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Moby talks about the true relationship between creator and audience

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Saw this interview with Moby on CurrentTV. It really struck me as true for all media, not just musicians. It’s something I need to keep in mind as I  move forward creating content for people to enjoy. The quote is at about 21 minutes in, or you can just read my transcript of it :)

“For someone to give up an hour or two of their life to listen to the record I’ve made, they’re doing me a service. I think that the relationship between musician and audience at some point got turned on its head. Musicians started to feel as if the audience needed them. And the truth is I need an audience way more than the audience needs me.  It’s my job to keep the audience interested. Not my job to keep radio interested. Not my job to keep the media interested. But those individuals who are willing to listen to my music interested.” –Moby

Written by Chris Lynn

January 2, 2010 at 3:12 pm

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