250 Quotes by Trent Reznor

My input for the first 16, 17 years of my life was AM radio, FM radio - pretty mainstream stuff. Rolling Stone was probably as edgy as it got.

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

Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting.

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.

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

The first set of lyrics for the first songs I ever wrote, which are the ones on 'Pretty Hate Machine,' came from private journal entries that I realized I was writing in lyric form.

When I was 25, people used to say to me that having kids would change you, and I'd roll my eyes.

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

You know, if nobody knows who you are, nobody's going to buy your record.