A few weeks ago, Trent sat for a crowdsourced interview with Digg's Kevin Rose. It looked like a success, but (surprise) NIN fanboys weren't satisfied with the questions. Never one to shy away from interacting with his followers, Trent agreed to answer ten more questions direct from his fan forum (via TwentyFourBit.). The interview was conducted via webcam from the musician's hotel room in Florida. The first question (Will NIN ever play "Lights In The Sky" live?) leads to the spoiler that there will be no "Closer" on the NIN|JA tour. The followup has to do with unreleased material, and that gives Trent an opportunity to dis Prince and Rivers Cuomo.
"I'm not Prince or Rivers Cuomo who brags about having hundreds of great songs. And to that I would say, Prince, if you have a hundred great songs or a thousand, how about picking a few and putting them on your record that you've put out because your last several have sucked. Same for you, Rivers. I say that constructively, you know."
Jokes Trent afterward, "I may be happy and engaged, but I can still be a prick." (Good thing he wasn't asked about Chris Cornell.) More insightful Q&A follows ("I'm trying not to become a parody of myself... I've watched my peers spin off into doing stupid shit to try desperately stay relevant or try to catch in...") so watch the whole thing below:
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The NIN|JA tour kicks off Friday in West Palm Beach (dates here). Trent just gave away some tickets via Twitter, and he'll do it again tomorrow.
