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title: "7 Saying Quotes By Trent Reznor"
description: "7 Saying quotes by Trent Reznor. Plus more from Trent Reznor and more Saying sayings from other authors."
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> [If you can use a search engine, you can find any piece of music that's been recorded for free. I'm not saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/if-you-can-use-a-search-engine-you-can-find-any-piece-of-music-that-s/)

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

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> [I would love to be looked at some day - and I'm not ever saying I'm at this level - but I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-would-love-to-be-looked-at-some-day-and-i-m-not-ever-saying-i-m-at/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/trent-reznor-1853_admire_i-would-love-to-be-looked-at-some-day-an_1176657.jpg)

> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/trent-reznor-1853_everything_i-spent-a-long-time-experimenting-saying_1391830.jpg)

> [I'd rather not get into what I'm talking about lyrically. I think it's impossible not to demystify a song when saying what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-d-rather-not-get-into-what-i-m-talking-about-lyrically-i-think-it-s/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/435/trent-reznor-1853_about_i-d-rather-not-get-into-what-i-m-talking_1886704.jpg)

> [In my life, I was always floating around the edge of the dark side and saying what if take it a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/in-my-life-i-was-always-floating-around-the-edge-of-the-dark-side-and/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/trent-reznor-1853_after_in-my-life-i-was-always-floating-around_2111223.jpg)

> [I don't even know why I'm saying this in an interview situation, but I always feel like I'm not good enough for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-don-t-even-know-why-i-m-saying-this-in-an-interview-situation-but-i/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/trent-reznor-1853_always_i-don-t-even-know-why-i-m-saying-this-in_2263856.jpg)

> [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 Saying

## 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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