Moby Reflects on 9/11

_"i just woke up to the sound of an explosion and people screaming. so i ran to my roof to see both buildings of the world trade center on fire and now i can't stop shaking and my apartment smells like smoke. what has happened. i don't know what to say. what has happened? oh god."_ -- Moby, the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 On the night of Sept. 10, 2001, musician and DJ "Moby":http://www.moby.com/, who was living in New York City, went out to celebrate his birthday, which was the following day. After a late night out, he'd planned on sleeping in the next morning. But at around 8:30 a.m., his phone began ringing. And ringing and ringing. Then he heard a loud explosion and immediately knew something was wrong. He would discover, like many of us, that a second plane had just hit the World Trade Center. In the days that followed the terrorist attacks, Moby wrote about the experience of living just a mile from Ground Zero on his blog, which was one of the first by a musician at the time. It was an intimate and unique account, as well as one that got him into a bit of trouble and some bad press. ("Here is a link to his blog archive.":http://www.moby.com/journal/archive/200109) We talked to Moby about 9/11 earlier this year:
**Editor's note:** To share your own memories or hear other people's reflections on 9/11, check out our "'9/11 Video Quilt.'":http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/08/america-remembers-911-tell-us-whats-changed-10-years-later.html All this week, the NewsHour will look back on 10 years after 9/11. We'll have coverage online and every evening on the show leading up to a special program, "America Remembers 9/11," which will air on Sunday evening (check your local listings for times).