Nin.com/access
Access was a page on nin.com V6 from 2004-2005 where Trent Reznor would answer user submitted questions. Rob Sheridan, Jerome Dillon and Aaron North would also sometimes answer questions.
Contents
- 1 2004_05_06
- 2 2004_05_07
- 3 2004_05_08
- 4 2004_05_10
- 5 2004_05_12
- 6 2004_05_18
- 7 2004_05_22
- 8 2004_05_29
- 9 2004_07_13
- 10 2004_07_21
- 11 2004_10_18
- 12 2004_12_03
- 13 2005_01_22
- 14 2005_02_26
- 15 2005_03_22
- 16 2005_05_03
- 17 2005_05_05
- 18 2005_06_25
- 19 2005_07_09
- 20 2005_07_19 [aaron+jerome]
- 21 External links
2004_05_06
What music have you been listening to while making Bleedthrough?
What equipment and instruments are being used on Bleedthough?
Are there plans to release Closure on DVD?
You've changed a lot since Pretty Hate Machine, how will this change affect the new album?
How is your approach to this album different to the ones in the past?
i'm looking forward to playing u !
Will the new album feature the same form of sonic layering as previous albums?
What will the live show be like?
Does it feel damn good to be a gangster?
2004_05_07
How much of the music on Still was original music written for that release?
What is the biggest obstacle in writing new material?
Will the Broken Movie ever be released?
Have you ever thought about doing a fan club section on the website?
What do you think of the new Marilyn Manson album?
Why aren't there instrumentals on the new album?
Have you considered creating material specifically for a 5.1 channel mix?
I could use a hug.
What the connection between Bleedthrough and the Lathe of Heaven?
Do you ever see yourself doing a small club tour again?
What's up with Nothing Records?
Where's Leo?
Are you looking forward to getting out there and shaking things up?
2004_05_08
What's going on with Tapeworm?
2004_05_10
K-ROCK NYC
What does a typical word day look like for you?
Noam Chomksy
Did you seek out many of the artists to work with on artwork and videos, or did they contact you?
What are your thoughts on what some people refer to as the 'home recording revolution'?
Does the minimal approach to the web site relate to your approach to the new album?
After you release an album, do you feel "cleansed" so to speak?
What inspired you to sue modular synths so extensively on the new material?
2004_05_12
Bleed through or Bleedthrough?
Do you ever doubt your relevance as an artist in the current entertainment industry?
Billy Bob Thornton
Why did you move to LA?
Is there anything you look back at and say "jeez what was i thinking.."?
What's your favourite David Bowie album?
What do you do to prepare your voice?
Casio SK-1
Best live bands?
How do you plan on reinterpreting the new material on tour?
your a fag you faggot!!!
2004_05_18
Are expectations daunting to you?
Do you ever see music coming to exist purely in a digital form?
Do the links for Noam Chomsky and moveon.org on nin.com indicate anything in terms of your lyrical direction for the new album?
Is it difficult to keep your quality standards up in an industry driven by low overheads and a general lack of care?
What are the reasons for putting "rules" on yourself for this album?
Will you continue to put out videos for mtv/mtv2 viewers?
How do you feel about legendary artists selling their songs for TV commercials?
2004_05_22
Will these lawsuits we've been hearing about affect the release of the new record?
What is the chance you'd consider doing a one-time live concert of The Fragile in its entirety?
Will you come to South America?
You were bitching about artists putting their songs in commercials and you have done it yourself.
Um, was that a question?
When you are working on an album, does the word load take over your life?
What is the process you go through when developing an idea for a video or stage show?
What do you do when it feels like you're being crushed from all different angles?
What are you listening to right now as you answer these questions?
When's the release date?
Were there samples from movies/songs/etc. on The Fragile and will there be any on the new album?
Is Leo really a homo?
Is it your desire to continue using constructive noise in further projects?
2004_05_29
Do you ever wish you could write music totally 180 from NIN under a different name?
What would you think if a chick got your signature on her ass in green ink?
I really like the vocal style on "Get Down Make Love", you've never really got back to that, why is that?
How does it feel to be one of the last remaining career artists in rock music?
Do you find it difficult to trust people?
Do you ever listen to your old work?
Do you ever hope to work with Flood again?
Did you enjoy Courtney Love's new album?
What made you start this q&a session?
Mom
When you sit down to write songs for a new album... do you think of it as an album as a whole as you write?
B Black
What is the connection between "Into the Void" and "La Mer"?
Do you ever create material that you feel is just too personal to release?
Trent appreciates Urizen's kind words of advice.
Is there any possibility of the instrumentals from Still being played on the next tour?
You seem to be a private and isolated person yet you can scrape out your soul and present the results to millions of people. What gives?
Do you plan to continue NIN indefinitely or is there a shelf life?
2004_07_13
What is the state of the new record?
Any particular consoles or eq's that will define the sound of Bleedthrough?
Why haven't you played "Last" live?
Do you intend to continue releasing halos on vinyl?
What do you think about edited (clean) versions?
Why was Still a limited edition?
Are you planning on releasing something like Still again?
How did you record the vocals on Still?
2004_07_21
How many tracks on the new album?
Are you working on any recent covers?
What were you doing with Doom 3?
you cause shitty shitty fucking shitty farty smelly shitty music tro happenm!!!! goddamn you!!!!
Who designed the NIN logo and what's the story behind its origin?
Will listening to "Into The Void" whilst driving kill you?
Is it weird watching yourself perform?
Do you ever hear a new band or album and are so blown away it intimidates you?
2004_10_18
Bleedthrough is no more.
Tell me that you aren't leaving Nothing Studios
What do you think of Doom 3?
You have a weird cat.
Will you be releasing a single prior to the album's release?
Have you seen Coil's recent live shows?
2004_12_03
Are there any plans to re-release Pretty Hate Machine?
Will you be mixing the new album in surround sound?
What is your lyrical approach on With Teeth?
How has the mixing process been with this record?
What song are you working on today?
How long and difficult is it to re-mix something into the 5.1 surround format?
What do you think is the future of the music industry?
Was "Now I'm Nothing" ever recorded in the studio?
I'd really like to hear about "Leaving Hope".
Would it be too much to hope for a surround version of The Fragile in 2009?
What software have you been using the most on With Teeth.
Will you come to Australia?
Are the works on the new album more like pieces...or songs?
During the course of revisiting The Downward Spiral, was it tempting to just go through and completely rework some of the songs?
2005_01_22
Who is in the band and why?
Will there be more dates added to the UK tour?
Will you be debuting new songs on the tour before the album is released?
Have you considered any opening bands for the upcoming tour?
Bootlegs
Satisfied Customer
What do you think about the state of music today?
Will we get to see a new video from the new album?
Will the new album still be "monophonic" and contain no chords?
Will the production of this tour be as elaborate as the last?
Are you coming to Mexico City?
Originally you said no instrumentals on this new album. Have you stuck with that?
What's up with Closure?
When will we get an exact date for the release of With Teeth.
Since you write all of the music for the album, how does it work with a band when you prepare the songs to play live?
2005_02_26
2005_03_22
2005_05_03
Why no booklet with the CD? Why have a PDF?
