For what it's worth, this is the one I posted for Digging. It ended up +79/-14, so +65 net Diggs. My fingers are again crossed.

Given what's known of your methods in the studio, it's fair to assume that there must be scads of either unfinished or, for some reason, unsatisfactory (to you) songs collecting metaphorical dust on at least one hard drive somewhere. Some of this material from the 1998-99 era, you've admitted, ended up on Saul Williams' latest album. Previously unheard studio recordings of "Nonentity" and "Not So Pretty Now" were just disseminated via the NIN/JA website. Will your devout fans ever see any more of this previously unreleased material, whether in the form of an "apocrypha" collection or a disc of "sketches," like the Ghosts project? Many artists are hesitant when it comes to revisiting abandoned projects: would you even consider revisiting this older work in order to finalize it for release? Now that you're independent of any major record label, would you even be allowed, legally speaking, to release older creations, or would some intellectual property clause in your old Interscope contract/copyrights get in the way?

Question from me:

Do you realize the cult status that the word "Soon" has garnered?

Explanation: When people see TR say "soon" its either accompanied by one of two reactions- complete anguish or utter speculation.

Personally i'm the latter but I know how much TR likes to tease us and i'll wait for whatever-just sayin'.

I'm going to ask some tour related questions:

1. Any chance any of the rarely or previously never played material will make an appearance during the NINJA tour (WITT, Last, Ruiner, TPD, etc.)

2. Any chance of more tour dates after coming back from over seas? Maybe a small club tour?

Thanks.

Is there anyone musician you would really like to just hit or tell to retire?- did get 257 diggs

I heard you were an xfiles fan. did ya see the new movie? do ya have a favorite episode?

silliness I know

mod edit: redundant questioning.



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1) Your creativity brought you a successful career and instant popularity to go along with it. Do you ever miss being just the average guy by being able to go anywhere you want, when you want, without being flooded by fans?

2) Besides synths, what are some interests/hobbies you enjoy doing when not on the road?

3) Would you prefer to date someone that was a fan of your music, or someone that wasn't familiar with your work, and why?



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1. Do you see a time coming in the future when you step back from putting out your own music and help other artists find new ways to distribute their music? new ways to gain the attention and respect of the listener? how to see past the "mainstream" focus and more about the music they really want to make? You'd be a great mentor to so many. I hope to see it.

2. You've done alot to bring your fans together not just for your benefit but for the benefit of each of us. We've found alot of friends and banded together in different ways thanks to this site and your hard work. Are there projects/tests you've created that had positive side effects you weren't expecting?

3. Are there projects/tests you tried that just didnt work out the way you planned?



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1. Are there any new bands that you feel have a long career ahead of them?

2. Do you collect anything?

3. Are there any bands/artists you find an abomination to the genre "rock" or "alternative"?

Here's mine:

My question is:

Congrats on YZ, can't wait to see what is in store for that,

1.) My question is who would you like to see play the characters for YZ and why?

2.)Also Do you have any plans in the near future for maybe a solo album with you and a piano?



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1. Do you have an idea of what you want your next album to sound like?

2. Have you ever toyed around with the idea of an acoustic album or ep with all new music?

3. What do you think is a good way for up and coming artists, that dont want to be like britney or 50 or coldplay, to get their music out if they make music that is unlike the "norm" or "not popular"?



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1. What does "NIN is going away for a while" mean? You've repeated this phrase multiple times (and I think some of your more "hardcore" fans have had unnecessary ulcers over this) without delving much into your thoughts behind what you want to accomplish before NIN comes back or ideally how long of a break you want before NIN comes back (which, maybe, you don't even know yourself?). How long do you see it before NIN resurfaces, what do you wish to accomplish in that period in between (even if it is just a means for relaxation or vacation), and will NIN be different when it finally does return?


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2. Did you really go through forty million pages of cover suggestions from Twitter followers? If you really did - did you find anything worth looking into, and if so, what are some songs that you could possibly be interested in doing? What were some of the more ridiculous replies that you got?




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3. It is much appreciated amongst the fans that you are highly involved and interactive with our interests (for instance, the fact that you are taking the time to answer even more questions after that 40 minute interview with Kevin Rose is extremely considerate). Out of curiosity, how much time do you spend looking at the forums on nin.com and ETS, what do you usually look for in terms of feedback, and do you read the majority of the PM's and tweet replies that you get? Ever been freaked out by creepy messages/tweets, angered by the amount of bitching, or laugh out loud at some of the comments by fans? Examples?



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-What are you doing to Aaron in this video towards the end? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJUB5BWxoLM

-Have you ever ventured into The Party Room?

-Which season of Rock Of Love was your favorite?



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1)Since NIN is taking a break, obviously we want nin.com kept around over a lifetime span, like 2-5years. You mentioned you're trying to figure out a way to monetize the site. Would you consider a donation model, like wikipedia or EFF?

2)A good chunk of data on this site, it's being pulled from external websites. Would you consider implementing some of the smart up and coming web apps?


3)During the 90's The Future Sound of London did broadcasts from their studio via ISDN lines, live. The question of broadcasting shows live was brought up. Extending that question further, would you be willing to do a more informal studio or rehearsal space show live or, record it and up it to a tracker?



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I've always sort of had the impression that you wanted to be "the man behind the curtain." That is, while there is an obvious sense in which you have to put yourself out there to do what you do, people also need to understand that the man and the art are two different things. You wouldn't answer questions, for example, about things that you find deeply personal (nor should you!). So, respectfully: What on Earth has caused you to 'twitter'? Further: How do you connect with fans in a digital age without necessarily intrusive results?

Thanks - can't wait to see you this summer!

Silly questions.

1) If you could choose to live in any time period, other than the current one, which would you choose and why? No, you can't travel into the future.

2) When did you switch from using PCs to Macs? That is, if you ever used PCs to begin with.

3)What is your favorite rock opera/concept album?



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i know not if this is an original question or not but this is something that occured to me after i purchased year zero. year zero was published in year 2007. in the year of 2000 an artist named brian wood published a graphic novel titled channel zero. the concepts contained within both of these works seems extremely similar. i was wondering if trent is aware of this similarity.