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title: "35 You Quotes By Trent Reznor"
description: "35 You quotes by Trent Reznor. Plus more from Trent Reznor and more You sayings from other authors."
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> [You know, if nobody knows who you are, nobody's going to buy your record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/you-know-if-nobody-knows-who-you-are-nobody-s-going-to-buy-your-record/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [In my nothing, you were everything, to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/in-my-nothing-you-were-everything-to-me/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I miss how a record label can help spread the word that you have something out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-miss-how-a-record-label-can-help-spread-the-word-that-you-have/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [Bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/bow-down-before-the-one-you-serve-you-re-going-to-get-what-you-deserve/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I like the idea of subversively communicating with people... so that you make people see things in different ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-like-the-idea-of-subversively-communicating-with-people-so-that-you/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [What is exciting is taking back the excitement of being able to debut something to an audience in exactly the way you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/what-is-exciting-is-taking-back-the-excitement-of-being-able-to-debut/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I believe sometimes you have a choice in what inspiration you choose to follow and other times you really don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-believe-sometimes-you-have-a-choice-in-what-inspiration-you-choose/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I think it's easy to make impenetrable music that nobody can get, and you can hide behind that sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-think-it-s-easy-to-make-impenetrable-music-that-nobody-can-get-and/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/you-can-punch-a-wall-or-write-a-song-just-as-painful-either-way-but/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [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/)

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> [I've always been into computers. When I was getting out of high school and forming my identity musically, all of it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-ve-always-been-into-computers-when-i-was-getting-out-of-high-school/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [In 2010, aside from that niche of music that I have no interest in - Black Eyed Peas territory, disposable pop stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/in-2010-aside-from-that-niche-of-music-that-i-have-no-interest-in/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [It's one thing to sit back and say, 'Hey let's play a club, that will be great,' but then you get there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/it-s-one-thing-to-sit-back-and-say-hey-let-s-play-a-club-that-will-be/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I used to buy vinyl. Today, if you do put out a record on a label, traditionally, most people are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-used-to-buy-vinyl-today-if-you-do-put-out-a-record-on-a-label/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [Today, if you do put out a record on a label, traditionally, most people are going to hear it via a leak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/today-if-you-do-put-out-a-record-on-a-label-traditionally-most-people/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [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/)

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> [People want to listen to a lot of music and do whatever they want with it. They don't want DRM, they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/people-want-to-listen-to-a-lot-of-music-and-do-whatever-they-want/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [In my life, I was always floating around the edge of the dark side and saying what if take it a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/in-my-life-i-was-always-floating-around-the-edge-of-the-dark-side-and/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [I wanted to escape Small Town U.S.A. To dismiss the boundaries, to explore. My life experience came from watching movies, TV, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-wanted-to-escape-small-town-u-s-a-to-dismiss-the-boundaries-to/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [When your culture comes from watching TV every day, you're bombarded with images of things that seem cool, places that seem interesting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/when-your-culture-comes-from-watching-tv-every-day-you-re-bombarded/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [After coming from a major label, I realized the entire business has been decimated, and you can't look to labels to try…](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/)

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> [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/)

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> [My advice today, to established acts and new-coming acts, is the same advice I'd give to myself: pause for a minute, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/my-advice-today-to-established-acts-and-new-coming-acts-is-the-same/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [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…](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/)

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> [I aspire to make a record that sounds better 10 listens in than it does after two, and still, at 50 listens,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-aspire-to-make-a-record-that-sounds-better-10-listens-in-than-it/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [When David Fincher called me up a few years ago and said, 'Hey, I'd like you to score this film 'The Social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/when-david-fincher-called-me-up-a-few-years-ago-and-said-hey-i-d-like/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [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/)

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> [You're standing onstage in a sold-out arena with people singing your music, and you feel like the loneliest person in the world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/you-re-standing-onstage-in-a-sold-out-arena-with-people-singing-your/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, 'Wait - you sell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/one-of-the-biggest-wake-up-calls-of-my-career-was-when-i-saw-a-record/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I watch people, friends of mine, and see how they portray themselves online and I find interesting that it's kind of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-watch-people-friends-of-mine-and-see-how-they-portray-themselves/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I think the whole aspect of social networking is vulgar and repulsive in a lot of ways. But I also see why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-think-the-whole-aspect-of-social-networking-is-vulgar-and-repulsive/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [If you can use a search engine, you can find any piece of music that's been recorded for free. I'm not saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/if-you-can-use-a-search-engine-you-can-find-any-piece-of-music-that-s/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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> [I think my music's more disturbing than Tupac's - or at least I thought some of the themes of 'The Downward Spiral'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/i-think-my-music-s-more-disturbing-than-tupac-s-or-at-least-i-thought/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

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## Other authors on You

## 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/)

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