OH, SNAP! TRENT REZNOR TELLS HIS CHINESE FANS TO STEAL HIS MUSIC, TOO!

So apparently the Aussies aren’t the only ones Trent Reznor thinks should steal his music: MetalSucks reader/frequent commentor TTQuick has tipped us off to Boingboing.net‘s report that Reznor recently encouraged his Chinese fans to do the same. Says Reznor:

“As for the special situation in China, it does not seem to be easy to obtain Western music via legal channels, so I have the following suggestion for our fans: If you can find and buy our legal CDs, I express my thanks for your support. If you cannot find it, I think that downloading from the Internet is a more acceptable option than buying pirated CDs. Our music is easy to find on the Internet, and you might not need to spend much effort to find most of our songs. If you like our songs after you’ve heard them, please feel free to share it with your friends. As I have put all my effort and heart into my music, I sincerely hope that more and more people can share the enjoyment with us.”

Whether or not you actually like Year Zero or any of Nine Inch Nails’ other releases, you gotta admit, Trent Reznor is absolutely earning his cred as one of the coolest musicians alive this year. Now if only he’d sock Tommy Lee in the mouth…

-AR