I become irritated when I am being written off as aloof or stand-offish when I'm shy and don't know what to say.
Trent ReznorBowie mattered to me. He reinvented himself so many times - it must have been a daring statement to do that, risking failure. And hanging out with him and seeing him like that - he's my dad's age, born in the same month - when you find someone who's been through a really dark period, which most of his music I care about is from, Low, Lodger, "Heroes" era.... But he came out of it and made something that mattered.
Trent ReznorBeing a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.
Trent ReznorI think, fundamentally, music is something inherently people love and need and relate to, and a lot of what's out right now feels like McDonalds. It's quick-fix. You kind of have a stomachache afterwards.
Trent Reznor