Sabbatai
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hopeforme31 posted:jenpape posted:hopeforme31 posted:Personally, I think that it is the stupidest, and yes "creepiest" thing I have ever seen. Trent Reznor, is a human being, a musician, and a friend to many people. Yes, I believe in art, yes, I believe in good music, I think Trent is a genius with music, but other than that...well, that's it. I can see why he would find this shit creepy... do any of you actually listen to his music? His lyrics? Using stuff like "you get me closer to god" has nothing to do with Trent thinking of himself as "God" so not sure why anyone would reference that. I don't want to start a fight, I just think that people should realize that Trent is a person no matter what, not a god, not jesus, not a saint, not anything but an animal like the rest of us. No, I don't believe in "God" I just think it's stupid to label a person as such...it seems to me that gives any one person way to much power...
Do you think him using the lyric "I am turning into God" was literal, or do you think that he meant that this is how others see him? Not sure, but I still feel that he doesn't in any way feel like a god.
Uh, why so serious? Jeez.
No, I bet most of us haven't heard his music or listened to the lyrics, please, help us out here.
Where am I? What is this place? I am so confused!
Ummm... I think it is perfectly fine for someone to express their opinion, like I said, I wasn't trying to start a fight, but there are way too many people in here who use Trent in the context of "god" I see it almost every time I am in a Forum of some sort. As far as the whole lyric thing, I was referring to the people who repeatedly use "you bring me closer to god" to reference Trent in that way.
So...when someone says "Trent is a GOD!"... you actually believe that they think he supplied the text in the Bible or that the man on the cross is REALLY Trent? That Trent gave his only begotten son so that we could be forgiven for our sins and all the other hokey bs that is Christianity?
There is a thing called "metaphor", and another called "exaggeration." Then there is this thing called "art".
So like, when I got done playing Fallout 3 and said "I LOVE this game!"... I am not actually going to attempt to marry it, have sexual relations with it or buy it fancy clothes and take it out to dinner.
See how that works?
Let me know if you need any more explanation.
In regards to the "not trying to start a fight"... well it's too late. It is akin to saying "You look like a dog, no offense" or "I'm not trying to be rude but I'd do your mom in the butt".
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/25/2009 08:34AM by Sabbatai.
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