Nice little Rolling Stone interview.
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Trent Reznor
The NIN leader worships Devo, disses Franz Ferdinand
By AUSTIN SCAGGS
At the moment, Trent Reznor is not happy about freezing his ass off in Minneapolis, but the Nine Inch Nails mastermind is happy that his tour has finally hit its stride. The first two weeks were a disaster, with a cancellation and two postponements because NIN drummer Jerome Dillon suffered from a heart condition. (He's been replaced for the tour by Alex Carapetis.) "That threw a big wrench into the works," says Reznor, "but now we're up and running." Reznor, who quit drugs and alcohol four years ago, is still riding the high of sobriety. "I've had a newfound appreciation for music in general -- listening to it, playing it, thinking about it and embracing it," he says, adding that there's a possible solo tour (just him, a piano and effects) and a new NIN album on the horizon. "I feel like I have a lot to do and a lot to say."
What's your first musical memory?
My dad told me that I was always putting on Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced? but I don't really remember that. I do remember my first purchase: the Partridge Family's greatest hits. I got it for $3.99 at a failed chain of pre-Wal-Mart-type stores called Jamesway. God, I'm old.
You're forty. Is that too old to rock?
It's just a number. I can tell you that making music right now feels more vital than it's ever felt. When I got sober, my first priority was trying to not want to kill myself. After that I was aware that drugs and alcohol had not only taken away my soul but also took away my love for music. It'd become a job, people hassling and pressuring me, and the competitive nature of business consumed me.
The Beatles and the Beach Boys were competitive, and they inspired each other. Was there a band like that for you in the Nineties?
There's different levels. When I was starting out, Jane's Addiction came through Cleveland. I might have been ten feet from the stage, and it completely destroyed me: "They kicked our ass, let's figure out how to compete." But there's another level of competition: the reality that you're in a business, competing with your peers, trying to sell your product. When Downward Spiral came out, Soundgarden's record [Superunknown] came out the same day, and they beat us. I have no beef with them, but that was the enemy at the time. Two and a half years later, I'd sunk into being a drug addict, but we sold more records. I beat you, fucking Soundgarden!
Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" is the best, but what's the worst Nine Inch Nails cover ever?
One of those hair-metal bands [Trixter] covered "Terrible Lie." I almost called them up and said, "I'll pay you if you don't put this out." One of my biggest influences and favorite bands is Devo. Imagine my thrill when they were covering "Head Like a Hole." That thrill lasted right up to hearing the second bar! But they're still awesome.
Six years ago, you said in Rolling Stone that rock & roll "has taken a big shit." How do you feel now?
Well, we've managed to put rap rock -- or, sorry, new metal -- back where it belongs, as a forgotten footnote. I'm a bit more optimistic now, but in the alternative-rock world I see a lot of hype over substance. I think Radiohead are great, and Arcade Fire -- I saw them live and couldn't believe how good it was. On the other hand, there's a band like Franz Ferdinand -- all the cool people say they're good, but it sounds like I'm getting bullshitted by somebody. That's just my take.
You lived in New Orleans for nearly fifteen years. Was there any bar you went to regularly to hear live music?
didn't go to?" Musicwise, generally we'd go to Tipitina's -- the real Tipitina's that was uptown. I miss that place. And I miss now the fact that it won't ever be the same.
What's romantic music to you?
I got to say, I don't think I've ever been asked that question. You mean, if there was romance in the air and I had my iPod sitting on my desk...
That's what I'm saying.
Uh, that would range from Debussy to D'Angelo -- Voodoo, in particular. Perhaps Erykah Badu, Sigur Ros or Brian Eno's latest album, Another Day on Earth. They all come in handy.
You've spoken for years about taking a female singer under your wing. Who'd work best with you?
Sade would be at the top of the list. Or someone raspier, like a Lauryn Hill type, minus the personality.
What's the best gift you've gotten from a fan?
Yesterday I got a Narcotics Anonymous keychain. And I did have a great letter that came when we were in California working on Downward Spiral. It says, "Trent, I'm your biggest fan. I would do anything for you. In fact, I'm writing this in my own blood." I'm not a handwriting analyst, but I can pretty much guarantee that this person was sincere. (Posted Nov 03, 2005)
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Trent Reznor
The NIN leader worships Devo, disses Franz Ferdinand
By AUSTIN SCAGGS
At the moment, Trent Reznor is not happy about freezing his ass off in Minneapolis, but the Nine Inch Nails mastermind is happy that his tour has finally hit its stride. The first two weeks were a disaster, with a cancellation and two postponements because NIN drummer Jerome Dillon suffered from a heart condition. (He's been replaced for the tour by Alex Carapetis.) "That threw a big wrench into the works," says Reznor, "but now we're up and running." Reznor, who quit drugs and alcohol four years ago, is still riding the high of sobriety. "I've had a newfound appreciation for music in general -- listening to it, playing it, thinking about it and embracing it," he says, adding that there's a possible solo tour (just him, a piano and effects) and a new NIN album on the horizon. "I feel like I have a lot to do and a lot to say."
What's your first musical memory?
My dad told me that I was always putting on Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced? but I don't really remember that. I do remember my first purchase: the Partridge Family's greatest hits. I got it for $3.99 at a failed chain of pre-Wal-Mart-type stores called Jamesway. God, I'm old.
You're forty. Is that too old to rock?
It's just a number. I can tell you that making music right now feels more vital than it's ever felt. When I got sober, my first priority was trying to not want to kill myself. After that I was aware that drugs and alcohol had not only taken away my soul but also took away my love for music. It'd become a job, people hassling and pressuring me, and the competitive nature of business consumed me.
The Beatles and the Beach Boys were competitive, and they inspired each other. Was there a band like that for you in the Nineties?
There's different levels. When I was starting out, Jane's Addiction came through Cleveland. I might have been ten feet from the stage, and it completely destroyed me: "They kicked our ass, let's figure out how to compete." But there's another level of competition: the reality that you're in a business, competing with your peers, trying to sell your product. When Downward Spiral came out, Soundgarden's record [Superunknown] came out the same day, and they beat us. I have no beef with them, but that was the enemy at the time. Two and a half years later, I'd sunk into being a drug addict, but we sold more records. I beat you, fucking Soundgarden!
Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" is the best, but what's the worst Nine Inch Nails cover ever?
One of those hair-metal bands [Trixter] covered "Terrible Lie." I almost called them up and said, "I'll pay you if you don't put this out." One of my biggest influences and favorite bands is Devo. Imagine my thrill when they were covering "Head Like a Hole." That thrill lasted right up to hearing the second bar! But they're still awesome.
Six years ago, you said in Rolling Stone that rock & roll "has taken a big shit." How do you feel now?
Well, we've managed to put rap rock -- or, sorry, new metal -- back where it belongs, as a forgotten footnote. I'm a bit more optimistic now, but in the alternative-rock world I see a lot of hype over substance. I think Radiohead are great, and Arcade Fire -- I saw them live and couldn't believe how good it was. On the other hand, there's a band like Franz Ferdinand -- all the cool people say they're good, but it sounds like I'm getting bullshitted by somebody. That's just my take.
You lived in New Orleans for nearly fifteen years. Was there any bar you went to regularly to hear live music?
didn't go to?" Musicwise, generally we'd go to Tipitina's -- the real Tipitina's that was uptown. I miss that place. And I miss now the fact that it won't ever be the same.
What's romantic music to you?
I got to say, I don't think I've ever been asked that question. You mean, if there was romance in the air and I had my iPod sitting on my desk...
That's what I'm saying.
Uh, that would range from Debussy to D'Angelo -- Voodoo, in particular. Perhaps Erykah Badu, Sigur Ros or Brian Eno's latest album, Another Day on Earth. They all come in handy.
You've spoken for years about taking a female singer under your wing. Who'd work best with you?
Sade would be at the top of the list. Or someone raspier, like a Lauryn Hill type, minus the personality.
What's the best gift you've gotten from a fan?
Yesterday I got a Narcotics Anonymous keychain. And I did have a great letter that came when we were in California working on Downward Spiral. It says, "Trent, I'm your biggest fan. I would do anything for you. In fact, I'm writing this in my own blood." I'm not a handwriting analyst, but I can pretty much guarantee that this person was sincere. (Posted Nov 03, 2005)
That thing you said about the solo tour is on the new rolling stone (with Bono on the cover 
) on page 35. Not going to type it cause you already know. It's old news in new places.
) on page 35. Not going to type it cause you already know. It's old news in new places.
Reznor returns
Nine Inch Nails still legit after all these years
by Gelu Suluguic
Metro New York
IN THE EARLY 90's,Trent Reznor,Kurt Cobain,Eddie Vedder and Billy Corgan reigned over the rock charts with their respective bands.Now 10 years later,Cobain is dead,while Vedder and Corgan's sales are sagging.Reznor,on the other hand, has returned from a long break from music to find that his furious industrial rock is as relevant as ever.
The grammy-winning performer behind Nine Inch Nails conquered depression,alcohol and drug abuse and managed to return to the spotlight with his new record.
"With Teeth" debuted at #1 on the billboard chart and getting rapturous reviews.But when he was recording it,her had no clue whether anybody still had an appetite for his brutal sound and dark lyrics.
"The culture,the time,the people and the business have changed," Reznor,40,says.'i had a new excuse to fight:what if I can't write sober,what if I don't have anything to say,what if I'm irrelevant, what if I'm just old now,what if it was just an accident that I got popular in the first place?"
The acclaim,"With Teeth" recieved rekindled Reznor's desire to continue to make music."I have confidence that I'm working with myself instead of against myself," he says."I can't tell you how insprational that feels and how in love with music again I am.Somehow I lost that forgot why I
was doing this and it became a job,a hassle."
Despite the renewed self confidence,Reznor still had a few new obstacles to overcome.
His drummer dropped out of his band in the middle of a sold-out national tour because of heart troubles, Not to mention that his triumphant to New Orleans,where he lived for 15 years,was cancelled by Hurricane Katrina.But he found a new drummer quickly abd convinced promoters to move his show back to New Orleans as a free performance to relief workers.Nine Inch Nails headlined the Voodoo Music Experience last Saturday after touring the hurricane-ravaged city and put on their usually overpowering
show.
"Nine Inch Nails has always had a theatrical quality and in the '90's that wasn't necessarily looked at as a legitimate thing in the world of bluw jeans and flannel shirts," Reznor says."I always felt like a performer should be and could be larger then life without being comical and goofy-it doesnn't have to be Gene Simmons,you know."
On Thursday,his tour stops at Madison Square Garden,with Queens of the Stone Age as the opening act.Tickets sold out in minutes months ago.
"That feels great,"Reznor says."I'm not trying to sound humbled,but when I finished this record,I didn't know how much time passed and how much things are different culturally than they were in the 90's.It's been a pleasant reception and I'm grateful for that."
Nine Inch Nails still legit after all these years
by Gelu Suluguic
Metro New York
IN THE EARLY 90's,Trent Reznor,Kurt Cobain,Eddie Vedder and Billy Corgan reigned over the rock charts with their respective bands.Now 10 years later,Cobain is dead,while Vedder and Corgan's sales are sagging.Reznor,on the other hand, has returned from a long break from music to find that his furious industrial rock is as relevant as ever.
The grammy-winning performer behind Nine Inch Nails conquered depression,alcohol and drug abuse and managed to return to the spotlight with his new record.
"With Teeth" debuted at #1 on the billboard chart and getting rapturous reviews.But when he was recording it,her had no clue whether anybody still had an appetite for his brutal sound and dark lyrics.
"The culture,the time,the people and the business have changed," Reznor,40,says.'i had a new excuse to fight:what if I can't write sober,what if I don't have anything to say,what if I'm irrelevant, what if I'm just old now,what if it was just an accident that I got popular in the first place?"
The acclaim,"With Teeth" recieved rekindled Reznor's desire to continue to make music."I have confidence that I'm working with myself instead of against myself," he says."I can't tell you how insprational that feels and how in love with music again I am.Somehow I lost that forgot why I
was doing this and it became a job,a hassle."
Despite the renewed self confidence,Reznor still had a few new obstacles to overcome.
His drummer dropped out of his band in the middle of a sold-out national tour because of heart troubles, Not to mention that his triumphant to New Orleans,where he lived for 15 years,was cancelled by Hurricane Katrina.But he found a new drummer quickly abd convinced promoters to move his show back to New Orleans as a free performance to relief workers.Nine Inch Nails headlined the Voodoo Music Experience last Saturday after touring the hurricane-ravaged city and put on their usually overpowering
show.
"Nine Inch Nails has always had a theatrical quality and in the '90's that wasn't necessarily looked at as a legitimate thing in the world of bluw jeans and flannel shirts," Reznor says."I always felt like a performer should be and could be larger then life without being comical and goofy-it doesnn't have to be Gene Simmons,you know."
On Thursday,his tour stops at Madison Square Garden,with Queens of the Stone Age as the opening act.Tickets sold out in minutes months ago.
"That feels great,"Reznor says."I'm not trying to sound humbled,but when I finished this record,I didn't know how much time passed and how much things are different culturally than they were in the 90's.It's been a pleasant reception and I'm grateful for that."
haha i was so excited this morning when the guy that hands out the metro papers gave it to me this morning and trent was on the cover.
*edit* i just realized that theres an answer to a question missing in the rolling stone interview.
*edit* i just realized that theres an answer to a question missing in the rolling stone interview.
Jen wrote:
haha i was so excited this morning when the guy that hands out the metro papers gave it to me this morning and trent was on the cover.
*edit* i just realized that theres an answer to a question missing in the rolling stone interview.
*edit* i just realized that theres an answer to a question missing in the rolling stone interview.
Rolling Stone article wrote:
You lived in New Orleans for nearly fifteen years. Was there any bar you went to regularly to hear live music?
didn't go to?" Musicwise, generally we'd go to Tipitina's -- the real Tipitina's that was uptown. I miss that place. And I miss now the fact that it won't ever be the same.
didn't go to?" Musicwise, generally we'd go to Tipitina's -- the real Tipitina's that was uptown. I miss that place. And I miss now the fact that it won't ever be the same.
Y100Rocks (Formerly Y100, until they got taken off the air) is giving away tickets to the Philadelphia show.
Jen wrote:
haha i was so excited this morning when the guy that hands out the metro papers gave it to me this morning and trent was on the cover.
metro rocks.Read it every day.
but the "Trent Exposed" on the cover fooled me.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1512610/10312005/nine_inch_nails.jhtml?_requestid=209893
Voodoo fest blurb and pic.
Voodoo fest blurb and pic.
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Yesterday I was watching TRL (i know) and towards the end of the show they did the news segment on the VooDoo Fest and they showed a quick interview with Josh Homme then Trent and clips of their performances it was pretty cool....they will probably show it again at 10 to the hour sometime today...
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sandrer wrote:
actually i noticed it a long while ago when i was listening to that song (yes.... i listened to limp bizkit... go on, laugh at me too...) but that was before i was that much into NIN and i was like: wtf??!!! this sounds familiar.....
and the lyrics were:
Like a fucked up punk with a fucked up mouth
And nine inch nails - get knocked the fuck out
and the chorus is:
You wanna fuck me like an animal
You like to burn me on the inside
You like to think that I'm a perfect drug
Just know that nothing you do
Will bring you closer to me
and all of it totally pissed me off...
and the lyrics were:
Like a fucked up punk with a fucked up mouth
And nine inch nails - get knocked the fuck out
and the chorus is:
You wanna fuck me like an animal
You like to burn me on the inside
You like to think that I'm a perfect drug
Just know that nothing you do
Will bring you closer to me
and all of it totally pissed me off...
Redundant Much?
Anyway, here's a possible spotting. It's more based on assumption but soon enough we'll all hear about it with a thousand new threads. Sorry if it's already been posted.
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Have you considered re-releasing any of your older albums with remastered tracks, b-sides, and other goodies? Antichrist Superstar turns ten years old next year. Is there any possibility of fans getting to hear an improved mix of this milestone album in the future?
I’d like to say yes, but there’s a legal matter pending that I can’t say too much about. It’s very hard to believe this, but representatives from Nothing Records have indicated that they are not able to find, or have lost the master recordings to my first three records. It’s not something that you would ever let happen in musical history. I would imagine something like that could only be intentional. If not intentional, it would have to be done only through complete disregard. Now that Nothing Records doesn’t exist, I think there’s only one of two people responsible for that. Out of those two people, there’s only one that really has an opinion of me that is voiced very often.
I’d like to say yes, but there’s a legal matter pending that I can’t say too much about. It’s very hard to believe this, but representatives from Nothing Records have indicated that they are not able to find, or have lost the master recordings to my first three records. It’s not something that you would ever let happen in musical history. I would imagine something like that could only be intentional. If not intentional, it would have to be done only through complete disregard. Now that Nothing Records doesn’t exist, I think there’s only one of two people responsible for that. Out of those two people, there’s only one that really has an opinion of me that is voiced very often.
http://www.marilynmanson.com/news.php?newsid=125
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Manson's an idiot if he thinks Trent is intentionally witholding the masters.
Regardless of whether or not they're fans of each other, Trent makes money from Manson's album sales, and given that Trent's been screwed out of most of his money, I'm sure he wouldn't complain if Manson reissues his best albums.
Regardless of whether or not they're fans of each other, Trent makes money from Manson's album sales, and given that Trent's been screwed out of most of his money, I'm sure he wouldn't complain if Manson reissues his best albums.
The Spiral website now has a place you can submit questions for the band.
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Six years ago, you said in Rolling Stone that rock & roll "has taken a big shit." How do you feel now?
Well, we've managed to put rap rock -- or, sorry, new metal -- back where it belongs, as a forgotten footnote. I'm a bit more optimistic now, but in the alternative-rock world I see a lot of hype over substance. I think Radiohead are great, and Arcade Fire -- I saw them live and couldn't believe how good it was. On the other hand, there's a band like Franz Ferdinand -- all the cool people say they're good, but it sounds like I'm getting bullshitted by somebody. That's just my take.
Well, we've managed to put rap rock -- or, sorry, new metal -- back where it belongs, as a forgotten footnote. I'm a bit more optimistic now, but in the alternative-rock world I see a lot of hype over substance. I think Radiohead are great, and Arcade Fire -- I saw them live and couldn't believe how good it was. On the other hand, there's a band like Franz Ferdinand -- all the cool people say they're good, but it sounds like I'm getting bullshitted by somebody. That's just my take.
Rolling Stone screwed up that one it's not "new metal" it's "nu-metal".Which I can't say shit about
because I'm guilty of liking it.
What is the update on nin.com? I see it was done from NYC, but I don't see anything different. Sorry if this is a shitty place to ask this question.
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What is the update on nin.com? I see it was done from NYC, but I don't see anything different. Sorry if this is a shitty place to ask this question.
The final posters for the tour were added to "Preformance".
Stupid, but on a local radio station, the DJ totally plugged the NIN concert in Oakland after playing Only. He said, "You know, the nin concert got postponed to the 19th, and a bunch of people got mad, traded in their tickets, got refunds etcetera. And I'm SURE that there's a bunch of good seats left at regular price if you are thinking of going. *HINT HINT*" Made me smile.
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Something worth a tiny mention. As I was trying to open my sub while watching the TV, The Colbert Report's segment "better know your district" mentioned Nine Inch Nails and Pere Ubu as things to come from Cleveland. I wasn't watching the screen at the time but they probably showed some photo. Meh.
Jay...! wrote:
Something worth a tiny mention. As I was trying to open my sub while watching the TV, The Colbert Report's segment "better know your district" mentioned Nine Inch Nails and Pere Ubu as things to come from Cleveland. I wasn't watching the screen at the time but they probably showed some photo. Meh.
It was this one.
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Tiny clip of Trent at last night's EMAs, during the interview collage they showed before the Best Alternative Nominees. I was only half paying attention, though, and it was too brief to make out what he was saying.
Aren't you excited now. I know I am
Aren't you excited now. I know I am