Seeing a musician on the street is not an opportunity to go and ask them where X record is or anything else.
If I were to pass Trent Reznor in the street, i'd likely just leave him be. Just because we all listen to his music, doesn't mean we have the right to harrass him when he is walking to the shops or w/e.

dori_doreau posted:

thefalloftime posted:

Seeing a musician on the street is not an opportunity to go and ask them where X record is or anything else.
If I were to pass Trent Reznor in the street, i'd likely just leave him be. Just because we all listen to his music, doesn't mean we have the right to harrass him when he is walking to the shops or w/e.

thefalloftime posted:

Seeing a musician on the street is not an opportunity to go and ask them where X record is or anything else.
If I were to pass Trent Reznor in the street, i'd likely just leave him be. Just because we all listen to his music, doesn't mean we have the right to harrass him when he is walking to the shops or w/e.

This would be difficult.

OnslaughtSix posted:

lololol trollin

Cut it out. Idol worship is serious.

I'd walk up to him and shake his hand, and thank him for everything he's done.

YKWYA posted:

This thread has creeped me out.

Just saying.

This.

LOL! "Hi, whats up? I'm a big fan and I love your work. Can I have a pic?" Same thing if it were Q. Then I would say thank you very much for making my year.

I would like to tell him what a truly important artist I think he is, and that I'm not only speaking as a passionate fan but as a fine music lover(snob). That his music is such a crucial contribution to art and music, truly avant garde. I would like to tell him how I sincerely enjoy his creative work and ardently anticipate his next project whatever it may be, but I would hope to be able to do it without sounding like a fanatical average everyday mindless fan. The last thing I would want to do is sound like a vacuous fan who wants nothing more than to kiss trent's ass till it's soar. But then why should my opinion count more than any of the other thousands of fans he's ran across.

Would it even be likely to be able to convey to Trent how profoundly his work has impacted me, and why should he care hearing this and other trifling comments always heard from fans he's ran into. Myself being a bit anti social and sometimes intolerant to annoying people, I can see how fans could certainly get on one's nerves. For fear of sounding as a hyperactive average fan, I would probably keep it short and try to approach him in a calm manner, and say "hello Trent, I love your work, true art is hard to find in music, I can't wait to hear more from you. It is splendid to meet you, take care Trent." Or something like that. I'd like to keep it real and professional. Just a compliment and a kind word is all I really need to say to Trent, remembering that he is just a person like me who may not want to be bothered in an intrusive manner. People showering you with compliments can get annoying.

My hopes are that I could elucidate what I had to say enough to impact him. I would want it to mean something to him. Perhaps to pay back the great things he's given me through his works. Though I fear this situation of meeting Trent would probably not be in my favor if I knew what he felt after hearing what I had said. It's one of those things in life you could dream of or prepare for what would most likely never meet your expectations leaving you disappointed. He is human like the rest of us, and unless you were to become friends with him, you're nothing more than a stranger in the street trying to give compliments that aren't going to mean anymore than the last hundred people. I'm not being down on trent, I'm just saying he's heard it all before, why should you or me be any different. Don't mind my negativity, I'm just a realist thinking of this situation in a realistic perspective, but definately an exciting thought none the less. I could probably write a book on my passion for Trent's work, but I can't expect him to greet me with open arms just because of that sincere passion.

"can i borrow 5 dollars?" "i know you got it."
"1.6 million for Ghosts." "shit, lemme get 15 while you bullshittin."

I wouldnt say anything, Im too much of a pussy

I'd smell him and introduce myself as Chris Vrenna.

I've run into him twice on the street or in some other non-concert setting and I just said hi / thank you and kept walking. I'm sure he didn't feel like talking to random people at the time.

Although if he were walking his doggies and I were walking mine, I'm sure we'd talk dog. That's what dog people do. But that's all.



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I'd probably try and catch his eye, and if I did, I would smile and nod and try and convey that I appreciate his work immensely. If for some reason he wanted to stop and chat, I would keep it quick and hopefully come up with something that brightened his day a bit. He's just a person, albeit an incredibly talented person that has enriched my life to the nth degree, but I wouldn't want to annoy him.

I would probably ask him if he had a spare couple of weeks to teach me to play guitar. Because I'm shit with instruments. (okay not really - well the first bit anyway. The second bit is actually true)

I'd like to talk to him about something non-music related like current affairs or some shit like that. I wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to converse with one of my heroes, but I'd like to talk to them about something which they don't discuss all the time.