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
It's one thing to sit back and say, 'Hey let's play a club, that will be great,' but then you get there and say, 'Hey wait, this is the dressing room? Where's my dressing room?' Trent Reznor backclubdress 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'll be honest, watching the music industry collapse has been demoralizing and disheartening at times. Trent Reznor collapsedemoralizedishearten Change image and share on social
When I'm writing music, I'm not playing a character. I'm not Alice Cooper or Gene Simmons or someone like that, who has acknowledged that they are writing music for a character. Trent Reznor acknowledgealicecharacter Change image and share on social
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 it's appropriate. I would hate to think I would ever be in a position where I'm faking it to get a paycheck. Trent Reznor fakefelthate share on social
The music I always liked as a kid was stuff I could bum out to and realize, 'Hey, someone else feels that way, too.' So if someone can do that with my music, it's mission accomplished. Trent Reznor accomplishbumfelt Change image and share on social
