Trent Reznor Quotes
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I'm very much aware of the dangers of becoming a cliche. Mr. Anger, someone who gets meaner, angrier on record.
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When I was growing up, rock & roll helped give me my sense of identity, but I had to search for it.
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Books are better than movies because you design the set the way you want it to look.
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I doubt I'll ever pay someone to do a remix again, because there's some amazing stuff just coming out of bedrooms.
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Making noise is easy; making stuff people understand is an easy thing to do.
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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.
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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.
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Now U2's not my favorite band, but I do respect them, and in the same way I respect Bowie: They change without fear of change.
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I feel uncomfortable because I'm insecure about who I am.
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Grammy asshole weekend in LA. Yuck ... The Grammys = the old guard / old media propping up their puppets trying to convince the outside world, and each other, they're relevant.
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Anyone who's an executive at a record label does not understand what the Internet is, how it works, how people use it, how fans and consumers interact - no idea. I'm surprised they know how to use e-mail.
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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.'
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When fame presented itself to me, I was not at a point in my life where I was equipped to deal with it.
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I was up above it. Now, I'm down in it.
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I wear this crown of thorns Upon my liar's chair Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair Beneath the stains of time The feelings disappear You are someone else I am still right here What have I become My sweetest friend
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When an instrument fails on stage it mocks you and must be destroyed!
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I've always been into computers. When I was getting out of high school and forming my identity musically, all of it was really coming into the fold, computers and drum machines. It felt like, you know, I'm in the right place at the right time. I liked the collision.
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Any time I sit down and write music, the first part of that is always centering myself and thinking about who I currently am.
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I remember everything What have I become? My sweetest friend? Everyone I know goes away in the end You could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt.
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The dynamic of a relationship changes when one person gets sober.
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An integral part of any relationship is knowing that you could be killed in your sleep at any time.
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Now that I have a thousand albums in my car all the time, I listen to more music. I was too lazy; I always had the same five discs in there. I'd never think to change it.
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Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on.
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Tired faith all worn and thin, for all we could have done, and all that could have been.