I think the reason I was 23 before I ever wrote a song was that I was afraid of testing myself. What… — 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
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 Copy Share Image
I like the idea of working in an album-sized chunk, you know, and I never looked at Nine Inch Nails as a… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When I was 25, people used to say to me that having kids would change you, and I'd roll my eyes. — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
As long as it feels valid to me and feels sincere, I'll do what I do under the moniker of Nine Inch… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
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 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
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
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 would love to be looked at some day - and I'm not ever saying I'm at this level - but I'd… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I've attended many concerts where I felt let down and I was wishing it would be something else. Not that it's their… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
It probably wasn't until Nine Inch Nails played the first Lollapalooza that I actually went to a festival. — Trent Reznor Copy Share
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
I'll be honest, watching the music industry collapse has been demoralizing and disheartening at times. — Trent Reznor Copy Share
Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting. — Trent Reznor Copy Share
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
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… — Trent Reznor Copy Share
If you have something to say, then say it. Express yourself and break the rules. — Trent Reznor Copy Share
The first set of lyrics for the first songs I ever wrote, which are the ones on 'Pretty Hate Machine,' came from private journal… — Trent Reznor Copy Share
