i just arrived in glasgow.
i was talking to a journalist and they asked me why i’m doing some very
tiny events(dj’ing small venues, acoustic shows in small venues, etc)while
i’m here.
(although, at the other end of the spectrum global gathering on friday will be 50,000 people, so i guess
that doesn’t qualify as tiny).
the reason is, simply, that it’s fun.
i don’t know if that sounds disingenuous. but playing small venues and being
able to meet people and talk to them is, again simply, fun.
i love playing big festivals, but i also really love dj’ing small clubs or doing small
acoustic shows.
you can look people in the eye and talk to them and have a beer with them and
the shows tend to be more spontaneous and improvisational and, again, fun.
so that’s why i’m here, for a nice combination of the very small and the very
large.
global gathering should be a big, exciting spectacle.
but playing a few acoustic songs in a cafe with my friend joy should be intimate
and fun.
now i’m going to watch an old star trek movie and eat warmed up indian food.
yes, i really do put the glamour in rock and roll touring.
-moby
p.s-to be clear, i don’t put the glamour in rock and roll touring. i was being facetious.
i’m about as glamorous as a sponge.