NIN's New Touring Bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen A Scientologist?
Wow, the slimy tentacle-like reach of Scientology managed to ensnare yet another creative type, bassist Justin Meldal Johnsen. Here's his Scientology course records.
I was checking over at Enturbulation.org when I discovered this thread.
Now, as anyone who knows me well (all three of you) I am a HUGE NIN's fan, and have been a fan since Pretty Hate Machine was released back in '89. Trent Reznor is one of my idols, and here's a link to the bio Eric and I did on him for our Encyclopedia of Record Producers book. I am also keenly aware of the fact the Church of Scientology is run by sinister individuals who maintain a cult-like control over the organization and mistreat members and critics alike.
I am hereby swearing to the world at large, if Trent Reznor gets sucked into Scientology by this Justin fellow, who is probably a swell, but mislead, guy — the gloves will be off.
Trent is one of my heroes, and if it's not bad enough I've had to write of Beck, Will Smith and even Tom Cruise due to their affiliations with Scientology, I just don't know what I will do. By the way, not so coincidentally, Justin used to be in Beck's band as well.
Here's a strange fact for you. Trent Reznor was living in the Sharon Tate/Roman Polanski house while writing his fabulous album Downward Spiral. This is the same house Sharon Tate, her unborn child and her friends were murdered in by the Manson family. Charles Manson became a Scientologist while in prison. While he was rejected by the group for being "psychotic" he was deeply fascinated and influenced by their mind-control techniques, which he then applied to his "Manson Family" who as you know, became murderers under his control.
Weird, but true. STAY THE F AWAY FROM THE KOOL-AID TRENT.
