Moby is arguably the most important electronic musician of our time. He has been threatened by Eminem and he has made many songs that are in car commercials. He shaves his head and wears glasses, and in addition doesn't eat meat or experiment on aminals. He has made many albums, and has a new one out called Hotel, which is his poppiest to date. Today Riff Central has the extreme honor of talking with Moby about his new album Hootel:

RIFF CENTRAL: I READ THAT YOU WROTE A SONG ABOUT NICK AND JESSICA FROM THE NEWLYWEDS

MOBY: YES

RIFF CENTRAL: IT IS CALLED BEAUTIFUL AND YOU SAID THEY INSPIRED YOU

MOBY: YES, I WAS THINKING OF TWO NOT VERY BRIGHT CELEBRITIES SINGING IT TO EACH OTHER. THE LYRICS ARE INTENTIONALLY VAPID, AS A COMMENTARY ON THE VACUOUSNESS THAT HOLLYWOOD THROWS AT US IN ALL SORTS OF MEDIA, TELEVISION, MOVIES, THE RADIO,

RIFF CENTRAL: DO YOU NOT THINK NICK LACHEY IS BEAUTIFUL

MOBY: THAT'S NOT THE POINT OF THE SONG YOU SEE, ITS

RIFF CENTRAL: ADMITTEDLY, LACHEY HAS PUT ON FIVE, TEN, MAYBE FIFTEEN POUNDS SINCE THE SERIES DEBUTED IN 2003, AND THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WAS NOT HIS FINEST MOMENT

MOBY: NO IT WASN'T

RIFF CENTRAL: BUT I DONT THINK THAT'S A REASON TO MAKE UP LIES ABOUT HIS BODY

MOBY: HONESTLY THE SONG'S NOT ABOUT NICK AND JESSICA, THEY ARE JUST TWO PEOPLE WHO FIT THE MOLD OF STUPID THINGS THAT INTEREST ME

RIFF CENTRAL: DO ALL OF YOUR SONGS TAKE THEIR INSPIRATION FROM THINGS YOU THINK ARE STUPID

MOBY: NOT EXCLUSIVELY

RIFF CENTRAL: WHAT IS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE SONG "WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD"?

MOBY: WELL THAT SHOULD BE PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY

RIFF CENTRAL: DO YOU HAVE A HEART MURMUR LIKE I DO

MOBY: YES I HAVE A HEART MURMUR

RIFF CENTRAL: I FIND IT VERY WEIRD THAT ME AND YOU BOTH HAVE HEART MURMURS. MINE'S PRETTY MILD AT THIS POINT, IT USED TO BE A PROBLEM, MY MOM ACTUALLY WOULDN'T LET ME PLAY SOCCER BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT MY HEART WOULD EXPLODE

MOBY: AH YES LIKE THAT POWER POP BAND

RIFF CENTRAL: NO I SAID MY MOM WOULDN'T LET ME PLAY SOCCER

MOBY: RIGHT, JUST

RIFF CENTRAL: SO I HEAR YOU LIKE ANIMALS

MOBY: IT'S NOT THAT I LIKE THEM, IT'S THAT I RESPECT THEM. AS YOU KNOW, EVERY MOBY RELEASE STATES ON THE BACKCASE THAT "ANIMALS ARE NOT OURS TO EAT, WEAR OR EXPERIMENT ON. THANKS TO CHRIST"

RIFF CENTRAL: WHAT IS A CHRIST

MOBY: HA HA THAT REFERS TO MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST

RIFF CENTRAL: SO A CHRIST IS NOT AN ANIMAL

MOBY: NOT IT IS MORE COMPLEX

RIFF CENTRAL: SO WE CAN EAT A CHRIST

MOBY: INDEED. THE COMMUNION AND EUCHARIST IS CHRIST'S OWN FLESH. WE EAT HIM TO SHARE IN HIS COVENANT OF EVERLASTING LIFE

RIFF CENTRAL: I AM GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAR THIS UP ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY. I AM ACTUALLY ALSO CONFUSED ABOUT YOUR HISTORY WITH EMINEM. FOR A WHILE I REMEMBER HE ADVOCATED KILLING YOU

MOBY: YES AFTER I CALLED EMINEM A MISOGYNIST AND A HOMOPHOBE AT THE GRAMMYS, THREE OF HIS FANS BEAT ME UP AND SPRAYED MY EYES WITH PEPPER SPRAY. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SEVERAL DAYS

RIFF CENTRAL: DID YOU EAT THE PEPPER SPRAY

MOBY: NO

RIFF CENTRAL: THIS IS NOT A TRICK QUESTION, PEPPER IS NOT AN ANIMAL, JUST A THING

MOBY: YES, I AGREE

RIFF CENTRAL: IF EMINEM SAID HE WAS A CHRIST, WOULD YOU EAT HIM

MOBY: NO I WOULD NEVER EAT EMINEM

Download Moby song 'Beautiful' off new album Hotel (this is the song about Nick and Jessica)

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