I was opening for Soundgarden and getting shit thrown at me every night onstage… I did my own tour and was playing to roughly 50 people a night.” Career-wise, it was a low moment. Although, he adds, “I got one piece of fan mail from Terrence Trent D’arby and I got a phone call from Axl Rose saying he was listening to ‘Animal Rights’ on repeat. Bono told me he loved ‘Animal Rights.’ So if you’re gonna have three pieces of fan mail, that’s the fan mail to get.
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—Moby.
I’m going to agree with two of the three. (Except at that time, Bono would’ve been in his Pop phase… maybe I’ll actually go three for three.)