Finished We 4/29/21
This was an impulse buy that I got on Amazon. I got it free due to bonus points on my credit card, but it's one of the better Rock Bios that I've read.
He's only in his early 50's (born 1965) and this is his second autobiography. The first book was called 'PORCELIN' and the end of this book paves the way for another volume. It ends at an AA meeting in NYC and he declares that he is an alcoholic. The End.
Up to that time he claimed that he was not alcoholic, but merely an alcohol enthusiast.
Cisgender- denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex.
Moby is probably the poorest superstar I've ever heard of. He lived with his mother and his father was killed in a drunk driving accident when Moby was two years old. His grandparents were fairly wealthy and he lived part of the time with them in Darien, Connecticut. Moby and his mother lived on government assistance and food stamps.
'Play' and '18' were his biggest albums, but he has other punk and ambient stuff that I don't think I've ever heard.
The theme of the book is that the success of 'Play' took him by surprise. He was mildly successful before that record, but when it hit, his career went through the roof. This probably added to his dependence on drugs and liquor because fame was not really what he wanted or needed.
"Cannabis is a seasoning- Not a drug".
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