Song Quotes by Trent Reznor

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I don't think music should be free.

— Trent Reznor

Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting.

— Trent Reznor

I was never a Lime Wire guy because it's too much hassle to find the song.

— Trent Reznor

I write most of my songs when I'm in a bad mood.

— Trent Reznor

I miss how a record label can help spread the word that you have something out.

— Trent Reznor

I think there's something strangely musical about noise.

— Trent Reznor

My music, I hope, takes 100% of your concentration. I know how to do that.

— Trent Reznor

I'd much rather be worrying about playing that note in tune, and picking out the best way to arrange the song, rather…

— 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…

— Trent Reznor

iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John…

— Trent Reznor

You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it…

— Trent Reznor

My music has been a sort of personal therapy. It's got me out of tough times, it has been the friend that…

— Trent Reznor

I'll be honest, watching the music industry collapse has been demoralizing and disheartening at times.

— Trent Reznor

When I was growing up, the people who liked the Beatles, I didn't like, so I didn't pay attention to them.

— Trent Reznor

My dad and I are best friends. He's pretty much responsible for the way I turned out. He would provide a little…

— Trent Reznor

Nine Inch Nails was born out of Cleveland, Ohio, with me and a friend in a studio working on demos at night.…

— Trent Reznor

If you can use a search engine, you can find any piece of music that's been recorded for free. I'm not saying…

— Trent Reznor

One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, 'Wait - you sell…

— 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…

— Trent Reznor

Anyone who's an executive at a record label does not understand what the Internet is, how it works, how people use it,…

— Trent Reznor

There's always been an element of 'right time, right place' to Nine Inch Nails. When we stepped onstage at Woodstock '94, I…

— Trent Reznor

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…

— Trent Reznor

The result of a public that has a very high consumption rate and turnover rate is people listen to more music but…

— Trent Reznor

My experience with being on a record label over the years has been when both of your agendas are in sync, and…

— Trent Reznor

I think the thing I've always tried to do is - and I didn't plan it, it just started to come out…

— Trent Reznor

The first set of lyrics for the first songs I ever wrote, which are the ones on 'Pretty Hate Machine,' came from…

— Trent Reznor

I think the reason I was 23 before I ever wrote a song was that I was afraid of testing myself. What…

— Trent Reznor

I think it's easy to make impenetrable music that nobody can get, and you can hide behind that sometimes.

— Trent Reznor

Any time I sit down and write music, the first part of that is always centering myself and thinking about who I…

— 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…

— Trent Reznor

I tend to not listen to my own music when I'm not working on it. No real reason other than it's nice…

— Trent Reznor

It's kind of a miracle to think that a device in your pocket can play pretty much any song that the world…

— Trent Reznor

Spotify - I met those guys before they launched in America and was wildly excited about the idea. 'Wow, this is all…

— Trent Reznor

The 'Downward Spiral' album was a record all about beating everybody up - and then 'Hurt' was like a coda saying maybe…

— Trent Reznor

I think if there was an ISP tax of some sort, we can say to the consumer, 'All music is now available…

— Trent Reznor

When I'm on stage, the songs that we've chosen to play from the back catalog are things that still resonate with me,…

— Trent Reznor

I used to buy vinyl. Today, if you do put out a record on a label, traditionally, most people are going to…

— Trent Reznor

Today, if you do put out a record on a label, traditionally, most people are going to hear it via a leak…

— Trent Reznor

I can still make a living with touring. And maybe you buy a t-shirt. And I would rather 10 million people get…

— Trent Reznor

I spent a long time experimenting, saying, 'Here's a record that's free, or $5 if you want a nice version or $250…

— Trent Reznor