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RIP: Trent Reznor's Twitter

By Albert Ching, Thursday, Jun. 11 2009 @ 3:15PM
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Andrew Youssef
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, May 21, 2009.


For the last few months, Trent Reznor has been interacting with Nine Inch Nails fans (historically an insanely devoted lot) via Twitter, updating them on the happenings of their tour with Jane's Addiction, running ticket giveaway contests, talking about his romance with fiancee Mariqueen Maandig of West Indian Girl and even raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to aid a Nevada fan needing a heart transplant. It gave rare insight into an artist often seen as standoffish, mysterious and kind of, uh, scary? Truly, it proved what Twitter has already proved for many: that no matter how unapproachable or inscrutable a celebrity may appear, they're just dorks like the rest of us.

Of course, it was only a matter of time until he started getting irritated with goofballs online, and posting messages like this: "Play the victim now you miserable fuck." The inevitable backlash took its final course yesterday, when Reznor posted this message on NIN's forum that he's retiring from social networking sites. Sad. But why not remember the good times with this highlight reel of sweet @Trent_reznor tweets? (Oh, and if you haven't yet, read Spencer Kornhaber's review of the NIN/JA show at Verizon last month.)

"First we're catching a matinée of "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" before soundcheck to get pumped up.1:17 PM May 12th from TweetDeck"

(Two hours later, aka the approximate amount of time it would take to see that movie.)

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I can't let that one go - I am not serious people. Forgot about the "believe everything you see on the internet is true" thing.1:23 PM May 12th from TweetDeck"

(Sure, buddy, sure.)

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Has everyone bitched enough today, or would you like something else to complain about?4:47 PM May 11th from TweetDeck"

(The first signs of cracks in the facade.)

"
Also, anybody aware enough to ask if they are a stalker is NOT a stalker. Does that even make sense?7:15 AM May 8th from TweetDeck"

(Uh...yes?)

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Now that I'm in love and gone all soft on you, can anyone recommend any romantic comedies? Got a weird urge.8:00 AM May 5th from TweetDeck"

(So awesome.)

"Made a rare public outing last night. 5 different people approached me (all male) and said "nice app!" (cont.)10:06 AM Apr 17th from TweetDeck "

(But...)

"
However, it was really loud and I thought they were all saying "nice ASS". Threw me off my game for a minute.10:08 AM Apr 17th from TweetDeck"

(No comments necessary for these last few.)

"
Fuckit. I just bought a LOT of Viagra.3:22 PM Apr 14th from TweetDeck"

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Bad news. We may have to postpone the first show in FL. JJ's Star Trek opens that night...7:33 PM Apr 9th from TweetDeck"

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That film MUST be seen in a packed, amped theater full of geeks some of whom are dressed as either Vulcans or Klingons. I'm going Vulcan.8:01 PM Apr 9th from TweetDeck "

"
Have CNN on in the background and realize I'm humming the "Jitterbug" commercial. If you've heard it - you know there's pain involved.6:34 PM Mar 24th from TweetDeck"
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Comments (5)

Spencer Kornhaber says:

This is sad and completely expected!

Posted On: Thursday, Jun. 11 2009 @ 5:25PM
Chunko says:

Dear Trent,

Thank you for your recent comments on your highly respected forum. To think that someone such as yourself- a gorgeous, rich and brilliant rock star would take notice of my fat, homely, pathetic existance is thrilling beyond words. And when I say brilliant, boy do I mean it. If only you had been around back in the 1700's to give Mozart a hand- just think what he might have accomplished!

Because you are a genius, naturally every girl wants to sleep with you. Since I am unworthy of such an honor, I do have a certain amount of hatred and ill-will concerning your future bride (although, the fact that I've never been near such an honor may partially explain my continuing heterosexuality.) So even though I don't care for your fiance (why do I hear people laughing? no matter) I am sorry that you are encountering such difficulties lately from your fans. And after all you've done for them! Tsk, Tsk. You really and truly deserve a better return on your investments. I mean, you let them come to your shows, look at pictures of your dogs and equipment and churn out the best music this side of gregorian chant! (No need for modesty-we both know so.) Despite all this, you might want to take it down just a smidge, in case we start getting the wrong idea. Fans might get the idea that disrespect is par for the course (I know, I'm splitting my sides too). Even though we deserve all the threats you can dish out (what zingers!) its probably better to keep a few to yourself no matter how much we may have asked for it. Just a little tip on the music biz- feel free to write it down.

Okay, so even though I need an attitude adjustment (thank you for being patient with me!) I will gladly offer my congrats to you and MG. I hope you can find happiness with her (the only serious part of this entire post). She looks very capable of finding her way to the rest home. I'm sure I don't have to say this to a man in love, but make sure they serve cupcakes!

Sorry this post has taken so much of your time. I'm sure you are very busy keeping your list of people to hate updated and all. If you're ever in town, send me a text and we can go get hopped up on root beer and get crazy! Should be a blast!

Well, I should go. As much as I love spending time on here, I don't want my life to get unbalanced (thank God for cable!) and I have neglected my relationship with Golden Corral to write this post.

All my love,
Chunko (not my real name, but just so you know its me.

P.S. I'm thinking about swinging by Walgreens and picking up some razor blades- any recs on a brand? (Now that I've got the technique down-hehe.)

Posted On: Friday, Jun. 12 2009 @ 3:08AM
Robert Silverstein says:

Looks like Reznor went ahead and got himself a private twitter account.

http://twitter.com/noise_floor


Let's face it: Trent has left the building and his bipolar mind.

Posted On: Saturday, Jun. 13 2009 @ 9:01AM
socallatina says:

Ok, I know I'm late on this thread but WTF is going on with Trent Reznor? He makes horrible comments about everyone else all the while his idiot fiancee is posting vulgar, overly intimate details of their sex life (including, folks, her love of fisting, anal sex, etc). While there's nothing wrong with that, unless you're looking for it on a fetish site, keep that shit to yourself. And let's not forget his comments that all of us are jealous because he and his *Super* fiancee, who a day before she met him was a nobody working in an LA spa, are an "unstoppable force of greatness." You know what, Trent? I want my fucking money back for every poster, ticket, etc, that I spent on NIN because I'll be damned if I spend another penny on your hooker fiancee's lobster breakfast and Louboutins. Yeah, fuck you both.

Posted On: Wednesday, Jun. 24 2009 @ 4:57PM
Kathleen Kelly says:

I found I no longer have any empathy for Trent Reznor nor his lyrics. So I deleted all my mp3 files and sold all my CDs. Lately I've been listening to a lot of classical music. I find it relaxing and I don't have to be concerned about Vivaldi trolling his fans and calling them cunts.

Posted On: Friday, Sep. 25 2009 @ 2:02AM

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