I write most of my songs when I'm in a bad mood. Trent Reznor badmoodsong Change image and 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
Balance is good, because one extreme or the other leads to misery, and I've spent a lot of my life at one of those extremes. Trent Reznor balanceextremegood 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 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
The first set of lyrics for the first songs I ever wrote, which are the ones on 'Pretty Hate Machine,' came from private journal entries that I realized I was writing in lyric form. Trent Reznor entryformhate 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
Any time I sit down and write music, the first part of that is always centering myself and thinking about who I currently am. Trent Reznor centermusicpart Change image and share on social
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 bandbeatclutter share on social