Moby tried to start metal bands with Björk, Tommy Lee and Dimebag Darrell
Moby has revealed that he has previously tried to start metal bands with Björk, Tommy Lee and Dimebag Darrell.The New York-born singer-songwriter/producer recently participated in NME‘s ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!’ quiz following the release of his new documentary film Punk Rock Vegan Movie.To kick off the Q&A interview, NME asked Moby if he could remember the name of the supergroup he almost formed with Mötley Crüe drummer Lee, and Pantera‘s Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul.“[Laughs] The Sober Fucks,” he responded. “I’ve been sober for a while now, but this was a late-night, alcohol-fuelled idea between Pantera’s guitarist Dimebag Darrell, drummer Vinnie Paul, Tommy Lee and I.”Moby continued: “I regret not starting this chaotic metal band with them, which would have sounded like a cross between Pantera and my old punk group Flipper.”NME then pressed the musician on whether he had ever approached any other artists to start an extracurricular band with.“In the early ’90s, I was having brunch with Björk and said: ‘We should start a heavy metal band together’,” Moby recalled.