Trent Reznor to fans: "Steal away!"

At a recent gig in Sydney, Australia, Trent Reznor had some interesting words for his local admirers:

He'd make for a great populist politician, wouldn't he?

Considering that Australia once hosted an extended system of British penal colonies, it figures that Reznor would call on these folk to buck the system. That, and the fact that his band's new record is retailing at $30 down there.

Reznor has been on a bit of a "fight the machine" bender lately, as he recently dissed this year's Smashing Pumpkins reunion as "corporate." Awww, shucks Trent. Billy Corgan's gotta eat too, you know.

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