20 Quotes & Sayings By Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor is an American musician. He is best known as the founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. He has earned seven Grammy Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and has twice been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. His debut album Pretty Hate Machine was released in 1989 and was praised by critics and fans alike; it remains one of the most influential releases in industrial music history Read more

His second album, The Downward Spiral, was released in 1994 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, making him the youngest solo artist (at the age of 27) to achieve this milestone. It is often considered his magnum opus and it also launched him into mainstream culture. The Fragile, a double album that was released in 1999, was met with widespread critical acclaim.

It peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, platinum six times, and won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2000. The Fragile was followed by another double album in 2004 titled With Teeth which charted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart, platinum twice, and sold over 1.7 million copies in its first week of release. In early 2014 he released Hesitation Marks which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart becoming his highest debut.

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It won't give up, it wants me dead Goddamn this noise inside my head Trent Reznor
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The idea of politics is just so uninteresting to me - I've never paid much attention to it. I don't believe things can really change. It doesn't matter who's president. Nothing really gets resolved. I don't know. I guess that's not the right attitude to take. Trent Reznor
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I realized that I was afraid to really, really try something, 100%, because I had never reached true failure. 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 reading books and magazines. When your culture comes from watching TV everyday, you're bombarded with images of things that seem cool, places that seem interesting, people who have jobs and careers and opportunities. Trent Reznor
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ITunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. Trent Reznor
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'Yeezus, ' I really love it. I think the sound of it is cool. 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, people who have jobs and careers and opportunities. None of that happened where I was. You're almost taught to realize it's not for you. Trent Reznor
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When I return to the writing process after being away from it for a while, the first part of it always is being honest with myself: What am I into right now? Is it rock bands and guitars, is it noise, is it dance beats and electronics? Is it space, is it clutter? 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 really coming into the fold, computers and drum machines. It felt like, you know, I'm in the right place at the right time. I liked the collision. Trent Reznor
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I doubt I'll ever pay someone to do a remix again, because there's some amazing stuff just coming out of bedrooms. Trent Reznor
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I have been wildly enthused about gaming since I was younger, and a career path I chose not to go down but did really consider was getting into programming and game design. Trent Reznor
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Books are better than movies because you design the set the way you want it to look. 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 Network, ' I said, 'I'm flattered, but I really don't have any real experience scoring films, and I'd rather not screw it up on a high-profile project. And I like you and I don't want to compromise our friendship.' 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 bit too far, and who says you have to stop there, and what's behind the next door. Maybe you gain a wisdom from examining those things. But after a while, you get too far down in the quicksand. Trent Reznor
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If I go onstage, I want to give people everything they want and more. I'll wash their car for them on their way out. Trent Reznor
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Now that I have a thousand albums in my car all the time, I listen to more music. I was too lazy; I always had the same five discs in there. I'd never think to change it. Trent Reznor
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I'm very much aware of the dangers of becoming a cliche. Mr. Anger, someone who gets meaner, angrier on record. Trent Reznor
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And when the day arrives I'll become the sky and I'll become the sea and the sea will come to kiss me for I am going home. Nothing can stop me now. Trent Reznor
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My dad and I are best friends. He's pretty much responsible for the way I turned out. He would provide a little artistic inspiration here and there in the form of a guitar, stuff like that. Trent Reznor