Uh… this is kind of a weird development, but, really, who are we to judge?
All reports (and one amazingly indiscreet female Twitter account) have pointed towards an exceedingly short courtship between Trent Reznor and his new girlfriend, Mariqueen Maandig. In fact, these two have only been dating for a few short weeks, but I guess that’s long enough, for Reznor has gotten himself engaged. At least, that’s the conclusion one would draw from an announcement on the West Indian Girl website:
best wishes q and congrats t
in case u havent heard the news, mariqueen got engaged. everyone in the west indian girl camp is super excited and happy for her. q’s an awesome person, friend and bandmate and she couldnt [sic] be marrying a cooler guy. talk about analog and digital love – their kids might all have moogs for arms.
The initial reaction here is to be thrilled for both parties. Yet, after concerns were expressed in the comments to this post, I did a bit of Googling on the topic. It turns out that there’s quite a bit of age difference (she’s 22; he’s 44) and differing lifestyles (she enjoys ciggies, pot, and alcohol; he’s a recovering addict). Mariqueen has also done a Playboy spread, and some NIN fans have lamented (via the band’s forums) their mistaken belief that Trent wasn’t “one of those guys.” (Ha!) You know, all of this crap shouldn’t be of any concern to anyone but the couple. Seriously.
Truly, the only thing that seems slightly off-the-rails here is that a certain NIN forum thread, which was quickly filled with several pages of NIN fans offering well wishes to the couple, has, for whatever reason, been deleted. Think whatever you will of that bit of information.
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I’m generally all for Asian bimbos, but I’m just not feeling this. He can do a lot better.
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of ovaries suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.”
Careful, Flea. Your face could get stuck in that smile.
she’s 22; he’s 44
Speaking as a dirty old man (46), Trent you magnificent bastard!
[...] But as Agent Bedhead points out, it might not be match made in heaven. Reznor is a recovering addict and Mariqueen is a partygirl, known to indulge in booze & weed. [...]
Great point about the NINJA tour starting the same day as the Star Trek movie opens……hmmmmmm…….Reznor knows EXACTLY what he’s doing. This woman is a party girl….and she’s 27, not 22 like she claims on her MySpace. Still young, and too young for Reznor, but still….it’s just her that is the problem, not even her age. She’s trashy.
Oh….the folks on ETS and the main board are NUTS. They seriously need mental evaluations. Any news about Trent that doesn’t involve synthesizers are way too much for their little brains to handle….I mean, get a fucking grip…Trent has always had girlfriends/fiances and they act like he’s been sitting alone in a corner for 20 years.
courtney, totally agree on the trashy thing. Although there would be a huge maturity gap either way. If he was superficial enough to just want somebody pretty to look at that’d be one thing, but clearly he isn’t. I don’t understand why he’s with her. Well… that’s not exactly true. But I wonder why it’s gone on so long.
jvon….this is a publicity stunt. I can smell it. A man of his intelligence doesn’t meet a woman on Twitter and marry her almost two weeks later. I can’t even see Reznor admitting he met anyone off of Twitter. Something is totally up. I think he craves excitement…….and this is definately exciting. It’s like watching a wreck on the side of the road. She may be a young lady he wanted to screw, and ended up liking her as a person so he’s decided to give her a career boost…which clearly this has done.
Mariqueen Maandig Something to think about. When we get married, if you were to take my last name, your name would be worth about a million points in Scrabble! a Q and a Z.
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The above is from her Facebook, which is not blocked. Something sounds odd about all of this. Trent’s smart though and I figure he knows what the hell he’s doing.
Wait, who was she talking to when she made the scrabble comment? I’m confused. Trent was talking to her via Facebook too??
This is all way too juvenile….but like you said, Trent knows exactly what he’s doing. Totally convinced of that.
It was a status update. Yeah.
Four Words To Explain It All: shotgun wedding, knocked up
I think a lot of people are more disappointed about who Trent Reznor decided to marry than the fact that he is getting married.
I always pictured him marrying someone who is like Tori Amos, or Erykah Badu, or Amanda Palmer, or Bjork.
It’s disappointing to see him with someone who behaves like Courtney Love and Paris Hilton.
I think a lot of people are more disappointed about who Trent Reznor decided to marry than the fact that he is getting married.
I always pictured him marrying someone who is like Tori Amos, or Erykah Badu, or Amanda Palmer, or Bjork.
It’s disappointing to see him with someone who behaves like Courtney Love and Paris Hilton.
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I agree with nin fan. The idea of Trent Reznor with a woman who is not artsy, creative, a bit odd and bloody intelligent is just not on. But it is his life. I think he is making a mistake. BUT it’s his to make. Bleh.
Word up to “i r a darth aggie”! Magnificent bastard indeed!
As for the rest of you, who are you to be calling her trash? I’m sure Trent knows what he’s doing.
Also, I loved the “happiness in slavery” reference!
I want to know what makes her trashy & why you think Trent isn’t.
Trent is a recovering addict. This means he was doing every drug & he also used to be a big drinker & he smoked. She’s 27. Maybe when she’s 51 (LIKE TRENT IS!!!) she’ll be off drugs & booze too.
But I doubt she will have slept with as many people as he has and besides, there are other people in NIN, shit most bands that big that married trashy chicks over 20 years younger than they are. Joerdie’s girlfriend is 20 years old & a Suicide Girl & I am a 27 year old PORNSTAR, yeah, XXX PORN and I was married to Kieth Hillebrandt a friend & ex-NIN bandmate of Trent’s.
I will tell you, these guys all want YOUNG wives that loads of other men wish they could get to go out with, marry them or at least just fuck them. It makes them feel better about themselves because face it, they’re getting old & they won’t be rockstars forever, so they need someone who makes other guys jealous. They need to always feel like they’re so awesome.
They all have huge egos. Which is why I divorced my rockstar husband.
But you writing this girl is trashy, too young, everything-you are stupid.
Rockstars with big egos need young hot chicks to make them feel special.
So does Donald Trump and every other man who is a aging celebrity and it’s all for the same reason.
Open your tiny obsessed fanatic noses and smell the fucking coffee!