It's not like I ride a broom into interviews. I don't hang upside down with a cape on. Trent Reznor broomcapehang Change image and share on social
To me, rock music was never meant to be safe. I think there needs to be an element of intrigue, mystery, subversiveness. Your parents should hate it. Trent Reznor elementhateintrigue Change image and share on social
In 2010, aside from that niche of music that I have no interest in - Black Eyed Peas territory, disposable pop stuff - there's almost an incentive to go back to making music as adventurous and groundbreaking as you can, because nobody gets a big hit anymore. Trent Reznor adventurousanymoreback share on social
I'm very much aware of the dangers of becoming a cliche. Mr. Anger, someone who gets meaner, angrier on record. Trent Reznor angerangryaware Change image and share on social
Making noise is easy; making stuff people understand is an easy thing to do. Trent Reznor easymakenoise Change image and share on social
I think my music's more disturbing than Tupac's - or at least I thought some of the themes of 'The Downward Spiral' were more disturbing on a deeper level - you know, issues about suicide and hating yourself and God and people and everything else. Trent Reznor deepdisturbdownward share on social
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 artisticdadform 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 think the thing I've always tried to do is - and I didn't plan it, it just started to come out that way - is try to make challenging music that flirts with accessibility. Trent Reznor accessibilitychallengeflirt Change image and share on social
