Herman Melville made an impact on the world with his novel Moby Dick. His great-great grandnephew has made an impact on the world with music.

Richard Melville Hall, known as Moby, has seen great success in the music world. His 1999 album, Play, went platinum; his single, Go, was named one of the "200 Essential Rock Recordings" by Rolling Stone magazine.

While successful, Moby has been controversial not only for his music but also for his faith. MTV says Moby is "infamous for his devout, radical Christian beliefs, as well as his environmental and vegan activism."

In an interview with Darren Philip, Moby describes the universal need for God:

One of my…favorite quotes is, "Those who are sick are in need of a doctor." And the sad thing is we're all sick. It's part and parcel of the human condition, and it's especially part and parcel of living in the United States in the 21st century. We're all sick. We're all deeply unhappy, disconnected, unwell people. We need each other, and we need God. And if God made the universe and if God made us and if God made the world, it just makes sense to invite God into our lives and ask him, "You made me—what should I be doing?"