--- title: "13 Would Quotes By Trent Reznor" description: "13 Would quotes by Trent Reznor. Plus more from Trent Reznor and more Would sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d2/trent-reznor-1853_afraid_i-think-the-reason-i-was-23-before-i-eve_3117381.jpg" --- > [I think the reason I was 23 before I ever wrote a song was that I was afraid of testing myself. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-think-the-reason-i-was-23-before-i-ever-wrote-a-song-was-that-i-was/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d2/trent-reznor-1853_afraid_i-think-the-reason-i-was-23-before-i-eve_3117381.jpg) > [I foolishly thought that if I just 'made it' then everything would be okay. And everything wasn't okay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-foolishly-thought-that-if-i-just-made-it-then-everything-would-be/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/trent-reznor-1853_everything_i-foolishly-thought-that-if-i-just-made_414512.jpg) > [The band Grizzly Bear, I think they're excellent. There's a beauty and a musicality there that I wish would have been 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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bb/trent-reznor-1853_band_the-band-grizzly-bear-i-think-they-re-ex_115488.jpg) > [I like the idea of working in an album-sized chunk, you know, and I never looked at Nine Inch Nails as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-like-the-idea-of-working-in-an-album-sized-chunk-you-know-and-i/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/trent-reznor-1853_chunk_i-like-the-idea-of-working-in-an-album-s_2680581.jpg) > [My dad and I are best friends. He's pretty much responsible for the way I turned out. He would provide a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/my-dad-and-i-are-best-friends-he-s-pretty-much-responsible-for-the/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b7/trent-reznor-1853_artistic_my-dad-and-i-are-best-friends-he-s-prett_1311410.jpg) > [When I was 25, people used to say to me that having kids would change you, and I'd roll my eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/when-i-was-25-people-used-to-say-to-me-that-having-kids-would-change/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/trent-reznor-1853_change_when-i-was-25-people-used-to-say-to-me-t_414324.jpg) > [As long as it feels valid to me and feels sincere, I'll do what I do under the moniker of Nine Inch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/as-long-as-it-feels-valid-to-me-and-feels-sincere-i-ll-do-what-i-do/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ee/trent-reznor-1853_appropriate_as-long-as-it-feels-valid-to-me-and-feel_315427.jpg) > [I can still make a living with touring. And maybe you buy a t-shirt. And I would rather 10 million people get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-can-still-make-a-living-with-touring-and-maybe-you-buy-a-t-shirt/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/trent-reznor-1853_buy_i-can-still-make-a-living-with-touring-a_1825682.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) > [My life has been many examples of shortsighted goals that I thought would fix things. You know, if there's something broken inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/my-life-has-been-many-examples-of-shortsighted-goals-that-i-thought/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/trent-reznor-1853_been_my-life-has-been-many-examples-of-shorts_2484390.jpg) > [Nine Inch Nails is like building an army to go conquer. We build it, then we play, and we have to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/nine-inch-nails-is-like-building-an-army-to-go-conquer-we-build-it/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/trent-reznor-1853_army_nine-inch-nails-is-like-building-an-army_1280874.jpg) > [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've attended many concerts where I felt let down and I was wishing it would be something else. Not that it's their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-ve-attended-many-concerts-where-i-felt-let-down-and-i-was-wishing/) [Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/trent-reznor-1853_about_i-ve-attended-many-concerts-where-i-felt_2618706.jpg) ## Other authors on Would ## 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/would/trent-reznor/#itemlist", "name": "13 Would Quotes By Trent Reznor", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the reason I was 23 before I ever wrote a song was that I was afraid of testing myself. 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