to Mike Koenigs. I've followed Moby for years. I loved listening to him in the 90s. Then as he got popular, I continued to enjoyed his music. This isn't a happy book to read. Moby isn't happy. At least he doesn't seem to be happy when he shares his life storyBut it's raw. Really raw. Reading it gave me a sense of catharsis in much the same way I feel it gave Moby as he wrote it.Here's what I like most. Contrast. Reading this book was a fascinating journey and I grew as a result of it. And I couldn't stop reading it.Let me explain.I relate to Moby in a variety of ways. We're one year. "An amazing read. Thank you Moby." according to CS. If you're reading this, chances are you've heard some of Moby's music. Most people probably recognize him by his best selling album "Play". I'm personally a pretty big fan of his so I pre-ordered this book with disregard as to whether or not Mr. Moby could string two sentences together. Wow, what a wonderful surprise.It's a well written snippet into 10 years of this man's life that helped make him the amazing artist that he is today. Using mostly NYC as the backdrop, you get to relive so many moments out of his life that are at times seem almost too crazy to be true
It simultaneously presents a portrait of its author that’s withering in the extreme. Funny, bighearted and raw.”—San Francisco Chronicle“Entertainingly gritty… A distinctive addition to the recent spate of well-written memoirs by contemporary musicians, a list that would include the likes of Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, and Carrie Brownstein.”—Kirkus Reviews“A love letter to chaotic 1990s New York…Moby’s prose is honest, self-deprecating, and full of mordant wit, and when music is playing, it shines with exhilarating emotion.” —Publishers Weekly, starred“Ten years of Moby’s life, mostly in the decrepit, dangerous, much-loved New York City of the 1990s, a life comically overcrowded, filthy, alcohol-fuelled, vegan, unbelievably noisy, full of spit and semen and some sort of Christianity; and often, suddenly, moving. The book is also a tender ode to a vanishe