it would seem to me that everyone who is supportive/understanding of this
whole thing are overlooking the fact that the actions of trent reznor are
taking an artform - one developed by people with actual talent and ability
- not the luxury of time,money or others willing to give life to their own
individual visions, and is reducing it to a commodity to be consumed.
i would think one could safetly say that a good many people who make the
music which trent is now leeching off of did or do so for little more than
the sake of expression or 'cos its "what they like to do" and
ask/expect/try for little more than to earn a decent living through the
music as the world doesnt exactally cater towards their types, where as
trent reznor is merely cashing in on what the true artists are doing for no
reason other than greed.
now just to give him the benefit of the doubt...perhaps trent himself (whom
im sure knows what its like to be a struggling artist of any type) knows a
good thing when he sees it and is making the effort to "return a favour"
and help some fellow artisans to get some exposure and cease their struggle
and be able to pay the rent and live comfortably as he knows what influence
he has upon the kids in america (lemmings) buying the music and that if
trent says its cool well then by golly i think its cool too
but then i ask..whats the difference between someone creating a track with
samples that someone culled for them and someone making a track from any of
those sample-loop cd's that are advertised in all the keyboard
magazines...does the fact that its "trent reznor" justify it in any way?
"act like a dumbshit and be treated as an equal"
- J.R. "Bob" Dobbs
jonathan