I like the idea of subversively communicating with people... so that you make people see things in different ways. Trent Reznor communicateideamake Change image and share on social
If there used to be 100 people at a major working on a record, now there are 18, but they're the good ones. There's a lean, mean hunger. Trent Reznor goodhungerlean Change image and share on social
My music, I hope, takes 100% of your concentration. I know how to do that. Trent Reznor concentrationhopemusic Change image and share on social
Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear. Trent Reznor dreadexaminationfear Change image and share on social
I do actually believe in love. I can't say that I'm 100 percent successful in that department, but I think it's one of the few worthwhile human experiences. It's cooler than anything I can think of right now. Trent Reznor cooldepartmentexperience share on social
My experience with record labels throughout my career has generally fallen into wishing I could do things that they're not built to do, whether it be arguing about having a nicer package - because I do believe some people care about that - to trying to always bank on art-versus-the-easy-commerce route; there's always been headbutting involved. Trent Reznor argueartbank share on social
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I don't think music should be free. Trent Reznor freehavemusic 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
A lot of what I've done as Nine Inch Nails has been governed by fear. I was trying to keep the songs in a framework that was tough, and I learnt a lot from Jesus and Mary Chain about how to bury nice pop songs in unlistenable noise - the idea being if you can get behind that wall, you find there's a pearl inside. Trent Reznor burychainfear share on social
I thought my goal in life was to be in a successful band, and I had got that, but I was as miserable as I had ever been, and I couldn't understand why that would be. Trent Reznor bandgoallife Change image and share on social