Assume Quote by Trent Reznor

Nine Inch Nails' sound is dominated by clanging synths and sardonic, shrieking vocals.

— Michael Azerrad

A lot of what I've done as Nine Inch Nails has been governed by fear. I was trying to keep the songs in a…

— Trent Reznor

Nine Inch Nails were the best and most popular industrial band of all time; as a consequence, industrial purists usually assert that Nine Inch…

— Chuck Klosterman

I like the idea of working in an album-sized chunk, you know, and I never looked at Nine Inch Nails as a project that…

— Trent Reznor

As a producer, I'm trying to challenge myself to just make something that is of a professional quality - not necessarily pop music, but…

— Grimes

Nine Inch Nails was born out of Cleveland, Ohio, with me and a friend in a studio working on demos at night. Got a…

— Trent Reznor

There's always been an element of 'right time, right place' to Nine Inch Nails. When we stepped onstage at Woodstock '94, I could sense…

— Trent Reznor

I already miss being in Nine Inch Nails. But every time I mention it, my girlfriend reminds me that I'd be much more bummed…

— Josh Freese

As long as it feels valid to me and feels sincere, I'll do what I do under the moniker of Nine Inch Nails if…

— Trent Reznor

Bands in the Nineties seem to forget the entertainment aspect of rock music.

— Matt Bellamy

Maybe there's a different story when it comes to hip-hop or different genres, but as far as rock music goes, I think there is…

— Conor Oberst

Sometimes, when people stop making records with the four-tracks and go into the studio, they lose the edge and the craziness and the DIY…

— Josh Freese