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Trent Reznor Quotes

My moral standing is lying down Picture Quote #1

I love David Fincher and I think he’s a genius Picture Quote #1

Being human is a lot more difficult than being on tour Picture Quote #1

Fear has governed my life, if I think about it Picture Quote #1

You’re standing onstage in a sold-out arena with people singing your music, and you feel like the loneliest person in the world. Because here’s a party that, essentially, it’s for you. And you still somehow feel like you don’t belong there. Those people all have their lives and go back home Picture Quote #1

After coming from a major label, I realized the entire business has been decimated, and you can’t look to labels to try to figure it out because they don’t even use the technology, and they’re oblivious to how people consume music these days Picture Quote #1

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Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on Picture Quote #1

Left to my own devices, in the face of the climate change deniers, the madness and the greed-based decision-making, and propaganda that’s been floating around, it’s hard not to become pessimistic Picture Quote #1

I’ve watched with a kind of wary eye how gaming has progressed. I was there at the beginning with Pong in the arcade, and a lot of my great childhood memories were around a ‘Tempest’ machine Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

In Nine Inch Nails, I’ve been the guy calling the shots since inception. I’d gotten used to that Picture Quote #1

My life has two modes. One is sitting around writing and contemplating or building things. The other is execution mode. It takes a while to switch from one to the other Picture Quote #1

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When I sit down to make a set list I usually think, ‘We’ll build it up here, take it down here, go into a quiet section here, explode here,’ in a way that there’s a flow and it doesn’t feel like shuffle on an iPod Picture Quote #1

Downward Spiral’ felt like I had an unending bottomless pit of rage and self-loathing inside me and I had to somehow challenge something or I’d explode. I thought I could get through by putting everything into my music, standing in front of an audience and screaming emotions at them from my guts Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When I first played ‘Wolfenstein 3D,’ it blew my mind. It had a big impact on me Picture Quote #1

When fame presented itself to me, I was not at a point in my life where I was equipped to deal with it Picture Quote #1

What is exciting is taking back the excitement of being able to debut something to an audience in exactly the way you want to Picture Quote #1

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I had to come to terms about becoming an addict, which, for a long time, I lied to myself about the status of until I couldn’t lie any more, ‘cause I was either going to die or get better Picture Quote #1

I would love to be looked at some day - and I’m not ever saying I’m at this level - but I’d love to be mentioned in the same breath as a Bowie or an Eno. Those are the people that I admire artistically, their career trajectory, the integrity throughout their career, the bravery of their career Picture Quote #1

What I have appreciated about the ‘Call of Duty’ games is the scale of production. It’s not an indie game. It’s not trying to be an indie game. But I’ve genuinely been pretty consistently blown away by, wow, what an effort has gone into this Picture Quote #1

I’m very much aware of the dangers of becoming a cliche. Mr. Anger, someone who gets meaner, angrier on record Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I realized that I was afraid to really, really try something, 100%, because I had never reached true failure Picture Quote #1

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Why don’t the Grammys matter? Because it feels rigged and cheap - like a popularity contest that the insiders club has decided Picture Quote #1

One of my biggest heroes and people I was fortunate enough to be around is David Bowie. I look at his career, and he always had the balls to break things that weren’t broken, to step away from something and try something new, at risk of failing Picture Quote #1

For each film, you try to create a whole world sonically, having a sense of identity through instruments used, or recording techniques Picture Quote #1

It’s a humbling thing, having kids. One of my sons came to rehearsals, and now he says Daddy’s job is ‘go play loud music.’ Picture Quote #1

It’s not like I ride a broom into interviews. I don’t hang upside down with a cape on Picture Quote #1

The band Grizzly Bear, I think they’re excellent. There’s a beauty and a musicality there that I wish would have been in vogue in the late 80s, when I was forming bands Picture Quote #1

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My moral standing is lying down (Trent Reznor Quotes) I love David Fincher and I think he’s a genius (Trent Reznor Quotes) Being human is a lot more difficult than being on tour (Trent Reznor Quotes) Fear has governed my life, if I think about it (Trent Reznor Quotes) You’re standing onstage in a sold-out arena with people singing your music, and you feel like the loneliest person in the world. Because here’s a party that, essentially, it’s for you. And you still somehow feel like you don’t belong there. Those people all have their lives and go back home. (Trent Reznor Quotes) After coming from a major label, I realized the entire business has been decimated, and you can’t look to labels to try to figure it out because they don’t even use the technology, and they’re oblivious to how people consume music these days. (Trent Reznor Quotes) Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on. (Trent Reznor Quotes) Left to my own devices, in the face of the climate change deniers, the madness and the greed-based decision-making, and propaganda that’s been floating around, it’s hard not to become pessimistic. (Trent Reznor Quotes) I’ve watched with a kind of wary eye how gaming has progressed. I was there at the beginning with Pong in the arcade, and a lot of my great childhood memories were around a ‘Tempest’ machine. (Trent Reznor Quotes) 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 Quotes) In Nine Inch Nails, I’ve been the guy calling the shots since inception. I’d gotten used to that. (Trent Reznor Quotes) My life has two modes. One is sitting around writing and contemplating or building things. The other is execution mode. It takes a while to switch from one to the other. (Trent Reznor Quotes) When I sit down to make a set list I usually think, ‘We’ll build it up here, take it down here, go into a quiet section here, explode here,’ in a way that there’s a flow and it doesn’t feel like shuffle on an iPod. (Trent Reznor Quotes) Downward Spiral’ felt like I had an unending bottomless pit of rage and self-loathing inside me and I had to somehow challenge something or I’d explode. I thought I could get through by putting everything into my music, standing in front of an audience and screaming emotions at them from my guts. (Trent Reznor Quotes) 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 Quotes) When I first played ‘Wolfenstein 3D,’ it blew my mind. It had a big impact on me. (Trent Reznor Quotes) When fame presented itself to me, I was not at a point in my life where I was equipped to deal with it. (Trent Reznor Quotes) What is exciting is taking back the excitement of being able to debut something to an audience in exactly the way you want to. (Trent Reznor Quotes) I had to come to terms about becoming an addict, which, for a long time, I lied to myself about the status of until I couldn’t lie any more, ‘cause I was either going to die or get better. (Trent Reznor Quotes) I would love to be looked at some day - and I’m not ever saying I’m at this level - but I’d love to be mentioned in the same breath as a Bowie or an Eno. Those are the people that I admire artistically, their career trajectory, the integrity throughout their career, the bravery of their career. (Trent Reznor Quotes) What I have appreciated about the ‘Call of Duty’ games is the scale of production. It’s not an indie game. It’s not trying to be an indie game. But I’ve genuinely been pretty consistently blown away by, wow, what an effort has gone into this. (Trent Reznor Quotes) I’m very much aware of the dangers of becoming a cliche. Mr. Anger, someone who gets meaner, angrier on record. (Trent Reznor Quotes) 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 Quotes) I realized that I was afraid to really, really try something, 100%, because I had never reached true failure. (Trent Reznor Quotes) Why don’t the Grammys matter? Because it feels rigged and cheap - like a popularity contest that the insiders club has decided (Trent Reznor Quotes) One of my biggest heroes and people I was fortunate enough to be around is David Bowie. I look at his career, and he always had the balls to break things that weren’t broken, to step away from something and try something new, at risk of failing (Trent Reznor Quotes) For each film, you try to create a whole world sonically, having a sense of identity through instruments used, or recording techniques. (Trent Reznor Quotes) It’s a humbling thing, having kids. One of my sons came to rehearsals, and now he says Daddy’s job is ‘go play loud music.’ (Trent Reznor Quotes) It’s not like I ride a broom into interviews. I don’t hang upside down with a cape on. (Trent Reznor Quotes) The band Grizzly Bear, I think they’re excellent. There’s a beauty and a musicality there that I wish would have been in vogue in the late 80s, when I was forming bands. (Trent Reznor Quotes)

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