It's one thing to sit back and say, 'Hey let's play a club, that will be great,' but then you get there… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I foolishly thought that if I just 'made it' then everything would be okay. And everything wasn't okay. — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I thought I'd reached the bottom a few times, but then I'd realise there was another 30 floors of despair below that. — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
Nine Inch Nails is like building an army to go conquer. We build it, then we play, and we have to play… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, 'Wait - you sell… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I think the whole aspect of social networking is vulgar and repulsive in a lot of ways. But I also see why… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I lived a fairly average, anonymous small-town life till I got the idea to do Nine Inch Nails. Then I locked myself… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
My life has been many examples of shortsighted goals that I thought would fix things. You know, if there's something broken inside… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
When Twitter made its way to my radar I looked at it as a curiosity, then started experimenting. I approached that as… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
The 'Downward Spiral' album was a record all about beating everybody up - and then 'Hurt' was like a coda saying maybe… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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.… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I had to come to terms about becoming an addict, which, for a long time, I lied to myself about the status of until… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
It probably wasn't until Nine Inch Nails played the first Lollapalooza that I actually went to a festival. — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I'll be honest, watching the music industry collapse has been demoralizing and disheartening at times. — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting. — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
