--- title: "13 Trying Quotes By Trent Reznor" description: "13 Trying quotes by Trent Reznor. Plus more from Trent Reznor and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/trent-reznor-1853_figures_sometimes-i-think-i-spend-my-whole-life_2308713.jpg" --- > [Sometimes I think I spend my whole life trying to figure out where I fit in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/sometimes-i-think-i-spend-my-whole-life-trying-to-figure-out-where-i/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/trent-reznor-1853_figures_sometimes-i-think-i-spend-my-whole-life_2308713.jpg) > [I'm just trying to figure out the right balance between making fans feel good and also maintaining some dignity for myself in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-m-just-trying-to-figure-out-the-right-balance-between-making-fans/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/trent-reznor-1853_balance_i-m-just-trying-to-figure-out-the-right_2152296.jpg) > [Try to find the right balance of keeping things exciting and treating your audience with respect, and also treating yourself as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/try-to-find-the-right-balance-of-keeping-things-exciting-and-treating/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/trent-reznor-1853_art_try-to-find-the-right-balance-of-keeping_874650.jpg) > [For each film, you try to create a whole world sonically, having a sense of identity through instruments used, or recording techniques.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/for-each-film-you-try-to-create-a-whole-world-sonically-having-a/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/916/trent-reznor-1853_cinema_for-each-film-you-try-to-create-a-whole_259075.jpg) > [I really try to put myself in uncomfortable situations. Complacency is my enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-really-try-to-put-myself-in-uncomfortable-situations-complacency-is/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/trent-reznor-1853_complacency_i-really-try-to-put-myself-in-uncomforta_569749.jpg) > [I realized that I was afraid to really, really try something, 100%, because I had never reached true failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-realized-that-i-was-afraid-to-really-really-try-something-100/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/trent-reznor-1853_afraid_i-realized-that-i-was-afraid-to-really-r_1454047.jpg) > [Grammy asshole weekend in LA. Yuck ... The Grammys = the old guard / old media propping up their puppets trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/grammy-asshole-weekend-in-la-yuck-the-grammys-the-old-guard-old-media/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/trent-reznor-1853_convince_grammy-asshole-weekend-in-la-yuck-the-gr_1381880.jpg) > [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 have appreciated about the 'Call of Duty' games is the scale of production. It's not an indie game. It's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/what-i-have-appreciated-about-the-call-of-duty-games-is-the-scale-of/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/511/trent-reznor-1853_about_what-i-have-appreciated-about-the-call-o_2663262.jpg) > [One of my biggest heroes and people I was fortunate enough to be around is David Bowie. I look at his career,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/one-of-my-biggest-heroes-and-people-i-was-fortunate-enough-to-be/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/trent-reznor-1853_balls_one-of-my-biggest-heroes-and-people-i-wa_2683559.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a85/trent-reznor-1853_discipline_nine-inch-nails-was-an-experiment-with-m_1154060.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71b/trent-reznor-1853_about_a-lot-of-what-i-ve-done-as-nine-inch-nai_527365.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/trent-reznor-1853_about_my-experience-with-record-labels-through_171915.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/trent-reznor/#itemlist", "name": "13 Trying Quotes By Trent Reznor", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes I think I spend my whole life trying to figure out where I fit in.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Trent Reznor" }, "url": 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