Trent Reznor Quotes

I always try to give my own albums space in between so I have time to create a new sound and give time for people to miss me. You have to come out fresh and reinvent yourself.

I don't think I'll ever do a record that's just the same song over and over again because I'd like to think about it like it's an album and a snapshot of everything that makes you who you are and where you're at at that time in your life.

When you are known as this cutting-edge composer all the time... it's no longer cutting-edge.

I think every album you have to stretch further and further, give people another piece of you. But then I always try to deviate from the norm.

We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances.

I'm trying to have my own thing, and I don't know if it's even possible. I didn't realize so many people actually think I'm trying to be like my dad. I read comments like 'She's no Elvis.' I'm not trying to be. I never set out to be.

I wanted to make good records. But my problem is I've got a low boredom threshold, so I wanted it to look and sound different with each album, which is really tantamount to suicide, cause people lose it, they lose it - they say: 'I like that, and that's not this.'

We don't dance because we can't dance. Our shows, production-wise, are always quite minimal. We always try and keep it more about us having fun and stay away from gimmicks.

Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.

I love reinventing my music and myself as well, and that's something my fans love about me.

Acting is way of making yourself exist.

A lot of my audience are in their 50s. But they want me to pretend to continue to be pretending.

A lot of my audience are in their 50s. But they want me to pretend to continue to be pretending.

To passively get up and play a bunch of old songs wouldn't have really motivated us. So we are bringing the new material into the set and it goes down really well.

Our responsibility as filmmakers is to make things that are fresh, unique and original.

I think, first of all, you need to love what you're doing, and then this helps in the comedian for its part in everything-but the moment you enjoy what you're doing, you try to express yourself, to find your way, and every time is different, of course.

Every time I'm preparing a new production, I'm trying to reinvent my style and offer the audience several choices.

I feel like David Byrne is a great example of someone who is always in the 'now' moment of music and finding reasons to be excited and always seeing what's special about it.

I got to feel like what I'm giving the fans is 100 percent and that it's game-changing.

I think that what's been holding composers back a great deal is that they feel they must have a new style every year. This, in my case, would be hopeless. In fact, it is said that I have no style at all, but that doesn't matter. I just go on doing, as they say, my thing. I believe this takes a certain courage.

David Bowie is my biggest inspiration. Pretty much the only thing that stayed the same with Bowie was his eyes. Everything else constantly changed, from his sexuality to his songs.

There is so much competition and content floating around right now, so comedy has to have a lot quirk and heart.

I hope that we're creating something that fans will look forward to for every new performance.

I always strive to make my music unique.