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Twittering Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor opened a campaign last Wednesday to raise money for Eric De La Cruz, a Nevada Medicaid patient in need of a heart transplant. Both Nine Inch Nails and tour mates Jane's Addiction are offering special deals for the remaining shows on their tour to fundraise for De La Cruz's hopeful transplant.
A $300 donation will grant concert attendees access to the pre-show soundcheck and a meet-and-greet with the band, while $1,000 will get you backstage for dinner and relaxing with the band, as well as stage-side viewing for the show, autographs and pictures. For fans without tickets, a $1,200 donation comes with two tickets to the show and VIP treatment backstage. This is NIN's final tour, so fans of the band will want to seize this opportunity.
De La Cruz was turned down from transplant lists because of the lack of transplant centers in Nevada. Reznor became aware of his situation after De La Cruz's sister, former CNN.com news anchor Veronica De La Cruz, began a fundraising campaign on her website. The campaign is as much to raise money for Eric as it is to raise awareness of Nevada's limited transplant opportunities, and to petition Senator Harry Reid and other Congress members for improved legislation.
In part thanks to Reznor's Twitter presence and the letter he posted on the NIN website,
the results of his fundraising were pretty astounding, collecting over
$260,000 in one day. The total is still climbing, past $645,000 towards
a goal set by Veronica of $706,968.
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What a great thing to do. Proud.
I've always admired Trent for his individuality. Plus, thought even more of him as a an animal safety advocate. He is an awesome person. So nice to see those in the spotlight using their place to help those in need.
This is by far one of the coolest things I have ever seen a band do for one of their fans. Kudos to Trent and Jane's Addiction for this effort!
So while everyone makes a big deal about this (admittedly great act) of helping out one person...
...How do you think everyone else waiting or unable to get a transplant feels now? Probably pretty crummy about still being ignored.
Just because you can't help everyone doesn't mean you shouldn't help anyone.
Any money left over from the required amount for Eric's surgery is going to go to other people in this predicament.
Also, they did over shoot the amount needed. So far the donations are over $858k.
And to parents of the 90's raising teens this man was like "the devil". I think not. I hope this is an eye opener to all the types of ppl and parents who judge books by their covers. This was an amazing thing this man did...one man did this. Just one. And if we as a world came together just think of all the things that could be done.
Trent, Nine Inch Nails, your buddies, Jane's Addiction, this is selfless and noble. Bless you. This is an example everyone should follow; help people with your skills. VERY GOOD FORM.
Reznor needed the PUBLICITY for his failing tour that is why he did this charity. He exploits anything and anyone for media attention. Remember the way he used the Sharon Tate murder, then did a fake snuff film called Broken. His concert in CO was the worse show I have ever been to in my life. Reznor's voice was horse, he forgot some of the words, and it was a very low energy show. Of course he is going to put himself out there so people will buy tickets to the awful concert.
Reznor needed the PUBLICITY for his failing tour that is why he did this charity. He exploits anything and anyone for media attention. Remember the way he used the Sharon Tate murder, then did a fake snuff film called Broken. His concert in CO was the worse show I have ever been to in my life. Reznor's voice was horse, he forgot some of the words, and it was a very low energy show. Of course he is going to put himself out there so people will buy tickets to the awful concert.
This was an amazing thing this man did...one man did this.
No, one man didn't do this. He helped, sure, but how much money did Mr. Reznor himself contribute? I'm guessing far less than his fans did, and I'll also guess that he makes just a little more than most of his fans do, too.
Wow sounds like sour grapes DH.
I mean screw the fact that this guy's life was saved... let's chat about how you saw a horrible concert in the mid 90's. Maybe you should ask the guy who just got the heart transplant if he feels exploited. Maybe he'll give you the money back for the concert ticket. (sarcasm)
652k for a heart transplant? sounds like profiteering to me Heart transplants are free for Canadian citizens since we have Universal health care (as does every wealthy industrialized nation in the world, and some that are not, except the United States)
Transplants are very expensive. This is an amazing thing to see. Even if other's speculation may be right about publicity, it still is saving the life of someone who needs it. If you are looking for other ways to get involved check out our nonprofit organization Take Heart Inc. based out of Massachusetts. Myspace.com/takeheartbattle, takeheartinc.org, or check it out on Facebook! We are going to have a tent at Warped Tour this year at the MA, CT, and two NJ dates! Come check us out and donate if youd like!
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