jeff_wade
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Joined: 06/11/09
Location: here today gone tomorrow
Posts: 2
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Dear Trent Reznor,
I'd like to say a heartfelt thank you for the following: Pretty Hate Machine 1989 when I was 19. NIN/Soundgarden show, Barrie, ON 1994. Fragile Tour, Auburn Hills 2000. NINJA, Toronto 2009. Most importantly, progressing musically, wearing your emotions on your sleeve, and doing your own thing, and surviving.
It amazes me that, here we are, in an open forum, that you've taken the time to establish, and anyone, people like me, have the opportunity to even communicate with you. I almost feel a sense of guilt, in that, it doesn't really seem right you know. I feel that really it's a violation of your pesonal space. And I hate feeling guilty, but it's true. The fact that you've taken the time to allow the public to access you personally, with this level of intimacy, is admirable, and it takes a certain level of courage. But I don't want to sound like a kissass.
I can understand why you would feel like shutting it down though, because, like any public figure, it's not like they go around giving out their personal phone numbers or email adresses. I guess in any community, whether it be online or "real", there are good people and bad. Like Warren Buffet said once about one of the benefits of being him, "One of the things I can do is, because of my position, is choose who I want to spend my time with. If I don't like people, I don't have to spend time with them". I'm paraphrasing, but you understand. A friend from the past had a theory that went like, "everyone is an idiot until they prove otherwise", and with each passing year, I subscribe to this theory more and more. Not by giving attitude, just keeping it in the back of my mind. Another quote that I like is from Joe Strummer, who said "I do everything in life with a punk rock attitude", and probably pissed off with being misunderstood by that type of comment continued with, "in fact, punk rock (ethos) means, exemplary manners to your fellow human being".
What a statement, in the end we all want to be loved and accepted, by someone, somewhere, sometime. Whether by our children, or significant other, somebody. The bottom line is, people should just be nicer to each other. By sending hate mail, messaqes, etc. it's an expression of self hate, and people who do that should seek out help, in order to save themselves and others from their hateful existence. People end up hurting themselves equally when they spew hatred to others, it's a fact. I just wanted to say my bit because I saw recently that you were getting tormented by some idiots, and that's just not right.
Trent, within my family, we've been busy having kids the last few years and I lost touch with NIN. Now I'm discovering all this stuff like the slip, and ghosts (love it) via you website. It's awesome, thank you so much, on behalf of myself and all the other fans who have been with you since the beginning. You are an inspiration to me. In fact, it was Jack White who inspired me to pick up a guitar, and now I find myself googling "modular synthesizers".
From my family to yours, we wish you all the happiness life can offer in your new path. Have lots of kids, it's the best thing in the world.
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When it comes down to it, that's all that matters.
