Nine Inch Nails Quotes
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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.
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In my nothing, you were everything, to me.
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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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God is dead, and no one cares! If there is a hell I'll see you there!
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I believe there's a God but I'm not too sure of his relevance.
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When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie.
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I'd rather not get into what I'm talking about lyrically. I think it's impossible not to demystify a song when saying what it's about. Music and art can be damaged severely by too much information; I say that as somebody that has participated in that.
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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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I'm not Prince or Rivers Cuomo, who brags about having hundreds of great songs.
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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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Making noise is easy; making stuff people understand is an easy thing to do.
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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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I feel uncomfortable because I'm insecure about who I am.
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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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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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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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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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My brother, who's ten years younger than me, worked with me in the studio when he was very young. He's a guitar player and does programming as well. To have the working and personal relationship coincide has been very natural.
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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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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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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 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 was up above it. Now, I'm down in it.