My life has two modes. One is sitting around writing and contemplating or building things. The other is execution mode. It takes a while to switch from one to the other. Trent Reznor buildcontemplateexecution Change image and share on social
I think the reason I was 23 before I ever wrote a song was that I was afraid of testing myself. What would I do if I discovered I didn't have anything to say? Trent Reznor afraiddiscoverreason Change image and share on social
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 albumcarchange Change image and share on social
I write most of my songs when I'm in a bad mood. Trent Reznor badmoodsong Change image and share on social
Nine Inch Nails is like building an army to go conquer. We build it, then we play, and we have to play so much to validate building it, financially. It leads to getting burn-out because a tour that would be fun if it lasted three weeks has to last 15 weeks. Trent Reznor armybuildburn share on social
I need boundaries. In the modern studio there are a bunch of instruments around me, and I can simulate anything I can't play, so sometimes the palette feels too big. Trent Reznor bigboundarybunch Change image and share on social
I did not grow up in a cosmopolitan environment. I grew up in a little town in the middle of nowhere, pre-Internet, pre-college radio. Trent Reznor collegecosmopolitanenvironment Change image and share on social
I watch people, friends of mine, and see how they portray themselves online and I find interesting that it's kind of a hyper-real version of yourself, how you'd like to be seen, in a way. Trent Reznor findfriendhyper Change image and share on social
I found that when I was putting my own music out, with my Twitter feed as the pure marketing budget, I'm preaching to the choir. Trent Reznor budgetchoirfeed Change image and share on social
I think it's easy to make impenetrable music that nobody can get, and you can hide behind that sometimes. Trent Reznor easyhideimpenetrable Change image and share on social
