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  1. Your business model still primarily involves selling music either digitally or physically. Why haven't you embraced advertising as a business model? (+710 diggs, view question, submitted by Kethinov)
  2. What is the most embarrassing song on your iPod? (+571 diggs, view question, submitted by lindbergrm)
  3. What advice do you have for up and coming bands who chose the internet for distribution over traditional channels? (+463 diggs, view question, submitted by chris4404)
  4. What tech gadgets, hardware, software, can you not live without? (+448 diggs, view question, submitted by kevinrose)
  5. Have the plans to release a Year Zero mini-series on HBO fallen through? Or can we still look forward to a video representation of the album? (+389 diggs, view question, submitted by halofourteen)
  6. What is your favorite thing you have seen done with your music by a fan of NIN? (+335 diggs, view question, submitted by JCrichton)
  7. What are some of your favorite video games? (+287 diggs, view question, submitted by christoscamaro)
  8. Will any of the records of your side project Tapeworm, with TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan, ever be released? (+251 diggs, view question, submitted by metalchik)
  9. Since you are a tech artist, are you planning an online concert? (+251 diggs, view question, submitted by jacobo)
  10. Is there tension between art director Rob Sheridan and basist Justin Meldal-Johnsen over coverage of the Scientology protest? (+222 diggs, view question, submitted by YourMomsAnAnon)

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  • metalchik, on 03/30/2009, -70/+353Will any of the records of your side project Tapeworm, with TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan, ever be released? And do you have any intentions of working with him again in the future?
  • Leviathant, on 03/30/2009, -0/+6He's stated in several past interviews that the TapeWorm stuff will not be released, because it wasn't that great, and because of legal difficulties with respect to licensing
  • ElBeh, on 04/06/2009, -0/+3That was, as you said, a few years ago.
  • CancerBomb, on 04/03/2009, -1/+4If I may add to this, is there any chance of your collaboration with Zach de la Rocha ever being released?
  • fatphoenix, on 03/31/2009, -1/+4I believe he answered this question a few years ago on nin.com, hope this helps :

    "TAPEWORM wound up being about Maynard, Danny [Lohner], Atticus [Ross] and me working collaboratively together. I provided some music I'd been working on as a starting point and we began. Atticus and I would work on music, Maynard and Danny would show up when Maynard could around TOOL's tour. We worked on a number of tracks and had Josh Freese [A PERFECT CIRCLE] play drums.

    "Eventually, however, things got in the way. Managers, lawyers, record companies, [A PERFECT CIRCLE] needs and frankly my own enthusiasm for the material came into play to work against the project seeing the light of day. The bottom line is this: If the music had been great, all of this probably could have been worked out.

    "Maynard is a dear friend and a great singer and writer. I'm sure we will work together in some capacity, but the planets were not aligned for that project. My apologies for getting people excited about it — but I was, too."
  • wpc33, on 03/30/2009, -0/+3He already talked about this. Him and MJK revived the project years back, and mutually agreed that it was mediocre.
  • KoldKalamity, on 04/07/2009, -0/+2Something's gotta be worked out. And even if they have to start from scratch just think of what the outcome would be. Something on par with two falcon punches maybe! Okay, maybe no, but just saying. >_>
  • metalchik, on 03/30/2009, -1/+2recordings* !
  • blen2r, on 03/30/2009, -2/+3that would be awesome!
  • merreborn, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1Gotta respect a guy who refuses to put out sub par material.
  • PacoDEmu, on 03/30/2009, -1/+2Some ghostly/slippy Puscifer dubs would be much welcomed...
  • elgourmet, on 03/30/2009, -2/+3best question so far!
  • MeesterEff, on 04/10/2009, -0/+0Clearly some people missed his response if over 250 people dugg this question. How about losing the elitist attitude and skip down to read the next question if you don't like it.
  • Namesbond, on 03/31/2009, -2/+2Digg this question!
  • Genevieve333, on 04/07/2009, -1/+1I can't believe this question was asked. He answered this time and time again years ago! Any NIN fan should know this isn't really an appropriate question.
  • xenoploid, on 04/02/2009, -3/+3uggh. get over it.