They've forced NIN to drop out of a performance.
They were set to perform "The Hand That Feeds", which more than obliquely critcized the Irag war:
"What if this whole crusade's a charade,
And behind it all there's a price to be paid,
For the blood on which we dine,
Justified in the name of the holy and the divine."
MTV, in a statement, said that the network is "uncomfortable with their performance being built around a partisan political statement."
This is the network that had Marilyn Manson and his prominent white ass all over the place, a network that wants to "Rock the Vote" and a network that glorifies the party culture.
They couldn't just also put on a band that loves Bush (is there one?) or have a statement on the screen stating that Trent's views are not the views of the very suited, corporate station. They told an artist, "No."
Reznor stated from the NIN website:
"NIN will not perform at the MTV move awards as previously announced. We were set to perform 'The Hand that Feeds' with an unmolested straightforward image of George W. Bush as the backdrop. Apparently the image of our President is as offensive to MTV as it is to me."
"With Teeth", a fantastic, energy driven album, debuted at No. 1 in sales.
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MTV, in a statement, said that the network is "uncomfortable with their performance being built around a partisan political statement."
Which when translated reads: "We'd rather that our largely clueless audience remain so."
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