Nine Inch Nails Calling It Quits

A couple of years ago, I commented on the fact that I thought something was up with Trent Reznor. For a guy who would put out a record, go on tour, and then just go quiet for a long time, Trent seemed to be on track to win Overworked Artist of the Year. In '05, he put out With Teeth. He followed two years later with Year Zero. A year later came Ghosts I-IV. Two months later brought The Slip. Four albums in three years, all while touring almost non-stop. This seems like the guy on the verge of a burnout.

And, turns out, he is.

Earlier this week, Trent announced on the Nine Inch Nails website that he and his band will go out on tour with a reunited Jane's Addiction later in the year, and then NIN will "disappear for a while." Just like that.

See: I told you so. Hopefully, he'll come around these parts, because it'd be a shame to miss what might be Nine Inch Nails' last hurrah.

Oh, and in regards to Jane's Addiction: are they ever just going to be a band again? They break up, get back together, go on tour, break up, get back together, put out an album, go on tour, break up, get back together, etc, etc, etc. Really, as someone speaking directly to the band, just be a band. You keep getting back together, so whatever keeps breaking you up seems to be secondary to, in the least, making money. So, just consider Jane's Addiction purely a money-making venture, and you'll find it's much easier to stay together.

Your fans will thank you for it.