Editing Moby (section)

==Personal life==
Moby lived in [[New York City]] for 21 years. From 1996 to 2010, he lived in an apartment on [[Mott Street]] where he also recorded his albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gothamist.com/2014/06/09/moby_sells_tiny_mott_street_apartme.php|title=Inside The "Tiny" Mott Street Apartment Moby Just Sold For $2 Million|date=June 9, 2014|first=Jen|last=Carlson|publisher=Gothamist|access-date=June 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609163925/http://gothamist.com/2014/06/09/moby_sells_tiny_mott_street_apartme.php|archive-date=June 9, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> He then relocated to the [[Hollywood Hills]] area of [[Los Angeles]], spending almost $4 million to purchase a castle known as Wolf's Lair (built in 1927 by developer L. Milton Wolf), spending an additional $3.5 million to restore it. He also owns an apartment in [[Little Italy, Manhattan]].<ref name=NYT11>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/garden/28moby.html|title=At Home With Moby in a Hollywood Hills Castle|last=Wadler|first=Joyce|date=April 27, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202063645/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/garden/28moby.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Moby sold the castle and downsized to a smaller home in the [[Los Feliz, Los Angeles|Los Feliz]] neighborhood of Los Angeles.<ref name=WSJ15>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/moby-downsizes-in-los-angeles-1441897463|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912232540/https://www.wsj.com/articles/moby-downsizes-in-los-angeles-1441897463|title=Moby Downsizes in Los Angeles|date=September 10, 2015|archive-date=September 12, 2015|first=Katy|last=McLaughlin|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Buscemi Moby Reed.jpg|thumb|[[Steve Buscemi]], Moby, [[Arianna Huffington]], and [[Lou Reed]] at a screening of the film ''[[Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers]]'', 2006]]
In June 2013, Moby and numerous other celebrities appeared in a video showing support for [[Chelsea Manning]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/celebrity-bradley-manning-video-93041.html |title=Celeb video: 'I am Bradley Manning'&nbsp;– Patrick Gavin |work=Politico |date=June 20, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110180932/http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/celebrity-bradley-manning-video-93041.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFFkcCh-pCc |title=I am Bradley Manning (full HD) |via=YouTube |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=September 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918200559/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFFkcCh-pCc |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moby identifies himself as [[heterosexual]] and [[cisgender]]; in a 2018 interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'', he claims to have felt "disappointed" to be straight.<ref name=TG16>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/26/moby-i-was-disappointed-to-be-heterosexual|title=Moby: 'I was disappointed to be heterosexual'|work=The Guardian|last=Pires|first=Candice|date=November 26, 2016|access-date=June 25, 2018|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625103756/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/26/moby-i-was-disappointed-to-be-heterosexual|url-status=live}}</ref> He does date, but has stated that he feels more comfortable alone than in a relationship.<ref name=TG16/> In 2016 he was in a relationship, his first in ten years, that spanned at least eight months. He has no children.<ref name=TG14>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jan/31/moby-family-values-only-child-mum|title=Moby: My family values|date=January 31, 2014|first=Nick|last=McGrath|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 9, 2019|archive-date=April 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405211029/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jan/31/moby-family-values-only-child-mum|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=TG160521/>

In 2019, in his book ''Then It Fell Apart'', he claimed to have had a brief relationship with actress [[Natalie Portman]] in the late 1990s. In response, Portman denied the story and called Moby's account "disturbing" (she was 18 at the time, while he was 33), with Portman further describing their interactions as "a much older man being creepy with me".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48365294|access-date=May 22, 2019|publisher=BBC|title=Natalie Portman denies Moby's 'creepy' dating claims|date=May 21, 2019|author=Savage, Mark|archive-date=May 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522154314/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48365294|url-status=live}}</ref> He later apologized to Portman, saying: "I accept that given the dynamic of our almost 14 year age difference I absolutely should've acted more responsibly and respectfully."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heller |first1=Corinne |title=Moby Apologizes to Natalie Portman for "Inconsiderate" Mention in Book |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1044477/moby-apologizes-to-natalie-portman-for-inconsiderate-mention-in-book |website=E! News |date=May 25, 2019 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320055926/https://www.eonline.com/news/1044477/moby-apologizes-to-natalie-portman-for-inconsiderate-mention-in-book |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moby practices meditation and has explored different types, including [[Transcendental Meditation|transcendental]], [[Mettā]], and [[Vipassanā]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/features/30743/|title=Moby interviewed by his remixers|first=Darren|last=Ressler|date=August 11, 2014|work=Big Shot|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419153622/https://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/features/30743/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Veganism and animal rights===
In 1984, Moby was inspired to become a vegetarian by a cat named Tucker that he had found at a dump in Darien, Connecticut. "My mom and I, with the help of George the dachshund, took care of Tucker and he grew up to be the happiest, healthiest cat I'd ever known". In November 1987, while playing with Tucker, "I decided that just as I would never do anything to harm Tucker, or any of our rescued animals, I also would never do anything to harm any animal, anywhere", and became a vegan.<ref name=PBN>{{cite web|url=https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/moby-kitten-turned-him-vegan-30-years-ago|title=Moby shares photo of kitten who turned him vegan exactly 30 years ago|first=Maria|date=November 23, 2017|last=Chiorando|work=Plant Based News|access-date=April 9, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204031815/https://plantbasednews.org/news/moby-kitten-turned-him-vegan-30-years-ago/|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a strong supporter of [[animal rights]], and described it as his "day job" other than musical projects.<ref name=TG160521/><ref>{{cite web |first1=Tracey |last1=Pepper |first2=Deirdre |last2=O'Callaghan |url=http://www.vegetariantimes.com/article/one-on-one-with-moby/ |title=One on One with Moby |work=Vegetarian Times |date=February 23, 2011 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=February 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207010530/http://www.vegetariantimes.com/article/one-on-one-with-moby/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2016, Moby supported the social media campaign #TurnYourNoseUp to end [[Intensive animal farming|factory farming]] in association with the [[nonprofit organization]] Farms Not Factories.<ref>{{cite news|title=Celebrities back campaign to end 'inhumane' treatment of pigs in 'factory farms'|url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/celebrities-back-campaign-to-end-inhumane-treatment-of-pigs-in-factory-farms-34707578.html|work=Independent.ie|language=en|access-date=December 7, 2017|archive-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207191935/https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/celebrities-back-campaign-to-end-inhumane-treatment-of-pigs-in-factory-farms-34707578.html|url-status=live}}.</ref>

In 2019, Moby had "Vegan for life" tattooed on his neck by his friend, tattoo artist [[Kat Von D]].<ref name="NPR20">{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Rachel|date=September 19, 2019|title=Moby proves vegan is for life with a 'Vegan For Life' neck tattoo|url=https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/moby-proves-vegan-is-for-life-with-a-vegan-for-life-neck-tattoo/|access-date=June 17, 2020|website=Vegan Food & Living|publisher=Anthem Publishing|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617134529/https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/moby-proves-vegan-is-for-life-with-a-vegan-for-life-neck-tattoo/|url-status=live}}</ref> That November, he had "Animal rights" tattooed on his arms to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of being a vegan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/moby-vegan-tattoo-arms-animal-rights-instagram-kat-von-d-peta-a9200721.html|title=Musician Moby has 'Animal Rights' tattooed on his arms to mark 32 years as a vegan|date=November 13, 2019|first=Sabrina|last=Barr|work=The Independent|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113153742/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/moby-vegan-tattoo-arms-animal-rights-instagram-kat-von-d-peta-a9200721.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also had "VX" tattooed next to his right eye, the "V" standing for vegan and the "X" for [[straight edge]], referencing his sobriety.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plantbasednews.org/news/-moby-meaning-vegan-face-tattoo|title=Moby Explains Meaning Behind Vegan Face Tattoo|work=Plant Based News|first=Maria|last=Chiorando|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218110332/https://www.plantbasednews.org/news/-moby-meaning-vegan-face-tattoo|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2023 he released ''Punk Rock Vegan Movie'', his documentary about the relationship between the  [[Animal rights and punk subculture|worlds of punk rock and animal rights]]. He says every time he visits San Francisco, he stops at [[Rainbow Grocery Cooperative|Rainbow Grocery]] given his stance on "ethical eating."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Examiner |first=Joshua Rotter {{!}} Special to The |date=February 1, 2023 |title=At last, a film that connects punk rock to veganism |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/at-last-a-film-that-connects-punk-rock-to-veganism/article_5287e1da-a291-11ed-8e60-570df67902c1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202213007/https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/at-last-a-film-that-connects-punk-rock-to-veganism/article_5287e1da-a291-11ed-8e60-570df67902c1.html |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=May 7, 2024 |website=San Francisco Examiner |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2024 he announced collaboration on a new film project with director [[Mark Webber (actor)|Mark Webber]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/moby-teams-with-mark-webber-for-tecie-indie-romance-set-among-gen-z-animal-rights-activists-exclusive/ar-BB1ncVXi |title=Moby Teams With Mark Webber for 'Tecie,' Indie Romance Set Among Gen-Z Animal Rights Activists |work=Variety |last=Dunn |first=Jack |date=May 28, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |via=MSN.com}}</ref>

===Drug use===
From 1987 to 1995, Moby described his life as a "very clean" one and abstained from drugs, alcohol, and "for the most part", sex.<ref name=TI05/> After taking [[LSD]] once at nineteen, he started to suffer from panic attacks which he continued to experience, but he learned to deal with them more effectively.<ref name=PT04>{{cite web|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200409/the-sounds-moby|work=Psychology Today|title=The Sounds of Moby|first=Willow|last=Lawson|date=September 1, 2004|access-date=April 9, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204031802/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200409/the-sounds-moby|url-status=live}}</ref> Moby recalls that shortly after his mother died from lung cancer in 1997, he had "an epiphany" and began to experiment with alcohol, drugs, and sex. This continued for four years after the commercial success of ''Play''.<ref name=TI05/><ref name=NYT02/><ref name=TG00>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259647767/|title=Jesus of suburbia|first=Paul|last=Lester|date=June 16, 2000|newspaper=The Guardian|page=54|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804005952/https://www.newspapers.com/image/259647767/|url-status=live}}</ref> He became a self-confessed "old-timey alcoholic".<ref name=TG160521/> During his ''18'' tour in 2002 he found himself being argumentative and alienating close friends. At the end of the year he wished to make amends and live a healthier lifestyle and promised a girlfriend that he would quit alcohol for one month; he lasted two weeks.<ref name=TI05/> Moby continued to drink to excess and would ask audiences at concerts to give him drugs. Matters culminated shortly after he turned 43 when he attempted suicide; he had his last drink on October 18, 2008, and has since attended [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meetings.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lester |first=Paul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/26/moby-aa-chance-see-fellow-musicians |title=Moby: 'Going to AA is the only chance in LA you get to see fellow musicians' &#124; Music |work=theguardian.com |access-date=February 2, 2014 |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426231557/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/26/moby-aa-chance-see-fellow-musicians |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Q11>{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/moby-interview-destroyed/|title='The Humility That Comes from Being Hated': Moby Interviewed|work=The Quietus|first=Stephen|last=Dalton|date=May 9, 2011|access-date=April 9, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515191801/https://thequietus.com/interviews/moby-interview-destroyed/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.menshealth.com/health/a27337138/moby-panic-attacks-suicide-book/|title=How Moby Got Famous, Hit Rock Bottom, and (Ultimately) Found Redemption|first=Josh|last=St. Clair|date=May 10, 2019|magazine=Men's Health|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513022050/https://www.menshealth.com/health/a27337138/moby-panic-attacks-suicide-book/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, he said of his sobriety: "Since I stopped and reoriented myself towards things that have meaning, everything has gotten a million times better".<ref name=TG16/>

===Spirituality and faith===
Moby has adopted different faiths throughout his life. He identified himself as an atheist when he was growing up, followed by agnostic, then "a good eight or ten years of being quite a serious Christian", during which time he taught Bible studies.<ref name=Q11/> Around 1985, he read the teachings of Christ, including the [[New Testament]] and [[Gospel|the Gospels]] and "was instantly struck by the idea that Christ was somehow divine. When I say I love Christ and love the teachings of Christ, I mean that in the most simple and naïve and subjective way. I'm not saying I'm right, and I certainly wouldn't criticize anyone else's beliefs."<ref name="bbcfaith">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/04_april/29/moby.shtml |title=BBC&nbsp;– Press Office&nbsp;– Moby World Service interview |date=April 29, 2003 |access-date=February 13, 2012 |publisher=[[BBC World Service]] |archive-date=October 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012124706/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/4_april/29/moby.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/iyf/advice/mediaqa/19.36.html |title=Is Moby a Christian? |work=[[Christianity Today]] |date=January–February 2003 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109130854/http://www.christianitytoday.com/iyf/advice/mediaqa/19.36.html |archive-date=January 9, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=http://archive.sojo.net/special/multimedia/audio/061004_moby/player.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222073256/http://archive.sojo.net/special/multimedia/audio/061004_moby/player.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2013 |title=Moby: Everything is Complicated |work=[[Sojourners Magazine]] |medium=Audio interview |date=September 20, 2006 |access-date=September 29, 2011 }}</ref>

In the liner notes of ''Animal Rights'' (1996), Moby wrote: "I wouldn't necessarily consider myself a Christian in the conventional sense of the word, where I go to church or believe in cultural Christianity, but I really do love Christ and recognize him in whatever capacity as I can understand it as God. One of my problems with the church and conventional Christianity is it seems like their focus doesn't have much to do with the teachings of Christ, but rather with their own social agenda". In 2014, Moby pointed out that if he needed to label himself, it would be as a "[[Taoism|Taoist]]–Christian–agnostic quantum mechanic."<ref name="mojo2014">{{cite web |url=https://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/08/exclusive-premiere-moby-video-last-day-innocents-interview |title=Exclusive Premiere of Moby's New Video, 'The Last Day' |last=Lee |first=Jaeah |work=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |date=September 2, 2014 |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604045031/http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/08/exclusive-premiere-moby-video-last-day-innocents-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Moby said that he is not a Christian, "but my life is geared towards God [...] I have no idea who or what God might be."<ref name=KQED19/>

===Charity===
Moby is an advocate for a variety of causes, working with [[MoveOn.org]], [[The Humane Society]], and [[Farm Sanctuary]], among others. He created MoveOn Voter Fund's [[Bush in 30 Seconds]] contest along with singer and MoveOn Cultural Director [[Laura Dawn]] and MoveOn Executive Director [[Eli Pariser]]. The music video for the song "[[Disco Lies]]" from ''Last Night'' has heavy anti-meat industrial themes. He also actively engages in [[Nonpartisanism|nonpartisan]] activism and serves on the Board of Directors of Amend.org, a nonprofit organization that implements injury-prevention programs in Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amend.org/pages/about.html |title=About Amend.org |work=Amend.org |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207062657/http://www.amend.org/pages/about.html |archive-date=February 7, 2006 }}</ref>

Moby is a member of the board of directors of the [[Institute for Music and Neurologic Function]] (IMNF), a [[not-for-profit]] organization dedicated to advancing scientific inquiry into music and the brain and to developing clinical treatments to benefit people of all ages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bethabe.org/About_the_Institute100.html |title=About the Institute |work=[[Institute for Music and Neurologic Function]] |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204060517/http://www.bethabe.org/About_the_Institute100.html |archive-date=December 4, 2003 }}</ref> He has also performed on various benefit concerts to help increase awareness for music therapy and raise funds for the institute. In 2004, he was honored with the IMNF's Music Has Power Award for his advocacy of music therapy and for his dedication and support to its recording studio program.<ref>{{cite web |author=Moby |url=http://www.bornrich.com/moby.html |title=Moby biography, net worth, quotes, wiki, assets, cars, homes and more |publisher=Bornrich.com |access-date=November 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106171849/http://www.bornrich.com/moby.html |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He is an advocate of [[net neutrality]] and testified before a [[United States House of Representatives]] committee debating the issue in 2006.<ref name="MobyInt">{{Cite web|url=http://www.savetheinternet.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618050941/http://www.savetheinternet.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 18, 2012|title=Save the Internet &#124; Join the fight for Internet Freedom|date=June 18, 2012|access-date=March 18, 2020}}</ref><ref name="MobyPress">{{cite web|url=http://www.freepress.net/news/15579 |title=Rep. Markey, Moby Speak Out for Internet Freedom, Against Corporate Web Takeover |work=[[Free Press (advocacy group)|Free Press]] |date=May 18, 2006 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718180411/http://www.freepress.net/news/15579 |archive-date=July 18, 2006 }}</ref>

In 2007, Moby launched MobyGratis.com, a website of unlicensed music for filmmakers and film students to use in any independent, non-commercial, or non-profit film, video, or short. If a film is commercially successful, all revenue from commercial licence fees granted via Moby Gratis is donated to [[Humane Society of the United States]].<ref name=suicidegirls /><ref name=Q11/><ref>{{cite web|last=Dominic |first=Radcliffe |title=MobyGratis Grows to Help Indie Filmmakers |url=http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/mobygratis-grows-to-help-indie-filmmakers-13963 |publisher=littlewhitelies |access-date=July 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901072000/http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/mobygratis-grows-to-help-indie-filmmakers-13963 |archive-date=September 1, 2011 }}</ref>

In 2008, he participated in ''[[Songs for Tibet]]'', an album to support [[Tibet]] and the [[Dalai Lama]] [[14th Dalai Lama|Tenzin Gyatso]]. In a 2021 interview, he discussed the experience and called the Dalai Lama "a wonderful inspired and inspiring man".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pingitore |first=Silvia |date=May 27, 2021 |title=Interview with electronic music legend Moby which is way too short but I'm happy anyway |url=https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/interview-with-moby/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527230643/https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/interview-with-moby/ |archive-date=May 27, 2021 |access-date=May 28, 2021 |website=the-shortlisted.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In April 2009, Moby spoke about his personal experiences of [[Transcendental Meditation]] at the [[benefit concert]] Change Begins Within of the [[David Lynch Foundation]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bienfaits-meditation.com/en/the_beatles_and_tm/celebrities/press_conference_highlights_2009 | title=The "Change Begins Within" Press Conference for the benefit of the David Lynch Foundation to teach 1 million at risk kids Transcendental Meditation | date=April 3, 2009 | access-date=April 9, 2015 | publisher=Bienfaits Meditation | archive-date=April 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415120703/http://www.bienfaits-meditation.com/en/the_beatles_and_tm/celebrities/press_conference_highlights_2009 | url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2015, Moby performed "Go" at the evening of a David Lynch tribute event, hosted at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, which highlighted the work of the [[David Lynch Foundation]] and raised funds to teach [[Transcendental Meditation]] to local youth.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/duran-duran-flaming-lips-play-surreal-music-of-david-lynch-tribute-20150402 | title=Duran Duran, Flaming Lips Play Surreal 'Music of David Lynch' Tribute - Artists from Sky Ferreira to Moby offer electric interpretations of the director's soundtracks | magazine=Rolling Stone magazine | date=April 2, 2015 | access-date=April 9, 2015 | first=Tim | last=Grierson | archive-date=April 7, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407012809/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/duran-duran-flaming-lips-play-surreal-music-of-david-lynch-tribute-20150402 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2018, Moby auctioned more than 100 pieces of musical equipment via Reverb.com to raise funds for the nonprofit organization [[Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine]], thinking it was better to sell it for a good cause rather than keep it in storage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reverb.com/news/moby-shop-preview|title=Moby to Sell Synth Collection on Reverb, Donate Proceeds|work=reverb.com|date=April 19, 2018 |access-date=April 10, 2019|archive-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514015321/https://reverb.com/news/moby-shop-preview|url-status=live}}</ref> Moby held a second sale for the organization in June 2018 consisting of his personal record collection, including records that he used for DJ sets in his early career and his personal copies of his albums.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thequietus.com/news/moby-record-collection-charity/ |title=Moby Selling Record Collection for Charity |author=Eede, Christian |date=June 13, 2018 |website=[[The Quietus]] |access-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515191803/https://thequietus.com/news/moby-record-collection-charity/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A third was held in October 2018 that included the sale of almost 200 analog drum machines, 100 instruments, and his entire vinyl collection.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/moby-sale-drum-machine-collection-charity-733016/|title=Moby Selling Massive Drum Machine Collection for Charity|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|date=October 4, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322124420/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/moby-sale-drum-machine-collection-charity-733016/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, Moby participated in [[Al Gore]]'s 24-hour broadcast on climate change and other environmental issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/27/al-gore-host-24-hour-climate-change-special-featur/|title=Al Gore to host 24-hour climate change special featuring Moby, Goo Goo Dolls|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322124421/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/27/al-gore-host-24-hour-climate-change-special-featur/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Moby is an advocate for [[Best Friends Animal Society|Best Friends]]; he was part of the No-Kill Los Angeles (NKLA) launch celebration and directed a lyric video for his song "Almost Home" that features dogs and cats from the Best Friends Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Center in Mission Hills, California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bestfriends.org/about/our-partners/celebrity-supporters/moby|title=Moby|date=August 28, 2015|website=Best Friends Animal Society|language=en|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322124420/https://bestfriends.org/about/our-partners/celebrity-supporters/moby|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Photography===
Moby developed an interest in photography at age ten when his uncle, a photographer for ''[[The New York Times]]'', gave him a [[Nikon F]] camera. He cites [[Edward Steichen]] as a major early influence.<ref name=TPJ14>{{cite web|url=https://thephotographicjournal.com/interviews/moby/|title=Interviews – Moby|publisher=The Photographic Journal|first=Lou|last=Noble|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501112700/https://thephotographicjournal.com/interviews/moby/|url-status=live}}</ref> At 17 he set up a [[darkroom]] in his basement and pursued photography while at university. Moby kept his photography private until 2010, when he put some of his work on public display at the Clic Gallery and the [[Brooklyn Museum]] in New York City.<ref name=TPJ14/> In May 2011, Moby released a photography book called "Destroyed" containing pictures that were taken during the ''Wait for Me'' tour in 2010. It was released in conjunction with his [[Destroyed (Moby album)|same-titled album]], and pictures from it were also put on display.<ref name=BB11>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472007/moby-preps-release-of-destroyed-albumphoto-book|title=Moby Preps Release of 'Destroyed' Album/Photo Book|magazine=Billboard|first=Gary|last=Graff|date=April 20, 2011|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503130741/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472007/moby-preps-release-of-destroyed-albumphoto-book|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://artillerymag.com/moby-creates-la-cult-new-photo-series/|title=Moby: Apocalypse Already|date=July 2, 2014|first=Scarlet|last=Cheng|work=Artillery Magazine|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501114929/https://artillerymag.com/moby-creates-la-cult-new-photo-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> From October to December 2014, Moby showcased his Innocents collection of large-scale photographs at the Fremin Gallery, featuring a post-apocalyptic theme and a cast of fictitious cult members wearing masks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://brooklynrail.org/2014/12/artseen/moby-innocents|title=MOBY Innocents|date=December 18, 2014|first=William|last=Corwin|magazine=The Brooklyn Rail|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501121207/https://brooklynrail.org/2014/12/artseen/moby-innocents|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Books===
In March 2010, Moby and animal activist Miyun Park released ''Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice About the Meat We Eat)'', a collection of ten essays by various people in the food industry that they edited to detail "unbiased, factual information about the consequences of animal production" and factory farming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/04/militant-to-dilettante-vegan-moby-miyun-parks-gristle.html|title=Militant to Dilettante Vegan: Moby & Miyun Park's "Gristle"|publisher=Vegsource|access-date=April 15, 2019|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415095130/http://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/04/militant-to-dilettante-vegan-moby-miyun-parks-gristle.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Moby began writing an autobiography covering his life and career from his move to New York City in the late 1980s to the recording of ''Play'' in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2014/06/11/moby-to-write-memoir-spanning-first-decade-of-his-career/|title=Moby to write memoir spanning first decade of his career|date=June 11, 2014|publisher=Fact Mag|access-date=April 10, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410164251/https://www.factmag.com/2014/06/11/moby-to-write-memoir-spanning-first-decade-of-his-career/|url-status=live}}</ref> He enjoyed the experience, and wrote approximately 300,000 words before cutting it by half to reach a rough edit of the book. ''[[Porcelain: A Memoir]]'' was released on May 17, 2016, by [[Penguin Press]]. Moby put out the compilation album ''Music from Porcelain'' to coincide the book's release, featuring his own tracks and a mixtape of tracks by other artists.<ref name=BB18>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7349858/moby-porcelain-memoir-compilation-album-exclusive-dance|title=Moby Talks 'Porcelain' Memoir, Announces New Compilation Album: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|first=Elias|last=Leight|date=April 28, 2016|access-date=April 10, 2019|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411053957/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7349858/moby-porcelain-memoir-compilation-album-exclusive-dance|url-status=live}}</ref>

His second memoir, ''[[Then It Fell Apart]]'' was released on May 2, 2019, and covers his life and career from 1999 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/moby-announces-new-memoir-2389886|title=Moby announces new memoir, 'Then It Fell Apart'|date=October 14, 2018|work=NME|first=Rhian|last=Daly|access-date=April 10, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410164251/https://www.nme.com/news/music/moby-announces-new-memoir-2389886|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2021, Moby published ''The Little Pine Cookbook'', featuring vegan recipes developed from his time owning his restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622021/the-little-pine-cookbook-by-moby/|title=Books - The Little Pine Cookbook by Moby|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=January 1, 2023|archive-date=January 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101121754/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622021/the-little-pine-cookbook-by-moby/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Politics===

Moby endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] for the 2024 US Presidential election.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/musicians-endorsing-kamala-harris-president-2024/megan-thee-stallion-kamala-harris/ |title=All the Musicians Supporting Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election |magazine=Billboard |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=September 30, 2024 |access-date=October 3, 2024}}</ref>