Trent Reznor Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I write most of my songs when I'm in a bad mood.”

“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.”

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

“Balance is good, because one extreme or the other leads to misery, and I've spent a lot of my life at one of those extremes.”

“This isn't meant to last. This is for right now.”

“Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.”

“Jumping through any hoop or taking advantage of any desperate situation that comes up just to sell a product is harmful. It is.”

“Why don't the Grammys matter? Because it feels rigged and cheap - like a popularity contest that the insiders club has decided.”

“I've learned to recognize, a lot of it forced through the process of recovery, that I'm wired wrong in certain ways; the chemical balance of my brain is off in terms of depression a little bit.”

“If you can use a search engine, you can find any piece of music that's been recorded for free. I'm not saying that's right, but it's a fact, and I'm surprised that more people don't accept or acknowledge that and try to adapt in some way.”