For Wait for Me, Moby holed up in his New York flat and
invited his friends over to make beautifully melancholic songs. The
final product of Moby’s introverted and artistic endeavour is an album
that paints an emotional picture of a time and place; a portrait of a
cool but moody New York. Wait for Me may be a blueprint for the
musician wanting to create art—Moby is using the internet to involve
his fanbase more deeply in his creative process. Artists wanting to
emulate Moby’s approach, simply follow these steps: 1. Get crazy
famous. 2. Create art.
This article appears in Jul 23-29, 2009.
