Though I still have no semblance of a life outside of Nine Inch Nails at the moment, I realize my goals have gone from getting a record deal or selling another record to being a better person, more well-rounded, having friends, having a relationship with somebody.

— Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor Quotes

I realized that I was afraid to really, really try something, 100%, because I had never reached true failure.

— Trent Reznor

Frankly, I have always dreaded writing – there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.

— Trent Reznor

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

I’m just trying to figure out the right balance between making fans feel good and also maintaining some dignity for myself in the process.

— Trent Reznor

I’d never want to be Gene Simmons, an old man who puts on makeup to entertain kids, like a clown going to work.

— Trent Reznor

Being human is a lot more difficult than being on tour.

— Trent Reznor

My moral standing is lying down.

— Trent Reznor

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

One step closer to the end of the world. The one-two combo of corporate greed and organised religion apparently proved to be too much for reason, sanity and compassion.

— Trent Reznor

Tired faith all worn and thin, for all we could have done, and all that could have been.

— Trent Reznor

The least responsive audience I can ever remember playing to.

— Trent Reznor

Perfect little dream, The kind that hurts the most.

— Trent Reznor

Why don’t the Grammys matter? Because it feels rigged and cheap – like a popularity contest that the insiders club has decided.

— Trent Reznor

The dynamic of a relationship changes when one person gets sober.

— Trent Reznor

In my life, I was always floating around the edge of the dark side and saying what if take it a little bit too far, and who says you have to stop there, and whats behind the next door. Maybe you gain a wisdom from examining those things. But after a while, you get too far down in the quicksand.

— Trent Reznor

I write most of my songs when I’m in a bad mood.

— Trent Reznor

I thought I’d reached the bottom a few times, but then I’d realise there was another 30 floors of despair below that.

— Trent Reznor

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

It’s kind of a miracle to think that a device in your pocket can play pretty much any song that the world has ever created.

— Trent Reznor

To switch right into creativity usually takes a bit of time, and this came up right at that juncture where I thought, okay, here’s an opportunity to work with somebody I really respect in a new medium.

— Trent Reznor
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