Moby was born in Harlem in 1965, and grew up playing in hardcore bands in and around New York City. Moby found commercial and critical success with his fifth album Play  which, after receiving little recognition, became an unexpected global hit in 2000. Moby has not toured since 2014, but continues to record and release albums; his nineteenth studio album, Reprise, was released in May 2021. A vegan for 34 years, he lives in Los Angeles where he enjoys hiking and considers animal rights activism to be his day job.