Trent Reznor has been my idol for nearly half my life. I genuflect at his altar. I wish him all the best and i agree that it is time for him to hang up the touring version of NIN. I’d love to see Trent branch off into film; that proposed HBO series based on YEAR ZERO would be awesome, as well as that album’s sequel. For me though, Trent could piss, shit, jizz and barf all over something and I’d eat it up.

What a great rip on Simmons! Viva NIN!

Hmm… are the record stores all gone in the Hollywood Hills? Because there are plenty independent shops where I live. Independent stores may be sickly but they’re not gone. Come off Mount Reznor and explore the shops where we peons live, Trent! It certainly doesn’t help the little shop around the corner to perpetuate the myth that it’s been boarded up!

Trent’s dissing on Gene Simmons now… will this guy ever STOP?!

I love Trent, and I love his dissing of Gene Simmons, but let’s not dis real record stores that are making it work (Amoeba Records.)

Looking forward to catching at least one of these last shows.

@AngieZherself – Like you have any room to talk.

Funny thing about the Gene comment is that Trent has always touted himself as a huge Kiss fan. Maybe he is sad seeing his idols pimp themselves…

I saw a photo of Trent at the Webby award, and Reznor looked old and he had on MAKEUP and looked botoxed! Of course, Reznor already entertains young kids since most of his adults fans moved on a long time ago.

CBA-I saw the Webby awards and he was NOT wearing make-up. And if he had botox done there would be no lines on his four-head or by his eyes. Maybe you don’t know what he looks like.

if you LOVED to play music, if it was about the music, why would it matter how old you were to play. Playing live is where music is at and what it’s all about. Why do people diss older folk who still play music? Seeing the other day that this guy was in some softy 80’s crap synth pop band just spoke VOLUMES

Trent was just making a GENERALIZATION about the death of record stores.

Of course, there are exceptions…

but overall, he’s completed right… sadly.

This whole Trent bashing every one is getting old…… Hurry up and end your pathetic career and go crawl under a rock all ready…. sheesh…. There’s enough negativity in the world with out your 2 cents.

Never really listened to his music before, but everything he said was basically, and sadly, correct. I pray for the return of the record store and the death of the big labels.

Most of Trent’s recent targets DESERVE the criticism.

Especially Gene Simmons, who is a walking douche.

It is totally fitting that Trent Reznor make the comparison to Gene Simmons. NIN and Jane’s Addiction went on a nostalgia tour; meanwhile Pearl Jam’s music is more relevant than ever. Elvis Costello, Neil Young and Bob Dylan have never rested on their laurels while these guys go on the early 90’s alternative revue.Pathetic and cheesy. REznor is right – KISS could be his future; they are lame and no one has given a shit about them for a long time.

I think it is cool when rock stars get old and don’t throw in the towel. I love watching the Stones and Kiss rocking into old age. You can’t be young forever, but you can tap into your youth through music and some artists aren’t afraid of a little grey hair in their mohawk. I was hoping Trent would be screaming “Head like a hole” until they had to wheel him out on stage.

Rock bands touring once they reach a certain age is not pathetic Trent. However, making whiny angsty music like a goth teenager at your age is…oh ,and speaking of pathetic , what was up with the “Exotic Birds” ?

So he doesn’t want to put on the clown make-up anymore. Or should it be he can’t pull off the angry tourtured soul as he gets older. Or the fans aren’t buying it anymore.

But if doesn’t want to be Gene that’s his call. Actually I think it has very little to do with Gene other then another swipe at an artist to keep his name in the press. With Kiss Gene (no matter what you think of him) can still fill up arenas across the world on their own instead of playing the multi-act festivals and 2000 seat clubs NIN has been doing on their (snicker) “Farewell tour.” With so much of an artist income coming from playing live these days, I think that has more to do with it.

Nice job Trent taking a page out of The Who’s playbook.

It’s like he (Trent) can’t NOT make an ass of himself.

i have never seen nin live but i have seen kiss live, original lineup, and to this day it is the most amazingly over the top concert that i have ever seen in my life and i have seen many many shows. Gene is a schmuck but i would be happy to have his job/paycheck, and he can have mine. i only wish i got to see warhorse from worchester mass.

I could actually agree with him (for once) if it wasn’t for a couple of things. First, the swipe at Gene Simmons would be hilarious if it weren’t for the fact that he’s a self-professed KISS fan. Second, just because you’re getting old doesn’t mean you can’t tour. There are plenty of great bands and great artists who’ve been in the music biz longer than Trent has been alive and they still tour. And no one complains. Like the Rolling Stones, Queen, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson and many more. Hell, Cher and Barbra Streisand must have a combined 100 “farewell tours”,. And Madonna’s still kicking it. If Trent just feels that touring is no longer for him, fine, he should do whatever he wants to do. But he shouldn’t use age as an excuse. Age ain’t nothing but a number, as they say.

Trent who?

//get off my lawn

What a beautiful thing to see an accomplished, no-compromise artist call Gene Simmons the pathetic embarassment that he truly is. Reznor’s comments could not be more à propos and accurate. It’s about time that someone -with immense credibility -called out the dinosaur Simmons for being a sad reminder of the old days or record companies and their business model based on overpricing and little value. Reznor is the future, Simmons is a relic of the past.

I think Reznor will change his tune when he realizes how he can balance his personal schedule/wants and the professional schedule/wants and will be back on the road sometime in the future. Once he realizes how guys like Bowie can do it and such I think he will fall back into the road on his own terms. I took the comments to kind of mean he doesn’t want to forever be known as the goth guy and maybe some time to make more NIN music that breaks the stereotype (most of the RS posters seem to buy into) he’ll want to play it live. I also took it for what it is and that is: yes I don’t want to look like Gene as I get older and have to put make-up on in order to fill the seats.

wow TR is like a grumpy old man who keeps insulting everyone, Marilyn Manson, Gene Simmons and Cornell. Only thing is, he’s correct on all 3 critics of them.

Trent is right about Simmons / KISS. On the other hand, NIN has NEVER been as big as KISS. And will never be. But, in my opinion KISS has to stop. Now !!

Reznor is such a bitch. “NIN is done!” (flip flop like a true Democrat) “We’ll never tour, but we’re still together!”
what a media whore

Anyone who takes a swipe at Gene Simmons and/or KISS is jealous of their continued success. Anyone who thinks KISS is still not successful in this day and age is an idiot.

Trent is a fucking poser, and I’m glad he has not survived the test of time as far as being relevant. I could never figure out what the attraction was to him, but I guess it’s just another case of dumb fans being sucked in by the pretentious rock-star act (see Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe).

And yes, KISS needs to stop. Agreed.

He’s insulted working-class clowns everywhere!

Wow, this is tough. I’ve been lucky enough to have seen both these acts many, many times over the years (KISS x13 and NIN x5).
Both are incredible frontmen with (for the most part) very solid catologues of songs to pull from. Both are very, very smart in regards to the business side of the music industry. Both are very outspoken…here’s the difference; when Gene Simmons doesn’t care for another artist/genre/scene, he has the respect and class to do it without actually name-dropping his peers.

I’ve been patient with all i’ve read Trent blabbling on and on about who sucks, what sucks, and this and that. Please shut the fuck-up and get over yourself.

Prediction…NIN “World Tour Comeback”…2011.

“Prediction…NIN “World Tour Comeback”…2011″

And people still won’t give a shit about this ass. Sorry Trent, it’s not 1994 anymore. Be thankful your 15 minutes had a little overtime…

Trent’s comment about Gene Simmons might be a response to Gene bashing Trent awhile back for Trent’s current business model of selling music. The fact that Trent actually gives content to his fans for free. Gene said you should never give anything to your fans for fee. Because if you do so you would be killing business. Think about it KISS condoms….KISS coffins. Folks do your research before you start to attack.

By the by, I think you guys misrepresenting what Reznor does. Sure, NIN is a great live act (seen ‘em twice). But his music is very, very production based. Some have pointed out that “if it’s about the music, you keep playing, no matter your age” But for Reznor, the creation of the music, in the lab is different than it is for most bands. For starters, he is the only permanent member of NIN. He experiments in the studio to create new sounds, then he has to reverse engineer a way to play them live. If he doesn’t have to worry about playing it live, the recorded music might become more progressive.

No more record stores in the states? Maybe he’s just making a blanket statement b/c the amount of stores have decreased. But c’mon.

Trent needs to open his eyes, and see that HE or his NIN is not some underground group from the early 90’s he sold out long ago, if he continues to bash other in the business like or hate them, he will ruin it for himself, Gene may be the biggest sellout of all time, but he still sells out concerts and sells his crapola to every KISS ARMY fan out there, he been doing it for 30 years, I think I woould take advise from Gene before ever taking it from Trent, soon he will bury himself and yet I am still a NIN fan of the early days…

Long after the world forgets about Trent Reznor and NIN people will still be listening to Kiss.

Sounds like the prissy little princess is jealous because Simmons’ marketing gimmicks were better.

“Bozo the Demon”

Trent Reznor: Innovative, Brilliant Visionary leading the music industry in a business and artistic sense.
Gene Simmons: Square, exploits women, sells shoddy KISS coffins (the man has no shame), Republican, could run on a presidential ticket with Sarah Palin called “The Demon and The Dummy!”

“And people still won’t give a shit about this ass. Sorry Trent, it’s not 1994 anymore. Be thankful your 15 minutes had a little overtime… ”

1999-The Fragile: USA Billboard Position-1. Double Platinum. Successful and acclaimed Tour.

2005-With Teeth: USA Billboard Position-1. Platinum. Successful and acclaimed Tour.

2007-Year Zero: USA Billboard Position-2. Gold (which means success in these days when rock albums don’t sell sh*t). Successful and acclaimed Tour.

2008-NIN leaves its label and releases 2 successful albums. NIN also has the coolest tour in years (LITS Over America) and Reznor is still seen as relevant in the music world except by a bunch of douch*bags that think that NIN was successful just in the early 90s, obviously they have no idea about what they are talking about and are completely wrong. According to their ways of seeing success, Radiohead are completely irrelevant since 97 and if your band’s first album wasn’t released a couple of years ago you should be dead and leave some more space for RS to write about relevant artists like Lady GaGa (or whatever which may be her ridiculous name).

does anyone really care NIN has always sucked and every interview trent does now he has to talk shit about someone someone needs to tell him hes not god

I think Reznor could be a fan of Kiss but still think that the particular demands of a Kiss tour look a little silly at this point. Trent (like Gene) is getting older, and perhaps he’s decided that his own particular onstage schtick doesn’t quite work for a man his age anymore. Good for him.

I get that he wants to stop touring…then just stop. The “going out of business sale” tour is very Gene Simmons-like…especially if he decides to go back in 3-4 years.

I can see touring would get very stale after 20 years though…

Does anyone still care?

i personally dont want KISS to go away. it will be a bad day for me. why trent is hating so much i dont know (mary-a-queen?) trent used to site KISS as an influence. now he is taking shots. besides he was a dick for not even bothering to bring LITS tour to NYC. freakin long island and new jersey does not count. KISS has a certain class. when paul or gene talk bad about something, its never rude. i shouldnt even say they talk bad…i wont ever get tired of them. i have loved them since Alive!. i’ve always been a pretty hard fan on NIN’s as well. and i still buy some product. but i agree with several of you who feel that his shots as various people are turning me off to him. i hate when people think they are better, which he always does. he clearly did not like himself for years when he was a thin cracked out guy. then he went and beefed and juiced up and now he has something to say about everyone. even his audience has changed. now when i go in to a NIN pit i have to deal with theses frat dudes who bring their girlfriends in and then get pissed when they get bumped around a bit. and trent’s haircut no worse than gene’s.
trent wont be able to stay away from the crowd. whats he gonna focus on, phone apps? that is the lamest ever. like just because NIN fans are within the same vicinity we are all going to want to talk with each other and be friends? that doesnt even sound like a nin person.

i meant gene’s haircut is no worse than trent’s

@Please!: I still care. NIN is a great band, and I want them (or Trent) to continue making great music.

No more record stores? I suggest Trent check out Twist & Shout in Denver. The same Twist & Shout that this piece of shit mag forgot to put in it’s list of best indie stores. Twist has only won the NARM award 8 years running.

OOPS, regarding my “piece of shit mag” quote, I thought I was on SPIN.com

he’s said goodbye twelve times now. bye!

both KISS and NIN are amazing in concert, I don’t think Trent was dissing Gene that much, how else can Gene maintain his lifestyle, Gene’s not a musician, he’s an entertainer. Trent is a musician, perhaps since he’s 40′ish he doesnt want to end up on a greatest hits tour for the next 20 years, musicians , like athletes , would all love to retire at their peaks, but life usually kicks in , and that doesnt happen…

Whatever…take it easy Trent …see ya

what a fucking idiot reznor is!
talented but an idiot. how dare he say all record company people are thieves and liars? without a record company in the begining you cannot tour and make a living. think twice before you speak out such nonsense

when paul or gene talk bad about something, its never rude –

HELLO WHAT WERE THE COMMENTS ABOUT SANTANA AND HARMLESS CHRIS LAMBERT?!

KISS can stop any time. Trent should continue on.

Its not that hes worried about getting old and still touring… its that his new Fiance blows a gasket and threatens to leave him if he keeps touring. Once she has the kid and leaves him eventually when hes not famed anymore he will be back to touring to pay alimony and child support.

haha..these past couple of months have been like the starfuckers, inc. video. it’s full on nin attack mode!

NIN are has beens. He used to be kick ass but now his shit sounds so repetitive and not in a good way. He went the over produced and boxed sound way of Marilyn Manson. It’s too bad, but NIN should just stop. They haven’t had an amazing record since Fragile and that was spotty at best.

All the hater’s can keep on hateing. Kiss sucks alway’s have alway’s will. gene simmons is a clown. Reznor is a true visionary in an era of shit. I’m so glad he’ll keep recording. FUCK YOU I’m out.

While there is absolutely no doubt that NIN shows are an experience that only a few groups around today can provide to fans, Trent’s decision is favorable in my opinion. I am going to miss seeing NIN in person until the return of the live band in what ever form it might be or take. Regardless Trent deserves a break from touring, and while some might disagree I have been hoping for him to put tours on hiatus. This will allow him to rejuvenate, and return to the studio. Which will hopefully spawn the Year Zero sequel. As well as getting the ball rolling on a possible TV series.

It’s pretty easy to separate the weak form strong in this argument. Soon Gene Simmons will hopefully do birthday parties as well.

nin has NEVER been a pop band. are they popular? yes, but it is not pop music. kiss is, has, and always be a pop shitmachine. btw, i’ve met both gene and trent and trent is a gentleman. gene is a smug asshole with a huge sense of entitlement. fuck gene and fuck major labels, they’re the problem and trent is the solution. thanks trent for pushing the evolution the shitty record biz. NIN rules!

First, Trent has always been a Kiss fan, he is just saying that he doesn’t see himself playing Closer with make-up on his face for teenagers when he is 60. Have you seen any video of Manson’s current tour? It’s really sad and I thank god that NIN is not doing that kind of crap and still provide excellent shows.

Second, Trent talking shit about other musicians is not something new, he has always done it, he has always said what he thought about other bands and artists since the early 90s and he is usually always right.

Third, if there is a guy who talks shit about other artists even more than Trent, that guy is Gene Simmons (he even said that Cobain shot himself to be on the RS cover, which I find a little harsher than anything that Reznor has ever said).

Trent likes Kiss, but he doesn’t want that NIN is like Kiss, he doesn’t want to sell NIN coffins or NIN condoms, I don’t see the problem with that. When Reznor has criticized other people, usually that people deserved it (what the f*ck was Cornell thinking when he made his last album?).

Most of the people posting comments around here seem to have no idea about NIN.

I don’t think anyone will remember 9 inch nails,they sound too much like other noise groups like Likin Park,pearjam etc. Lousy singing and more noise than music.

@Mschirmersf: The Slip was a great album.

@Paul: I’ll remember NIN.

I saw a recent show of KISS my friend had downloaded and let’s be honest, its a f***ing joke. Its just all a theatrical circus show. KISS’ music has never been out of the ordinary and there are bands out there who make the same kind of music but do it better and don’t have the need for the theatrics.

Yes, NIN also use images and other stuff in their shows but in never gets in the way of the music nor do they rely on it. As evidenced from when I saw them the other night. The energy, power and emotion Trent (in particular) and the band gave to the crowd was second to none. KISS are just going through the motions. Its just a business to them now and to be honest, it was rather embarrassing watching the show (so I had my friend turn it off).

I doubt Reznor will quite touring forever but you could see how tired the band were when we met them. But they still were polite and courteous to us all.

NIN are hardly irrelevant. Just cos they don’t play shit like Nickelback for kids or crappy, samey indie shit like all those bands or poser crap like Franz Ferdinand, it shows they’re just better than the current crop and there’s nothing wrong with signing off on a high note

most any band or performer out of his element or out of his time looks like a fokking joke. nin will be the same if it continues too long. tr knows that.

Blah, Blah, Blah!

NIN is great, but it can’t be around forever – and that’s the bottom line! I think that Trent knows this, but his comments seem to indicate that he’s having a hard time with this.

Kiss… well… great too (if you’re into that scene), but the 70’s have been calling them home and Gene Simmons keeps hanging up the telephone. Those were some ugly looking bastards to begin with, and no amount of makeup and leather will hide the fact that they are now ugly and OLD!!! Perhaps Simmons will get into marketing Kiss Depends and Ensure.

Seriously though, these guys should stop and pay attention to what Depeche Mode is doing. They’re still making albums – good albums but not like in their prime. That’s what happens when musicians get old and stop writing drug induced poems – just ask Ozzy. However, they are acutely aware of this, but they are also aware of the fact that they can still make an album that people will buy nonetheless and still tour around the world doing shows that sell out in moments. Otherwise, they don’t walk in the bullshit and that makes them still worth the while until they do quit – which will probably be soon.

Please give me a break! Trent and NIN SUCK!!! That is not music, it is just noise. Kiss has ruled since the 70’s. NIN was popular for 1-2 years. They as has beens. 10 years from now noone will remember who they even were! Kiss will still be known and loved 50 years from now. This pathetic little boy is just jealous that he will never be a legend like Gene and Kiss. Go back to sucking off Marilyn you talentless loser!

I know who Gene Simmons is for sure,and you are who??? Your comment makes you 2 inch nails, but I am sure your use to that, with your self involved personality!!

Trent is out there. Proved music can work without the companies and he knows what he is doing. It’s a real shame they won’t tour anymore, but maybe something will emerge from this. We might see some more acoustic tours at some point. He’s dead right about Kiss though. You just can’t keep clinging to the past. Move on!

Sounds like Trent Reznor is a tad jealous of Gene Simmons. NIN can rock but I’ll tell you one thing, Trent Reznor will NEVER be able to hold Gene Simmons jock strap, let alone any band members that are past, present or future KISS band members.

@Kiss Diva: Come back when you grow up. We can listen to whoever we want to. I’m sorry that your parents beat you, but that isn’t an excuse to not like NIN.

“Kiss… well… great too (if you’re into that scene)” – what scene is that? dressing up like women and whoring yourself out? Ive never seen someone sell out as hard as Ive seen Gene simmons, truly if one thing can be said about him and their music in general… its a business and not art or music. In fact, I’m hard pressed to find someone in the industry that i personally hate more than him. He personifies everything about the music industry that I hate.

Kiss has always sucked along with all those shit rock/metal/hair bands from the 70/80’s.

Trent Reznor is not much more than the fuck-you-like-an-animal guy. I don’t think he can hold a candle to many of the artists he berates. Boo.

Jesus. When I was in grade school in the 70’s one of my classmates had a KISS lunchkit–that should’ve been the death of them right there.

Hope Trent continues to record. I find his music to be strangely empowering.

Paul | 7/16/2009, 9:45 am EST

I don’t think anyone will remember 9 inch nails,they sound too much like other noise groups like Likin Park,pearjam etc. Lousy singing and more noise than music.

1) Eddie Vedder is a great singer
2) Fuck you
3) Just because a band is newer doesn’t make them shitty, you bitter old bastard. Just get in your fucking grave already.
4) Linkin park sucks, so don’t even compare Pearl Jam or a genius like TR to that talentless group of shitheads and poseurs.
5) Fuck you
6) KISS is a fucking joke. They dress like comic book villains, yet they sing fruity love ballads. Honestly, they are such marketing whores that they offer a goddamn KISS KASKET. I think of them more like Josie & The Pussycats than a real band.
7) Fuck you. I’m still floored that you managed to insult two of my favorite groups, all the while putting them in the same league as Linkin Park. Go to hell, the music industry is already fucked enough without a jackass like you giving their worthless opinion.

It seems to me that all he’s really trying to say is that he just doesn’t want to end up as that old guy on stage who’s singing about fist-fucking and sucking and asking to be taken seriously. That’s just creepy. And I think he knows that. And the bottom line is that most of his older songs are in fact filled to the brim with sexual dialogue. That’s an understandable conversation when you’re in your 20s; so the exchange between stage and audience was both reciprocating and perhaps even comfortable. But now that he’s older and continues to acquire newer and younger fans, that once fathomable stage suddenly finds itself at the risk of becoming a tad bit queasy and strange. And he probably just wants to avoid having to confront that. And that’s a fairly mature decision, I think. Coming to terms with your age and realizing that you aren’t that young hyperactive punk you once were anymore. And maybe it’s time to settle down and start a family. Do the whole “growing up thing” right. Honestly, I don’t really believe he meant any disrespect to Gene Simmons. If you’ve followed his interviews over the years, he sometimes does a name drop merely to make an explicit analogous point. And I think that’s all he was doing. People have a tendency to read too much into shit. But that’s just my take. Adios amigos.

This man has no idea what he is talking about whatsoever. He is not this great visionary he has been made out to be. He is a fraud. He just sees what other people are doing and copies them without giving them credit for anything. Good riddance!

Not to slam the man, but sounds like an insecurity issue to me. So Gene Simmons is pretty confident and eccentric in his own right. He’s a shrewd business person and a family man. I mean for f**k’s sake, what do you expect older artists to do—Play shuffleboard and crawl in a fetal position because they’re not as “hip” as they used to be? Talk about shallow. I don’t know why he fears what he might become. I think maybe, just maybe, he’s reached that level. That’s just my personal shitty opinion.

One thing he is 100% right about is record labels are thieves and liars. I’m going to toast to their final demise. Here’s to new music industry business models (without the majors)

ya alot of these comments saying NIN will never be remembered is really dumb as shit….
Go to statistics
Go to their shows(you will remember that)
Trent is smart and knows what hes talking about… He doesnt need a record label anymore to be big

trent, you will NEVER be gene simmons. your music is relevant and meaningful. KISS is goofy and overly theatrical. NIN FOREVER!!!

Trent is the shit!

His music has always inspired me for so many years, and now that he is sober I can really appreciate his music that much more…

All of you hater trolls need to suck it!

I have been to both Kiss and NIN live shows. KISS will never have anything on what Nails has accomplished live. KISS may have helped pave the way for great live shows but should have stopped in the 70’s when it got old. Nails live act has been mindblowing and different every tour for 2 decades now. Always a pleasure Trent. You will come back out of hiding in another 5 years of production like you always do.

nine inch nails [has-been/irrelevant]

2005: with teeth- #1 album on billboard, 3 number one singles on different charts

2007: “year zero”- debuts at number 2 on billboard with minimal promotion from label

2008: “ghosts I-IV”- highest selling download on amazon.ca for 2008, he makes 1.5 million off of album on nin.com

2008: “the slip”- album is downloaded over 1.5 million times within the first couple of months on nin.com for free

NIN is nothing but a Ministry Rip off! Trents ass is probably still sore from touring with Bowie way back!
To compare NIN with KISS is a joke!

ghost | 7/17/2009, 3:42 pm EST

“Trent Reznor is not much more than the fuck-you-like-an-animal guy. I don’t think he can hold a candle to many of the artists he berates. Boo.”

if thats all you think of him you obviously didn’t get the fucking point of closer…and most likely most of his music. Closer isn’t about sexual frustrations; it’s about how miserable and depressed this guy is, and how he seeks salvation in sex and wants everything to be taken from him

I’ll admit KISS rocked out back in the day. but it seems to me the only thing they have had going for them since the mid 80s has been all their old hits. Like any of the old timers bands that have been around forever, no one wants to hear their new shit anyway. They have the same kind of stage appeal as Gwar just less violent, less gross and more clown. All you dumb asses who say Trent is a no talent idiot. just remember this, NIN fans go see his shows to see and hear NIN. KISS fans go to hear the same old 6 or 7 songs and watch 60 year olds dance around dressed as clowns. Yeah I’m sure Trent plays some old stuff but he never lets us fans down with his new stuff.
All of you NIN haters who say no one will remember NIN in 50 years let me ask you one thing.
What song by KISS did Johnny Cash cover on his last album?

OH wait he didn’t cover one.

At least Trent hasnt sold out to a reality show.

Trent only wishes he could be as talented as KISS. NIN…puke!!! When you reach the level of Gene Simmons then you can talk shit, if it wasn’t for KISS there may have never been NIN. The mighty dollar comes easy to Gene, this is called marketing and you should give it a try. KISS has paid there dues, now pay yours. There are more KISS fans in the world than NIN fans. NIN wont be around as long as KISS has been and wont even come close. Is this a clue?Shut your damn mouth Trent… rock on Gene!!!!!!

All of this because of an interview…

All Trent said is that he does not want to be like the current Gene Simmons. Trent did not make fun of KISS, he did not belittle Gene S. or anything like that.

For all of you people who are either too retarded to get the full picture, or are so much of an ass that you just want to make trouble for the sake of making trouble ( because your mommy never let you leave the house when you were growing up ), I will make this clear to you:

Trent stated what he stated because he does not want to see himself on stage as some old ass, former junkie, clown who does what the crowd wants him to do just so the crowd gets a little laugh from time to time…

If you are a troll, plant, or whatever else. Then you DO NOT know what Trent has done for the music industry and what he will continue to do down the road! More people should be like him!

My God People!!! If you hate Trent so much then why are you even on this page?!?!?

Scot B. thanks for the laugh, oh wait you were serious? XD wow there are mor KISS fans in the world than NIN fans, who gives a shit? Just look at how many Britney Spears fans there are in the world.

lmao, KISS fan boys are pathetic.

Because they think that makes them look cool.

3 Bands who blow NIN away…Ministry, KMFDM and Skinny Puppy! For the project Pigface they were nice enough to let Trent’s true talent shine by letting him play (and I am not joking) a fucking Dorito bag! You punks were probably still watching Sesame Street at the time! Trent is nothing but a rip off, nothing nobody cannot do on a home computer. Cut, paste, cut, paste…wow what talent!

Ministry, KMFDM and Skinny Puppy!!??

wow man that some real hardcore real industrial dog.

Maybe one day I will be as cool as you and make ridiculous claims in a sad attempt to look cool on the interwebz.

Yeah fuck all you punk Sesame Street lovers!111!!!

“nothing nobody cannot do on a home computer. Cut, paste, cut, paste…wow what talent!”

Then why aren’t you doing it? Guess you to busy trying to act cool on the internet.

reznor is ahead of his time, he’s like 20 years ahead of most music while the majority hop on the lets go back 20 years bandwagon and ministry, skinny puppy and kmfdm owe reznor HUGE gratitude because if it wasn’t for him opening the doors of that style of music to the masses i’m pretty sure the fanbases of those groups wouldn’t have grown as much as it did. also his live show beats the crap out of anyone in that “genre”, the only one who comes close to nin in live shows is skinny puppy.

to virgolibra8: nobody owes reznor anything. sure, he may have helped push open the door to whatever “genre” his noise is called, but he’s no founding founder. reznor is a professional biter, he bites from everyone — skinny puppy, iggy, bowie, etc. — and he’s damn good at it. these days, he’s riding the coat-tails of esoteric indie bands so that his 20 years-ago music can keep up, and borrow a fanbase that he could never attain on his own. smart move, dumb motive.

i’m a big fan of skinny puppy, ministry and kmfdm so i’m definitely not dissing them. i just think far too many people have an obsolete inaccurate perception of nin so i voiced my opinion.

Trying to be cool? How? No ridiculous claim about Pigface, I will gladly dig up the old cassette with credit to trent playing a dorito bag. As for hardcore industrial, there was actually a time when people had to pay for music and it was done by mailing a cheque to wax trax! in chicago. Ya, nice photocopied orderform too. And ya, we used to stomp in the “basement” in Toronto to Prayer Tower, Digital Poodle, D.H.I. and Malhavoc. Want anymore hardcore C? Sorry, NIN is the Lady Gaga of Industrial! Love them all you like, but don’t claim they opened the doors, please!

I always thought NIN was Alternative Rock.

No clue how Reznor/NIN became the “leader” of this genre. Al Jourgensen rules, and to me, he’s the Industrial Music King. But like anything on the Internet, that’s debatable.

Die Krupps, KMFDM, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Velvet Acid Christ, Front Line Assembly, Pigface Nitzer Ebb, Einstürzende Neubauten, etc. are the real deal Industrial bands. They should be given credit where credit is due. Reznor only gravitated toward this genre to capture a niche base of fans. But overall, the first decade of NIN was alright; he should have quit after The Fragile (in my opinion).

I find it amusing how much attention that Reznor garners from people. He farts, it’s news. He quits Twitter, people make a fuss. He gets engaged, people scowl. He criticizes other artists, and it becomes a headline. It’s mind-boggling. Some musicians try to entertain others with an onstage persona that’s separate from their true identity. I guess then the true side of everyone’s Industrial hero finally surfaced. Ah well, the show must go on.

kiss is a business machine, thats all they are. nin is art.

For starters people, if you have followed Trent over his career. He has never claimed to be industrial- that is what magazines and record companies have labeled his music as. I have major respect for the true industrial pioneers and are thankful that they inspired Trent to do what he does best. For all of you bashing nails, I suggest you experience one of his shows before this tour is over.