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r_z
Yeah, well... we're possessed fanatics and (most likely) even more full of TR than the man himself. But it says something to include a "Conversation..." about an album on the album itself, doesn't it? Even if it's just the deluxe edition. Also, the way he's talking... it's always the same stories... you can truly imagine how he sits down with his publicist laying out detailed answers for possible questions and then later on repeats them over and over again... formulating stories about how record x or y came about. Idk, if that makes any sense, but it's taking away the "magic" somehow as it appears rehearsed and prepared and sometimes even seems to border on insincerity.
I guess, it's probably even the only way to conduct those interviews as many interviewers will ask the exact same things over and over. Still, I wish he wouldn't return to the same stories no matter what the question. Also, imagine being the centre of your (professional) life for as long as you can remember. And on top of that being a successfull multi-million dollar artist... I guess, you'll get used to everything around you being about you in some way or another.
You know, when I got into NIN it felt refreshing to listen to an artist talking so bluntly about himself. Later on it began to feel like an agenda designed to fit in with the band's "self loathing" concept. Same with the lyrical content of the songs. Are they sincere expressions of an tortured artist, who's just miserable 364 days of the year, or are they calculated concepts to fit into a certain niche? Or is Trent simply unable to write decent songs touching topics outside his comfort zone? I don't want to sound like a smartass here as I'm really trying to wrap my head around those questions myself...
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