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Moby Stays Out Late, Wakes Up In Time To Blast Greedy Musicians

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, August 14th, 2008 in Male Musicians, Male Singers.

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While a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle can dramatically improve your health, you still won’t be able to party all night and get away with it forever, according to Moby anyway.

“My lifestyle isn’t quite as healthy as people might imagine it to be,” he said in an interview with The Daily Record.

“I am a vegan, but I also tend to go out too much and stay out too late, especially as I live in New York.”

“I’m certainly not getting up at six in the morning to do yoga – I’m usually just getting home at that time.”

The interview centered on Moby’s thoughts of the music industry’s greediness and why musicians really should be making records.

He said: “A lot of my friends in the music industry have conversations about how to distribute music – and it tends to centre on how to make money.”

“I think the focus should be on the artistry and creativity, not focusing on the commercial side of things. Musicians should concentrate on making records and not be too concerned about how people listen. The point of producing music isn’t whether audiences will buy it or listen to it for free. I might be naive, but I think, if you make a good record, people will want to listen regardless of the medium it’s delivered by.”

via The Daily Record

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Even Vegan Moby Thinks You Sometimes Have To Break An Egg

Written by Vegetarian Star on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 in Male Musicians, Male Singers, Politicians.

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Dear Senator Obama…

“This might be a strange analogy for a vegan to use, but if you want to make an omelet
you have to break a couple of eggs. Start breaking some eggs.”

Vegan Moby decided to write a letter to Senator Obama in the Huffington Post to urge him to fight even harder for an upcoming presidential election victory. His less than warm feelings for McCain are shown by attacking his knowledge of both politics and geography:

“Dear senator Obama: FIGHT BACK. You’re battling a dimwit who doesn’t know the difference between Sunni and Shi’ite, who still refers to countries that ceased to exist in 1993(Czechoslovakia), and who believes that Iraq and Pakistan share a border.”

He’s also a little less than pleased at how the recent Democrats have challenged the G.O.P:

“In 2000 they slandered Al Gore as saying he invented the internet and was an elitist. And he fought back how? Oh, that’s right, he didn’t. And in 2004 they slandered John Kerry by questioning his military service. And he fought back how? Oh, that’s right, he didn’t. And now they’re slandering Obama in a hundred insidious and incorrect ways. And he’s fighting back how? Oh, that’s right, he isn’t.”

Judging from Moby’s criticism, Obama may have to start throwing a few punches to at least make the junior varsity team.

Read more of Moby’s pep talk here.

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Peter Rojas, Moby Stalk Each Other In New York Vegan Restaurants

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, August 4th, 2008 in Authors, Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers.

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Peter Rojas became a millionaire blogger reviewing electronic equipment at Engadget. Some of his latest entrepreneurial adventures include RCRD LBL, which works with record labels and artists to provide free music downloads. His considers his veganism a “very personal thing,” but for someone so personal, he sure exposed a lot of details of what he ate during the week of July 24th-30th to NYMag.

He and fellow vegan Moby also seem to be stalking each other.

“I always see Moby out at vegan restaurants,” Rojas said. “Half the time I go out to eat he’s there.”

Mere coincidence? Rojas stalking Moby? Moby stalking Rojas? Rather than solve the riddle of the (faux) chicken and (mock) egg, we’d rather be stalkers ourselves and bring you voyeuristic pleasure of learning what Rojas had to eat.

Thursday, July 24
“I was out in California for a couple of days on business, and since the guys I was meeting with knew I’m vegan (twelve years!), they took me to Cafe Gratitude, a raw-food place in San Rafael.”

Friday, July 25
“I got the vegetarian bento box.”

Saturday, July 26
“I got the tofu scramble and home fries.”

Sunday, July 27
“I had some granola cereal from Whole Foods…then cooked a massaman curry with tofu and vegetables. I kind of screwed it up by adding too much lime juice to it — not sure what I was thinking.”

Monday, July 28
“I had more cereal for breakfast. Then I made a smoothie for lunch.”

Tuesday, July 29
“I ordered some Moroccan chickpea thing, which was good (but not great), but the real highlights were the stuffed-avocado salad and the totally vegan brownie sundae.”

Wednesday, July 30
“I had the vegetarian meatballs with Thai black rice.”

And what does he think of what the city that never sleeps has to offer its vegan food patrons?

“There’s a pretty good selection of vegan restaurants in New York — it’s really easy. I kind of wish there were a Manhattan equivalent of Foodswings in Brooklyn — it’s a vegan fast-food kind of place with fake chicken, all kinds of fake stuff.”

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Moby: Boca Burger And Tofurky Are Gateway Drugs

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, July 28th, 2008 in Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers.

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If you haven’t picked up the latest (July/August 2008) issue of Vegetarian Times yet, you’re missing out. (Or if you still have the mag in your “inbox” pile of mail you haven’t read yet.)

Moby’s got an interview featured in the Q & A Section where he talks about his mommy helping him go veg (How sweet.)

Moby is the former co-owner of Teany, a vegetarian restaurant and tea shop in New York and talked about his love of the eatery.

“What I was most proud of about Teany was that on any given Saturday we would be filled with people and a very small percentage of them were vegetarian. So if you went to Teany and you were a vegetarian or vegan, you would be perfectly happy. But if you went to Teany and you were a meat eater, you would also be happy.  Regardless of what some people’s feelings might be about fake meat, it is a really good way of getting meat eaters into vegetarianism. It’s a gateway drug.”

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Duh Moby! Buy Cast Iron For Your Kitchen!

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, July 21st, 2008 in Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers.

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Epicurious.com has a feature on their website where celebrities, such as Lisa Loeb, Gabrielle Reece, and vegan Moby take you on a tour of their kitchens.

When Moby opened his refrigerator to the camera we spied awesome goodies such as Amy’s Salsa, Eden Soy Milk, and Ezekiel Bread. There is also a Homer Simpson toy on the counter, but don’t ask us what it’s used for!

Some of his favorite utensils include a white pot which he thinks was handed down by his grandfather. He is also a fan of the microwave because it’s helpful for those with hangovers who still need good food such as burritos.

Moby griped about how non-stick skillets wear away over time and hinted at how the chemicals must be transferring from the skillet to our bodies. Duh! Just go buy yourself some cast iron skillets.

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Disgruntled KFC Chicken Doesn’t Mess Around In Moby Disco Lies Video

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in Animal Issues, Male Musicians, Male Singers, Pop Culture, Videos.

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Longtime vegan and animal rights activist Moby created a video mocking factory farming and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

The chicken escapes the slaughter pen and hunts down Colonel Sanders for revenge. When he finally catches him…well…let’s say the chicken is a “calf” man, versus thighs or breasts.

Watch below.

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