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title: "16 Record Quotes By Trent Reznor"
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> [You know, if nobody knows who you are, nobody's going to buy your record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/you-know-if-nobody-knows-who-you-are-nobody-s-going-to-buy-your-record/)

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

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> [If there used to be 100 people at a major working on a record, now there are 18, but they're the good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/if-there-used-to-be-100-people-at-a-major-working-on-a-record-now/)

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

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> [I'm very much aware of the dangers of becoming a cliche. Mr. Anger, someone who gets meaner, angrier on record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-m-very-much-aware-of-the-dangers-of-becoming-a-cliche-mr-anger/)

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

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> [I miss how a record label can help spread the word that you have something out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-miss-how-a-record-label-can-help-spread-the-word-that-you-have/)

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

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> [I used to buy vinyl. Today, if you do put out a record on a label, traditionally, most people are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-used-to-buy-vinyl-today-if-you-do-put-out-a-record-on-a-label/)

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

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> [Today, if you do put out a record on a label, traditionally, most people are going to hear it via a leak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/today-if-you-do-put-out-a-record-on-a-label-traditionally-most-people/)

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

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> [I can still make a living with touring. And maybe you buy a t-shirt. And I would rather 10 million people get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-can-still-make-a-living-with-touring-and-maybe-you-buy-a-t-shirt/)

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

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> [I often find myself listening to a record because a lot of people or magazines have told me it's good and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-often-find-myself-listening-to-a-record-because-a-lot-of-people-or/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/trent-reznor-1853_also_i-often-find-myself-listening-to-a-recor_1652251.jpg)

> [What I was concerned about when I wrote the 'Downward Spiral' record was being a self-centred destructive force. The point was tearing…](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/)

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> [I aspire to make a record that sounds better 10 listens in than it does after two, and still, at 50 listens,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-aspire-to-make-a-record-that-sounds-better-10-listens-in-than-it/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/trent-reznor-1853_add_i-aspire-to-make-a-record-that-sounds-be_2405830.jpg)

> [Anyone who's an executive at a record label does not understand what the Internet is, how it works, how people use it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/anyone-who-s-an-executive-at-a-record-label-does-not-understand-what/)

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

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> [One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, 'Wait - you sell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/one-of-the-biggest-wake-up-calls-of-my-career-was-when-i-saw-a-record/)

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

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> [I spent a long time experimenting, saying, 'Here's a record that's free, or $5 if you want a nice version or $250…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-spent-a-long-time-experimenting-saying-here-s-a-record-that-s-free/)

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

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> [My experience with record labels throughout my career has generally fallen into wishing I could do things that they're not built to…](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/)

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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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> [The 'Downward Spiral' album was a record all about beating everybody up - and then 'Hurt' was like a coda saying maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/the-downward-spiral-album-was-a-record-all-about-beating-everybody-up/)

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

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## Other authors on Record

## 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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