Robin leaving? Just touring?

[RancidPunx]

I was actually a fan of Finck and NIN before he joined.It would be cool to see him stick around but what are ya gonna do? Maybe he is all over the other albums GNR have recorded.Either way,I am sure Axl will get someone kick ass to take his spot.

[TomFriend]

Check out the widgets!

If I'm still wrong, I stand corrected, but until then, to all you people jumping the gun, shooting from the hip, whining and crying your eyes out in anger over Robin's departure: HAHAHAHA! Don't you feel stupid now?

To those of us who remained sober and played it cool until we had any real indication: 

You do realize the widgets were probably made before the myspace band-lineup update right?

And why would they go to the trouble of contacting iTunes and having him removed from their preorder page if he's still in the band?

[prairie]

Me trying to read between the lines and speculating;

-GNR left the door open for Robin, for now
-He's included in the promos, Bucket is not
-They need to market a lead guitar player, so you have the Ron Widget
-Removing Robin from myspace was to grab his attention
-Keeping him in the promos is the open door

prairieboy,

[The Catcher]

Who knows about all of that, all I know is that Ron deserves to be up there on that widget as the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, next to frontman Axl Rose!

[Bruno Poeys]

Who knows about all of that, all I know is that Ron deserves to be up there on that widget as the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, next to frontman Axl Rose!

That's cool but I want to see Robin's widget there as well.

[thesloth]

Me trying to read between the lines and speculating;

-GNR left the door open for Robin, for now
-He's included in the promos, Bucket is not
-They need to market a lead guitar player, so you have the Ron Widget
-Removing Robin from myspace was to grab his attention
-Keeping him in the promos is the open door

prairieboy,

He is on a major tour with NIN do you think he is paying much attention to the GnR myspace page.  He still has contact with most of the GnR crew.

As for why have Ron T as a wigdet that is easy since he first joined GnR he has being the most approachable.  He is more then willing to talk to fans, media ect.  He also is very good and clear about not talking about GnR which the GnR management team loves.  They have someone who is a accessible to the fans and is trustworthy with not leaking anything. 

As for Robin touring with GnR, TR stated a few days back to wait for more tour dates in 2009.  I don't think you will see Fink back with GnR anytime soon. 

However I will be a NIN show in 2 weeks and if I get a chance to talk to Mr. Fink I will ask him. 

[NicoRourke]

You people have a tough time breaking up with people huh?

What do you mean 'you people' ?

[Pine Barrens]

You people have a tough time breaking up with people huh?

What do you mean 'you people' ?

What do you mean, "you people"?

Sorry...just a little Tropic Thunder humor...

[123191]

    Trent Reznor wrote:

    11.15.08: Welcome, Ilan!

    With great pride and excitement I announce the addition of Ilan Rubin to the lineup beginning next year. I had the chance to see Ilan playing his ass off at Reading and Leeds a couple summers ago and he blew me away. We recently invited him out to rehearse with us and he blew US away - the perfect guy to pick up the sticks after Josh leaves us at the end of the year.

    Stay tuned for some 2009 tour announcements soon.

    posted by  trent reznor at 6:09pm

Anyone still think Finck is in?

So? The guy's a drummer, replacing Josh Freese, who announced he's out at the end of the year. I don't see how it relates. 

I doubt Brain is coming back without Bucket,

Brain has already directly stated that he wants to come back for the next tour

Yeah, Brain hasn't said anything to indicate that he's out of GNR for good.

How about because NIN is extending their tour into 09? Swindley (who does have NIN connections) said that Robin is not leaving.Is that enough for you? Oh yeah, Robin is NOW off of GNR's Myspace page.Brain is too.Seems pretty clear to me.

Don't know that this Mike Swindley (2/3 of a lawyer, 25 from Canada) has "NIN connections," but he claims to have spoken to Robin in Ottawa and that he confirmed he was out.  In this saga, what does out mean?  The only seats that rotate as fast as lead guitar and drummer in GnR are lead guitar and drummer in NIN.  Remember NIN is Trent and only Trent.  All others are there for touring.  Has Ilan Rubin left Lostprophets to be a touring member of NIN?  Don't know, but that would be sad as well.

[Rhino]

This is posted on NIN main page

http://nin.com/

"Forget Twilight or Chinese Geography or 808s and Constipates or whatever else you may be wasting your time on... we've added some kick-ass new features to nin.com that may or may not work properly, so head on in and get busy!"


Kind of disrespectful to diss something one of your band mambers has devoted a huge part of his life to over the last 10 years.

Just goes to show how selfish Reznor is.....but i guess fink dosnt have to worry about making efforts like that anymore because Reznor wouldnt dream of letting someone else have any imput on a NIN record.

Robin get your shit together and get back in the Ring...wanna see you kill that solo in This i love Live.

[TomFriend]

Reznor's just a jealous fuck who can't accept the fact that Axl gets more attention than him, even when he's not doing anything. I'm sure the fact that C.D. has been given more press than anything NINs ever done really sticks a thorn in his considerably tiny balls.

[Rhino]

True but dosnt it just seem a bit like i prickish and disrespectful move/comment towards Robin though?

[TomFriend]

True but dosnt it just seem a bit like i prickish and disrespectful move/comment towards Robin though?

Yes, but what does Reznor know about respect? To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't put it past him to have poached Robin back solely to piss off Axl in the first place.

[thesloth]

This is posted on NIN main page

http://nin.com/

"Forget Twilight or Chinese Geography or 808s and Constipates or whatever else you may be wasting your time on... we've added some kick-ass new features to nin.com that may or may not work properly, so head on in and get busy!"


Kind of disrespectful to diss something one of your band mambers has devoted a huge part of his life to over the last 10 years.

Just goes to show how selfish Reznor is.....but i guess fink dosnt have to worry about making efforts like that anymore because Reznor wouldnt dream of letting someone else have any imput on a NIN record.

Robin get your shit together and get back in the Ring...wanna see you kill that solo in This i love Live.

It was a joke he picked the 3 top pop culture things going on which is the movie Twilight Gnr's new CD and Kayne West. 

Also NIN and is the first major band to truly go indie.  Other bands talk about it and do half assed stuff but NIN has done it.  They have no management no label ect. 


The sad part is the tour which should be a huge success is not simply because he does not have a HUGE marketing company behind him like Kayne West, ACDC ect. 

The fact is 5-10-20 years from now NIN's Lights in the Sky Tour will be hailed as one of the most amazing rock shows ever created.  All of the effects ussed are real time interaction ect. 

[Rhino]

This is posted on NIN main page

http://nin.com/

"Forget Twilight or Chinese Geography or 808s and Constipates or whatever else you may be wasting your time on... we've added some kick-ass new features to nin.com that may or may not work properly, so head on in and get busy!"


Kind of disrespectful to diss something one of your band mambers has devoted a huge part of his life to over the last 10 years.

Just goes to show how selfish Reznor is.....but i guess fink dosnt have to worry about making efforts like that anymore because Reznor wouldnt dream of letting someone else have any imput on a NIN record.

Robin get your shit together and get back in the Ring...wanna see you kill that solo in This i love Live.

It was a joke he picked the 3 top pop culture things going on which is the movie Twilight Gnr's new CD and Kayne West. 

Also NIN and is the first major band to truly go indie.  Other bands talk about it and do half assed stuff but NIN has done it.  They have no management no label ect. 


The sad part is the tour which should be a huge success is not simply because he does not have a HUGE marketing company behind him like Kayne West, ACDC ect. 

The fact is 5-10-20 years from now NIN's Lights in the Sky Tour will be hailed as one of the most amazing rock shows ever created.  All of the effects ussed are real time interaction ect. 

whats your point..in regards to my post that its  Its disrespectful

[thesloth]

This is posted on NIN main page

http://nin.com/

"Forget Twilight or Chinese Geography or 808s and Constipates or whatever else you may be wasting your time on... we've added some kick-ass new features to nin.com that may or may not work properly, so head on in and get busy!"


Kind of disrespectful to diss something one of your band mambers has devoted a huge part of his life to over the last 10 years.

Just goes to show how selfish Reznor is.....but i guess fink dosnt have to worry about making efforts like that anymore because Reznor wouldnt dream of letting someone else have any imput on a NIN record.

Robin get your shit together and get back in the Ring...wanna see you kill that solo in This i love Live.

It was a joke he picked the 3 top pop culture things going on which is the movie Twilight Gnr's new CD and Kayne West. 

Also NIN and is the first major band to truly go indie.  Other bands talk about it and do half assed stuff but NIN has done it.  They have no management no label ect. 


The sad part is the tour which should be a huge success is not simply because he does not have a HUGE marketing company behind him like Kayne West, ACDC ect. 

The fact is 5-10-20 years from now NIN's Lights in the Sky Tour will be hailed as one of the most amazing rock shows ever created.  All of the effects ussed are real time interaction ect. 

whats your point..in regards to my post that its  Its disrespectful

Meaning it was a joke.  It was not being disrespectful.  If he had just commented on CD then sure but that is not what he did.

Also before you go think Trent is such a fucking asshole.  Back in 2007 before Year Zero was released one day he decided before one of the shows to invite all the fan club members that had special presale tickets into the show but instead of just having them check out the sound check he had pizza brought in and played the entire album in full before it was released anywhere for these fans.  This was not a promotion it was just something he did.

At the end of the day it was Robin who left to go to NIN so if you want to be pissed at someone be pissed at him.  I am not cause it is his life and I enjoy watching him play with both bands.  Infact I will be watching him play on Dec 1st and it will kick fucking ass.  (though I am tempted to bring my GnR CD with me to the show just incase I get a chance for an autograph. 

[Sillything]

So I guess we all know now, Trent is a jerk

[jak0lantern01]

Trent Reznor jealous? I highly doubt that. The guy is one of the absolute few out there that has pushed the envelope and stayed with the times, if not ahead of them. I'm not trying to diss Axl in any way, but it doesn't take Reznor 14 years and a monstrous production to put out a cutting edge album. It just gets done, no BS. I'm sure if he wanted more spotlight, he could have it. Truth be told, some of the stuff on Chinese Democracy and earlier releases and leaks like Oh My God had a huge NIN smell to them. I myself will continue to happily listen to Chinese Democracy, it's the first CD in a long time that I have actually purchased. I give Axl credit for experimenting with so many different sounds and ideas. It's quite daring and a huge gamble, hopefully it pays off for him. F@#$ the critics!

[Wooody]

nin is boring

[DoctorNo]

Meaning it was a joke.

Agreed. He even pokes fun at himself, remarking that things "may or may not work properly" on his own site.

I know this is an old line, and I know it's thorny ground for fans (and superfans) when musicians comment on each other, but some of you take this way too personally. I'm sure Axl wouldn't waste his time getting offended by this; don't waste yours.