Nine Inch Nails New Album, "Hesitation Marks" Available on 9/3/13

[rico]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Trent doesn't have a social anxiety disorder. He's a talented guy that had too much fame too quickly, used it up (and believe me, he used it up), tried to come back to earth, couldn't, then cut off everyone

When he married his current wife, it was a shock to everyone around him, even his closest and oldest friends. He wanted to jump start her career, got bored, then started scoring film and now he's back to NIN.

He's a very talented guy but can't figure out where to put his energy. But the bottom line is that his music has grown stale and his audience is bored.

And judging by the recent defections of his current touring band, so is everyone around him.

If he were to change things up a bit and possibly figure things out in terms of the path he needs to be on, do you think he will ever produce any solo stuff in the future? I know the ol' "Pretty Hate Machine," "Nine Inch Nails is Trent Reznor," so yeah, people already make the argument that NIN IS his solo act...which is, I'm assuming, false?

If it is indeed false, what path do you think he would take? Do you think he would continue down the electronic path? Piano stuff?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by rico

If he were to change things up a bit and possibly figure things out in terms of the path he needs to be on, do you think he will ever produce any solo stuff in the future? I know the ol' "Pretty Hate Machine," "Nine Inch Nails is Trent Reznor," so yeah, people already make the argument that NIN IS his solo act...which is, I'm assuming, false?

If it is indeed false, what path do you think he would take? Do you think he would continue down the electronic path? Piano stuff?

All I can provide is conjecture. But at this point, Trent is hired to be Trent. If his audience continues to wane, he'll have no other "choice" (and believe me, it's the most awesome choice of all) to score film and maybe eventually, TV.

But a horse is a horse is a horse. His sensibilities are his and that's why he's been hired to score. I'm sure he's "capable" of more but will anyone let him go there?

That's the $4 million dollar question.

[rico]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

All I can provide is conjecture. But at this point, Trent is hired to be Trent. If his audience continues to wane, he'll have no other "choice" (and believe me, it's the most awesome choice of all) to score film and maybe eventually, TV.

But a horse is a horse is a horse. His sensibilities are his and that's why he's been hired to score. I'm sure he's "capable" of more but will anyone let him go there?

That's the $4 million dollar question.

Oh how I love being stuck in friggy-diggy-sheltered rural Iowa. This is some interesting shit.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by rico

Oh how I love being stuck in friggy-diggy-sheltered rural Iowa. This is some interesting shit.

Someday, I'll PM you and Ebola and so many others, when time permits.

I used to be able to share so much on this site back in the mid-2000's because it wasn't as populated and essentially, no one knew my identity. But now, it's very different.

I have to catch myself now and again, even in real life. I said some not-so-flattering things about Damon Lindelof at a lunch recently, only to bite my tongue after I said it (the people I was with work at Warner's).

Since I do work in this business, I have to be careful, even when "anonymous" on this site. I can share to a point but that's pretty much it (and I've had to edit comments the next day too many times to count).

[rico]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Someday, I'll PM you and Ebola and so many others, when time permits.

I used to be able to share so much on this site back in the mid-2000's because it wasn't as populated and essentially, no one knew my identity. But now, it's very different.

I have to catch myself now and again, even in real life. I said some not-so-flattering things about Damon Lindelof at a lunch recently, only to bite my tongue after I said it (the people I was with work at Warner's).

Since I do work in this business, I have to be careful, even when "anonymous" on this site. I can share to a point but that's pretty much it (and I've had to edit comments the next day too many times to count).

It's cool. Don't feel pressured to share anything that exceeds your comfort zone, for if it's one thing I understand, it's feeling as if you inadvertently said to much to the wrong individual and/or group of people. If I were in your situation (which sounds like an important one in terms of the entertainment industry), I would probably have to bite my tongue frequently because if it's one thing you've probably noticed about me, it's that I have a tendency to get on huge kicks, sometimes structure it well, and sometimes ramble/over-exert myself and inadvertently say too much in the process without realizing it until afterwards. Stay in your comfort zone, dude...I respect that. Extremely interesting shit, though.