Moby: Behind the Scenes Shooting ‘The Perfect Life’ Video
"The concept for the video is pretty straightforward: Wayne Coyne and I are lost mariachis wandering around downtown L.A. (as evidence that we're lost: we're using a map of the eastern United States). Eventually we find a drunk king and a leather-clad gimp and some rollerskating ghosts, and we all go up to a very tall rooftop and have a disco party with random naked people." – Moby
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Self-Explanatory
"I think this picture is pretty self-explanatory: I'm wearing a mariachi costume while standing in an alleyway filled with dead rats, while our leather-clad gimp checks his Twitter feed." – Moby
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Arriving on Set
Moby and Wayne Coyne arrive on set in the morning to begin shooting the video for the song "The Perfect Life" in downtown Los Angeles.
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Mariachi Suit
Wardrobe stylist Nicole trims stray threads on Moby's mariachi suit before we head to our first location for the "Perfect Life" video shoot.
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Walk the Line
Downtown L.A.
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The Shoot
The video was directed by Evan Bernard.
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Ready to Roll
Moby, Wayne, the King and the Gimp prepare for their next shot.
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Ghost Rollerskaters
Moby, Wayne and company march past the Roxie Theater on Broadway, picking up a gang of "ghost rollerskaters" along the way.
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Furry Friend
Moby finds a furry friend walking down the street to the next location.
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Another
Moby found a dog in a bicycle basket wearing sunglasses.
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Goth Choir
Filming in front of the Angels Flight trolley in downtown L.A., Moby, Wayne and crew march past a goth choir.
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Angels Flight
Returning to the bottom of Angels Flight, Moby serenades the crew while hanging off the back of the trolley.
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La Cita Bar
Dragging a guitar, Moby crosses the street to the next location, La Cita Bar on Hill Street.
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Escalator
Moby and Wayne ride the escalator at the Hill Street metro stop.
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The King
At our final two locations for Moby's "The Perfect Life" video. The King checks his messages while the roller ghosts warm up behind him.
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Split
Moby stands between a team of roller ghosts and a goth choir.
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Ghosts
Reflections in the windows.
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‘Paper Planes’
Moby treats us to an accordion rendition of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes." Wayne takes photos.
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Laying Out
Waiting to go up on the roof, Moby lays out. Wayne tries to fix his broken strap.
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Helicopter Pad
Final location of the day, on the helicopter pad on the roof of a building in downtown Los Angeles for the big party finale. Moby takes a photo of Wayne and company on his Canon SLR.
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Live Acoustic
After the final shot of the "Perfect Life" video, Moby sat the cast down for a live acoustic version of the song, with the sun setting in the background.