On Jul 1, 10:15=A0am, Radwords1 wrote:
> On Jul 1, 8:06=A0am, jaimej78 wrote:
> Well, I don't know that I believe the engagement is fake. I know
> that's what the Trent fangirls are telling themselves but I personally
> think that theory is silly, self serving & very far fetched. I think
> he is really engaged.
He might actually marry her, but I meant "sham" as in a Tom Cruise/
Katie Holmes or Will Smith/Jada Pinkett Smith-type of marriage for
publicity. I expect him to be filmed jumping on a couch any day now.
Mariqueen posted some photos of them kissing on her Facebook or
Myspace account, and when I saw them, the first thing I thought of was
that creepy Michael Jackson video that Wacko made when he was trying
to convince people that he actually had . with Lisa Marie. Reminding
people of Michael Jackson in any way, shape, or form is probably NOT
the way most sensible people would want to end their career-defining
band.
> My theory is that he's completely lost his mind.
Either that, or he's having a steroid-induced rage.
> I based my opinion on his recent & destructive interaction with his
> fans. He has a crowd of fans that will rationalize & applaud anything
> he does, no matter how self destructive. That bunch would march behind
> him off the side of a cliff if he told them to. That's not who I'm
> talking about. He can recover from his engagement to a nitwit since
> the vast majority don't give a damn about that. I am not so sure he's
> going to recover from the public tantrums & the display of open,
> obvious contempt for the people who pay his mortgage. He may have
> finally gone too far & he's lost a load of fans over this. Couple that
> with the loss of the disappointed fangirls & you are looking at a lot
> of empty seats at the venue.
Absolutely. "@mariqueen and I are an unstoppable force of greatness --
so suck it" and ". you, trolls -- I'll tweet if I feel like it"
sound much less like the words of a man in love than they do the words
of a man having a mental breakdown. I'm not sure if I should laugh at
him, or feel sorry for him. I used to laugh at Britney Spears, but it
got to the point where that just felt ICKY.
It's been about nine years since I've closely followed what Trent's
been up to, but I was happy for him when I read that he'd gotten
engaged. His announcement that he was giving up Twitter and social
networking sites because "idiots rule" the internet sounded really
extreme, though, not to mention naive for a guy supposedly so
technologically savvy. Since he blamed the whole thing on Metal
Sludge, I had to register there to find out what the hell he was
talking about, and from what I've read, the majority of the comments
there didn't turn venomous until Trent started acting like a douche.
He's just angry that he can't control the posters there the way he can
on nin.com and his Twitter.
> His post about the fat & un.able didn't help things since a good
> portion of his loyal fanbase would have to be wondering what he REALLY
> thought about them despite his lame attempt at damage control after
> the fact. Absolutely retarded & a public relations nightmare.
Exactly, and he's not so thin himself anymore. I stopped finding him
attractive after he beefed up like a meathead and his neck
disappeared. Does he even have a publicist? I would think he would,
but if he does, why hasn't his publicist reined him in to prevent him
from committing career suicide?
> As for me, NIN's tour came to a town near me & I stayed home. I
> haven't liked any of his music in a very long time. He may have
> finally gotten too elitist & superior for the likes of an old school
> punk rocker like me. Perhaps I've outgrown him. Still love my old NIN.
> Not really impressed with what I'm seeing from Trent today. I grew up.
> I'm not sure he's even started.
>
> At any rate, good luck to him. I'm afraid he's going to need it.
I haven't paid much attention to his post-"Downward Spiral" music.
I've heard a handful of songs from "The Fragile" and "With Teeth," and
thought they were okay, but I prefer the older stuff. Until recently,
I regretted not having seen the band live, but now I don't feel so
bad.
Jaime |
