You know, I guess I think I've always been a professional critic, you know, or some sort of professional

appreciator or something. I'm going to be. Now this is serious business here man.

Putting on a great show is the most important thing you can do.

One great rock show can change the world.

Electronic artist Moby lived through the gritty exuberance of underground rape culture as well as the decadence of mainstream success. many memoir, Porcelain. Then we'll review the new album from Riot Girl Pioneer, Kathleen

Hanna, and the Julie Ruin. That's all coming up on sound opinions. You're not to sound opinions and that's porcelain by our guest this week, Moby.

That song comes off his 1999 album, Play, which was a huge album for Moby, a breakthrough to a mainstream audience.

It was an unprecedented success for any electronic artist really and it helped make

Moby the public face of techno for many listeners.

Porsen's also the title of Moby's new memoir.

The book documents his time coming up in the club scene

until just before play was recorded.

And it's a really amazing book, Greg.

To me, it ranks as one of the great all-time musical

autobiographies right next to beneath the underdog

by Charlie Mingus.

We're really happy to have Moby in the studio. This book is blowing both of our

minds. Thanks. What an accomplishment. Congratulations. Why Moby write a book?

It's a good question. Because I, Moby, write a book? It's a good question.

Because I, when I was growing up, I assumed that the only people

who write memoirs or autobiographies

were like the very old, the very accomplished, or reality TV stars.

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