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> [Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/self-examination-with-a-close-up-mirror-in-an-antiseptic-environment/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [It probably wasn't until Nine Inch Nails played the first Lollapalooza that I actually went to a festival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/it-probably-wasn-t-until-nine-inch-nails-played-the-first/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [In Nine Inch Nails, I've been the guy calling the shots since inception. I'd gotten used to that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/in-nine-inch-nails-i-ve-been-the-guy-calling-the-shots-since/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I'm sure there is a group of people that assume Nine Inch Nails is just noise and chaos - or whatever it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-m-sure-there-is-a-group-of-people-that-assume-nine-inch-nails-is/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I like the idea of working in an album-sized chunk, you know, and I never looked at Nine Inch Nails as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-like-the-idea-of-working-in-an-album-sized-chunk-you-know-and-i/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [With a Nine Inch Nails show, I'm building on a legacy that comes with a certain set of expectations. I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/with-a-nine-inch-nails-show-i-m-building-on-a-legacy-that-comes-with/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I lived a fairly average, anonymous small-town life till I got the idea to do Nine Inch Nails. Then I locked myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-lived-a-fairly-average-anonymous-small-town-life-till-i-got-the/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [Nine Inch Nails was an experiment with me in discipline. I realized when I was 23 that I had never really tried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/nine-inch-nails-was-an-experiment-with-me-in-discipline-i-realized/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [As long as it feels valid to me and feels sincere, I'll do what I do under the moniker of Nine Inch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/as-long-as-it-feels-valid-to-me-and-feels-sincere-i-ll-do-what-i-do/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [Though I still have no semblance of a life outside of Nine Inch Nails at the moment, I realize my goals have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/though-i-still-have-no-semblance-of-a-life-outside-of-nine-inch-nails/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [A lot of what I've done as Nine Inch Nails has been governed by fear. I was trying to keep the songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/a-lot-of-what-i-ve-done-as-nine-inch-nails-has-been-governed-by-fear/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [Nine Inch Nails is like building an army to go conquer. We build it, then we play, and we have to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/nine-inch-nails-is-like-building-an-army-to-go-conquer-we-build-it/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [Nine Inch Nails was born out of Cleveland, Ohio, with me and a friend in a studio working on demos at night.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/nine-inch-nails-was-born-out-of-cleveland-ohio-with-me-and-a-friend/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [There's always been an element of 'right time, right place' to Nine Inch Nails. When we stepped onstage at Woodstock '94, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/there-s-always-been-an-element-of-right-time-right-place-to-nine-inch/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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## Other authors on Nails

## More by Trent Reznor

> [What I was concerned about when I wrote the 'Downward Spiral' record was being a self-centred destructive force. The point was tearing down everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/what-i-was-concerned-about-when-i-wrote-the-downward-spiral-record/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [Perfect little dream, The kind that hurts the most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/perfect-little-dream-the-kind-that-hurts-the-most/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is, 'Oh, I'm on stage playing a song,' because you're daydreaming about something else, you're on autopilot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/sometimes-the-worst-thing-that-can-happen-is-oh-i-m-on-stage-playing/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [To switch right into creativity usually takes a bit of time, and this came up right at that juncture where I thought, okay, here's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/to-switch-right-into-creativity-usually-takes-a-bit-of-time-and-this/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [After coming from a major label, I realized the entire business has been decimated, and you can't look to labels to try to figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/after-coming-from-a-major-label-i-realized-the-entire-business-has/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [I had to come to terms about becoming an addict, which, for a long time, I lied to myself about the status of until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-had-to-come-to-terms-about-becoming-an-addict-which-for-a-long-time/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [Left to my own devices, in the face of the climate change deniers, the madness and the greed-based decision-making, and propaganda that's been floating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/left-to-my-own-devices-in-the-face-of-the-climate-change-deniers-the/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [It probably wasn't until Nine Inch Nails played the first Lollapalooza that I actually went to a festival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/it-probably-wasn-t-until-nine-inch-nails-played-the-first/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [The band Grizzly Bear, I think they're excellent. There's a beauty and a musicality there that I wish would have been in vogue in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/the-band-grizzly-bear-i-think-they-re-excellent-there-s-a-beauty-and/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [I'll be honest, watching the music industry collapse has been demoralizing and disheartening at times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-ll-be-honest-watching-the-music-industry-collapse-has-been/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/schoolwork-came-easy-to-me-i-learned-to-play-piano-effortlessly-i-was/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [Lots of people can have girlfriends. But I can throw around guitars onstage! That'll be my epitaph: 'He never had a girlfriend, but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/lots-of-people-can-have-girlfriends-but-i-can-throw-around-guitars/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [My experience with record labels throughout my career has generally fallen into wishing I could do things that they're not built to do, whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/my-experience-with-record-labels-throughout-my-career-has-generally/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [If you have something to say, then say it. Express yourself and break the rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/if-you-have-something-to-say-then-say-it-express-yourself-and-break/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

> [The first set of lyrics for the first songs I ever wrote, which are the ones on 'Pretty Hate Machine,' came from private journal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/the-first-set-of-lyrics-for-the-first-songs-i-ever-wrote-which-are/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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