> That would be sweet... maybe we should start a campaign to take over
> mtv...lol... mtv = mobility television!! that would kick so much
> ass... we can only dream, though. :(
>
a campaign? Hell no! Terrorist invasion! I can see the CNN announcement
now... "In a shocking development today, scores of armed Moby fans stormed
the broadcasting studio of MTV, declaring martial law. Their first act was
to order the death sentence for Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys and
to play a Moby video marathon. It is not known at this time if President
Clinton will be deploying the armed forces to liberate the studio."
Now THAT'S a dream!
Buckoe
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Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 20:09:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: J Holland <mobscene@go.com>
Subject: (mobility) 'sell out! with me oh yea!'
mmmkay--- well, in ref to the below, i'd just like to say...
if, say, moby became a heavy rotationer on mtv and started making a helluva lot of money for it, i don't really think that means that he sold out- it just means that mtv got him a bigger audience that likes what he's doing, likes his music-- and that's success, man! i have a lot of faith in the fact (backed up by his outspokenness and certain albums/tracks that don't fit whatever mold someone might want to put him in) that moby is going to do what he wants to, say what he wants to, write what he wants to...
now if 'mtv' success or 'radio' success comes along with that, hell i'll applaud that-- cause goodness knows, he deserves success! it just means that a lot of people out there have, in my opinion, good taste! selling out, to me, is when a band/artist starts writing pop-ee tunes that some record company has told him/her/them will sell lots of albums. again, i really don't think this is something i'm gonna have to worry about.
i also just want to say that i think a mailing list like this where he's talked about for years on end is testament to moby's success as an artist! my congrats extended!
- --J
ps-- so yes, i agree that all this sellout nonsense is v. misplaced. how did this conversation start anyway?
>fuck all this crap about Moby selling out. this person
>that emailed me kept saying that MTV played the
>REVOLVER vid NON-FRIGGIN-STOP and I think he's off his
>rocker. some other person said that their local rock
>station plays Bodyrock, what are you talking about?
>He's on the radio, he's famous. Any1ne who can say
>that does not own PLAY thats
> for sure. and of course the person was like "isn't
>that a Montell Jordan sample or sumthin?" uh, try
>Spoonie Gee? I mean, its not like we're dealing with
