Trent Reznor and his Nine Inch Nails
Published September 17, 2002
Although I'm over a month late with my first posting to this fine site, I feel that it's appropriate that I post about one of my favorite musicians, Trent Reznor. Salon.com did a good interview with him regarding his trials and tribulations using computers to make his music:
- With little money, the 23-year-old holed himself up in a room in Cleveland with a Macintosh computer, three keyboards, a cheap sampler, and a four-track cassette recorder. His plan was to record an entire demo himself, playing all the parts, and then, if he sold it, to re-record with a full band. The dream came only half true. He got the record deal, but decided to simply release the demo itself in 1989 as his debut record, "Pretty Hate Machine."
He recalls, "I was like, 'No, I don't think the idea should be to fix this stuff. This sounds cool like it is and why be ashamed of this? It's a drum machine and why not?' That took a little courage at the time to do it. And I was pleased with that. Instead of looking at it as a limitation, it was like, 'OK, this is a machine.'"
Trent and I shared a similar path, except he went further on as a musician, and I chose the computer route - He also started on a Commodore 64 and has a passion for computer games. My "brush" with Trent was when I met a friend of his while on a vacation in Jamacia... I almost got to meet Trent, but the "friend" never returned my emails or phone calls, imagine that!
- Trent Reznor and his Nine Inch Nails
- Published: September 17, 2002
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i love trent reznor. i named my 2month old son after him. yes i am a young mom who loves trent but who cares? but he kinda ruined everything by cutting all that beautiful hair off. oh weel. he can still rock on even if he is 40. ROCK ON TRENT FANS! :)
Trent is GOD. I just saw him in concert and i loved it. he put on a show i will never forget. Rock on
i have loved trent reznor's music since i was 11. his music helped me through one of my hardest times and was always there to keep me company. now that i am feeling better, i feel like i owe trent and his beautiful music and soundscapes. i will be devoted for life. i have every single CD except for the british version of Further down the spiral. i'm not one of those types that goes OMG LIKE I LOVE TRENT REZNOR HE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOT! i love him for his music, and how he has helped me through my past.
I love Trent Reznor, his music has helped me through a lot of bad stuff. Also i love everything about him he's such a HOT babe! I owe him my life.
i'm gonna name my cat after trent. although i'll probably end up tryin 2 shag my cat. that's so beyond wrong!
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well trent reznor is my favorite band ever iv listened to him ever since i was little and everyday i come home i put his cd in. i dont care what people say about his lyrics, like if they are to depressing or all about him. i like it and there is nothing anyone can do to change that.