This man gave us Pretty Hate Machine, The Downward Spiral, and The Fragile…he doesn’t owe us anything. His music will live on forever.

Trent is such an incredible inspiration. It’s crazy the amount of success he’s had

As a huge NIN and Trent fan since 1989. I definitely understand what he’s saying but I will definitely will miss his music as it has saved me over the years. He’s like no other.

Film scoring seems like such a natural fit for him. Good on him.

Trent can do whatever he wants. I just hope I get to see them one more time be he retires the band.

I remember my freshman year in the first class, I was sitting behind one of the new students who had a walkman cranking "Wish." It blew me away and we talked about NIN for that first period. I've been a fan of the album Broken ever since. A few of my friends went further down the spiral with Trent as time marched on. I liked watching the MTV videos and a few of the catchy popular cuts. We used to jam the NIN albums while playing Wipeout and FZero. We still love The Crow and the soundtrack. Over the years my friends got into all that Trent put out including some amazing side projects. Trent is an amazing frontman and creative musician. I can still hear "Pinion" build adrenaline slowly cranking up to the intro to "Wish" and it thrills me now just as it ever did. Junior year I was in a bigger school and I was one of the new kids who met a cousin to the keyboardist, who gave out some free NIN stickers. I had that sticker on my gaming TV for over twenty years. A few of my friends have been to the live shows and were blown away by the vivid scene Trent makes. Thanks for everything NIN.

It’s such a shame that so many great artist feel that way about music today.

He’s not lying tho I miss the days of going to the stores on payday and buying the weeks new release’s or older albums was lots of fun like a hunt get to the spot and it’s gone 😭🥴

Saw them last year for the first time at the Eden project in england. NIN doing a show in Europe is super rare after they released the Bad witch album so i had to take this opportunity, I canceled 2 of my favorite festivals to save money for the trip (i'm from the Netherlands) and i gotta say. It was totally worth it, their amazing live They've grown to be my favorite band.

I’m devastated. the sucks right now and going to a nin concert was like therapy for me. And I’m just sad he doesn’t plan on making a new album or touring.

I'm sorry that Trent Reznor feels that way about music I hope he get's NIN Nails going again someday they are a great legendary band

The Downward Spiral & Fagile are 2 of the greatest albums I have ever heared! Timeless Masterpices!!!!!

Whatever it takes for gim to be happy. He has a body of work to be very proud of 👍🏿

His music got me thru the darkest days of my life. Mr. Reznor, thank you from my heart and soul .. a fan.....

They will catch the 90s train soon enough with a tour, but there is oversaturation right now, and the price of tickets and lack of sales make touring and new stuff not as worth it. They does great film scores! I love their work!

Glad I caught him on his last tour!!

It’s truly unfortunate, I’m quite young and only recently discovered nin and I’m just glad I got to see them once 2022, just hope they come back sometime, I will forever be upset I was too young to see them back when he was younger.

they are coming back when the time is right for sure

I understand what Trent means however those of us that really care about the music are still here. But also he has given us so much amazing music already so if he’s happy that’s what truly matters imo.

I’ve enjoyed the more recent nin releases very much. Would love for him to get back in the studio and do another album.

I can see where he's coming from. Glad that at least he's still going to be doing film score work - he and Atticus do an amazing job with that stuff.

Agree with TR 100% The music industry now is a joke. Stepping back sounds like a good idea. Such an incredibly talented musician. I’ll always be a fan 🤘🤘

His songs, his art, his *Legacy*, will outlive most of us. He has met many of us on the brink and stayed there with us.

Trent is a genius and I wish him the best. His music saved my life more times than I can count.

Saw NIN at last year at 2022 Rockville. Awesome set list 🎹

As usual, Trent is letting his cynicism be his guide. No matter how right or wrong he is, he shouldn’t let it dictate his own work. Even if a lot of people aren’t paying attention, some people are. Without a doubt, Reznor changed my life. So I would want to ask him, how many lives would you need to change to make it worth it to you? 1 million? 10 million? Because from my perspective, even one life is gigantic. Trent has forgotten that. Some of us haven’t.

Damn that’s crazy! I just started getting into them a couple months ago! I’m in love with the music sm!! I really hope they play in the future. I will for sure go see them live!

Trent’s early albums are the soundtrack to my adolescence. I’m grateful I got to see him live and will always treasure those first 4 albums.

Ive listened to NIN since Pretty Hate Machine as a teenager in 1989. I've been on every tour since and it's the only band I've ever looked forward to new music from. I seriously can't and don't want to imagine a world without NIN. Bowie being gone is bad enough

I really want a chance to see him live one day! His music has meant so much to me for the last 20 years, born in ‘98

I hope he can channel Bowie's energy again and say "fuck that" and create another masterpiece! Don't give up Trent!

NiN is the one band I will see no matter what. If they come around I’m there. My first concert ever was the self destruct tour in 95 with my uncle. Was hooked ever since then! I’ve seen NIN 20+ time so this sucks. He’s gone on hiatus before so here’s to hoping he’ll be back out in a few years..

That’s a very nice way of saying he’s a grown man now and that shit is a young man’s game. He deserves to do music in whatever context HE wants to.

I hate saying it but Trent is right. Case in point, it's been three years since Ghosts V and VI. Back in the day, the wait for a NIN project would be far longer than 3 years. Not only does it feel undervalued but it feels like he's not getting the appreciation he deserves. He's also right about the film scores he and Atticus Ross are working on, it does feel like he can do stuff with scores that might not make sense with NIN. Personally, I like the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo score he did. HBO's Watchmen was also solid

Trent has done plenty. He right, the music industry is a joke now. Besides, as much as I love NIN, he's left us with more great and original music than will be created by anyone in the next 100 years. We're truly at terminal velocity in the downward spiral. Good luck everyone!

I’m happy for Trent and I definitely don’t blame him… the music industry as it was back then is not the same today. Trent has done for much and blessed us with enough good music…as for his film scoring I was shocked when I found out he was doing that when he won and award and I was just blown away. The man is too talented to stay in one box, plus if it give him time with his family… you can’t argue with that. Wish him the best and can’t wait to hear what he comes up with next!

I'm glad that I can't listen to music in a "background music" kind of way. When I listen to music, I have to sit and take it all in. Sometimes I'll have it on in the background, but it just isn't the same.

NIN is a great band/project, and I also feel like they are one of those bands that TOUR A LOT. Like, probably more than they need to. Not that I regret seeing them, but I often think of how it makes band members feel in the long run. Foo Fighters were one of those bands too, and Taylor Hawkins is a good example of tour exhaustion. I can relate to what Trent is saying about how music is not as sacred anymore. People will listen to it, but NOT live out the positive the messages in it. Making it only something cool to do. Just a commodity. That's my 2 cents anyway.

I just got into NIN a few months ago, I'd always been aware of the band and had seen the video for Only a lot on Fuse when I was a teen, but on a whim just went back and actually spent time diving into their full discography only recently. Through listening to more of his music and watching interviews and hearing his story about his struggles in his younger years Trent became my favorite musician pretty much overnight. I do hope I get the chance to see him on tour at some point, just being someone who missed out on the opportunity to do it earlier, but I'm glad he has that stability and happiness in his family life that he says makes him not as interested in touring.

No I get it. I have seen NIN 5 times as a teen and an adult from 2000 to 2016 or whatever and each time the crowd gets less into it. The 2000 Fragile show was nuts so was the 2005-6 tour, Lights in the Sky still had a moshpit and people going crazy and having fun! but when I saw them headline in the freaking rain at Day for Night people just stood there in the freezing rain. So me and my little brother who I promised a crazy NIN crowd was disappointed. We tried to start a pit and some people where into it. They said things like watch out for my girlfriends? Really. Nine in Nails and Trent where giving everything they got in the rain and people where just scared standing there. Then the festival security came and said we cannot have contact with any people. This is post 2016. So the Aphex Twin show had flags, dancing, and crowd surfing but a year later it was all cancelled. I get why he doesn't want to tour or make records. Playing his heart out to people on there phone. Fuck it.

This feels like deja vu. Ive been a fan long enough to have seen this cycle repeat a few times over now. He/NIN will be back. This is far from the first time hes had these frustrations or taken a hiatus.

While I understand much of what Trent said, while reflecting on the way that music in the current epoch is digested, I think that he's underestimating how fans of his music engage with it. Having followed NIN throughout their entire career, I've always taken extra time to get into the music, bought formats where variations/B-sides were available, chosen physical format over digital wherever possible, bought the experimental products such as Not The Actual Events & Add Violence physical components. I mention this, as I think I'm not alone in how I approach NIN releases. I'd predict that a good 80+% of the existing fan base share similar experience and sentiments. If this is the case, he should know that as far as HIS music is concerned, most of his fans will appreciate it the way that he'd like them to. By deciding to abstain from producing new NIN because of some negative perception of how people deal with his music, is a disservice to his fans, and a self-fulfilling prophecy to a certain extent. Bands generally don't continue indefinitely, at some point it is perfectly natural to hang up the boots and bow out. I'd always hoped that there would be one final NIN album that goes out with a blistering bang, it would just seem a fitting way to end.

He definitely specks the truth ❤ thanks bud for the update

When I heard his Ghost albums, I knew instantly where Mr. Reznor's true strength lied. Yeah, his angry and edgy stuff was pretty damn awesome too, still listening it to this day, but it goes to show how an artist evolves and how he prioritizes more important things in life. Good on you, Mr. Reznor! May we all be as strong and motivated as you!

I still worship music Trent, for what its worth.

Trent reznor is a sober king. I named my son after him . He is completely transformational. His music gives me peace.

As a fan since 89 I pray he tours again.

He also arranged the Soundtracks of a couple classic movies back in the day. The impact that the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack has had on my life is deep

Sooooooooooo grateful I was able to see Trent Reznor and NIN during his last tour last fall 2022. I can appreciate all his endeavors. Always will be my favorite artist.

The entire music experience is so hollow now. Just like he said in the interview. You used to be able to hear a new track on college radio. Anticipate this new band or album dropping. Head out to pick it up at 12am on Tuesday morning at Tower records for their midnight release. Then that first listen on the way home and staying up late to devour the liner notes and lyrics as the tracks played. That's all gone now. Streaming and technology killed it.

All respect to him I thought they were basically on hiatus already. Whilst we aren't getting NIN, we are still getting some excellent film scores, I'm fine with that.

Glad I saw NIN again in Oct of 22. Reznor has become the king of atmosphere in movie scores.

The old world dies one day at a time and with it, goes the music and the beautiful shrine.

If You’re going to spend time away from family, at least be compensated for it. The age of music and albums are all but completely dead. Everything’s compressed and digitalized for convenience. Good for Trent not giving a shit, and continuing to do what he loves, making music for scores is probably much more rewarding.

Totally agree with Reznors view on todays music. REZNOR was the last reL pioneer, who poured PASSION and feeling into his art!

if anyone is new to nine inch nails I’d definitely recommend listening to his full interview with Rubin, gives a lot of insight and info about how much of legend Trent is

I WISH Trent Reznor could give some of us the chance to experience Nine Inch Nails live in concert. Eastern US but would try to get anywhere in the US I could if Tent changes his mind & decides to give us a few more shows. I don't understand because I read he was doing an extended your started last month ending in September 2024 with 2 music festivals????? Why is that info on the Internet-Yet I can't seem to find any way to buy tickets so it must be someone just messing with me. Obviously his family & his life & his wellness is now important. I understand if he wants to spend the time with his beautiful family I just want Trent Reznor to know that I only discovered Nine Inch Nails fairly recently & if given the chance for me & my son to be able to go see him love in concert-It would change our lives in such a positive way. He is such a positive inspiration for both of us as we struggle with similar issues as he has in his past & we ate both struggling to see 'the point of it all I don't even like writing that bit done things happened last month that made me question everything & I scared myself & don't ever want to go there again.....Trent's music & words for me through the toughest times of late. Then when I found out he was 'doing a USA tour-I took it as a 'sign......As something to look forward to-As something to save us..... Please Trent Reznor please please please give us something we thought we could never have.....

Glad I saw them once live recently.

I got to see the show of all shows!! The Blossom show in Cleveland 2022! The one and only show where every single member nine inch nails ever had was all on stage playing all at once!! Since Nine inch Nails was formed and got its start in Cleveland It was his special treat just for us ohioians and Clevelanders in particular. Though I live in Mansfield which is only an hour away I have plenty of roots and fond memories in Cleveland. So proud to say I'm from his neck of the woods! And while I have NO DOUBT he does not miss Cleveland nevertheless he strikes me as an extremely humble guy and never forgets where and what he came from. I'm sure he has at least a few fond memories of getting his start here, going by his previous interviews i know he also described NIN's success as "Escaping Cleveland!" Also something only ohioians and Clevelanders in particular could truly relate to. But it was a really incredibly feel good moment to have been there at a place that he deemed very special to himself and his band and he certainly expressed his appreciation for us that night!! What an incredible show that was!! Thank you Trent, Atticus and the entire NIN CREW!!! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

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Hes gotten me through the best and bottom of times. Im very grateful

Just enjoy the albums and relive the memories. That's what I do. I'm so used to groups disbanding. I'll miss Skinny Puppy, too.

I respect his opinion on this matter. I have pretty much every halo ever released by him (I guess you could say I’m a pretty big fan) I do miss physical copies, reading the notes and lyrics, really absorbing the songs and taking my time with them. He’s made a ton of albums so even if he decides to take a hiatus, he’s made enough to satisfy new or old fans alike

I really liked the Ghosts project that NIN went on and I'm glad they "they" (I guess that's NIN's pronouns) did some more of that in 2020. My mom commented that the soundtrack work with Atticus Ross was just like more extensions of the Ghosts project. I remember the soundtrack to The Social Network and felt that it sounded like Ghosts and then the soundtrack to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo saw the duo grow from that and make stuff that sounded more involved. It was just something that worked for me. A little weird, surprisingly ambient and calm. A big 180 from NIN's usual sound. And Ghosts I-IV as well as The Slip were better albums than Year Zero and With Teeth for me.

I sure hope we eventually get new music from him in the future. But if not, we have over 30 years worth to fall back on. Nothing but respect for Trent. One of the greatest songwriters and performers music has ever seen.

Soooo basically he's just giving it up. That's what I'm getting from this, he's getting older and just wants family time etc.

Man.. I was at the reunion show.. that alone should have shown him we still care! That place was lit up!!!

What's funny is that way back in the 1990s I was not tuned in to NIN or anything done by Trent & Co. due to electronica, parties, little vittles, motivating, the rest... Trent created SO MUCH CREAM in all formats available to be heard and for all to then ponder, appreciate and gain from. Now in my same late 50s mindspace I can dare to catch up with all that is yet to be heard by me. Thanks Trent, Robin, all of ya! 🏆

Glad I saw them on tour last year. Incredible show!

well if that's the way he feels then I guess I should just stop breathing. I'm actually devastated from hearing this, I can't speak or think or feel or breathe. My heart is broken, my soul is shattered. This has been one of the worst days of my life.

REZNOR = LEGEND

But NiN fans don't feel that way about music and especially NiN's music. We're begging for an album. A physical copy that we can read along to the first time we break open that brand new pressing. I've been saved over and over by Trent's music. I understand why he feels this way and that he deserves to enjoy his family and the fruits of his amazing career. Still..... I am though one of the lucky ones that's seen NiN multiple times through the years. I was able to be at the last show, the reunion in Cleveland. I've witnessed the live shows of this generations greatest musical composer so i will be trying to focus on that and not the thought of going the rest of my life without the utter joy of new NiN albums and tours. N Thank you Trent. You've given us so much.

Trent--good man, wants to be a dad for his kids. That's more important than anything else. He's probably said all that he needs to say as NIN with his music. I'm sure he'll tour again as NIN someday.

he said the same thing after The Slip and the world tour that accompanied it. He came back in 2013 with hesitation marks. Maybe he should work with Rubin on producing his next NIN album. that would be cool.

Rock Feed, Trent, other fans thereof, I do strive to go for "Full Album Friday's", elsewhere online. I will try remembering to put some NIN in the set then, other recommendations are accepted. Though, I'm still working and working on being more productive in my life. I don't have the time to sit back and listen, until late in the evening... let's go.

Damn. I'm going to be selfish and pray that NiN goes on tour again soon. My brother introduced me to NiN when I was 7 or 8, listening to Pretty Hate Machine, I would plah Head Like a Hole and Terrible Lie on repeat. Ive seen them twice. My brother hasnt seen them live and its a damn shame he hasnt. We have a deal that the next time they go on tour hes coming with me to see them.

Trent is completely correct about music culture today 🥺

One I member/ love most...."lost highway!!!" Before the Zuckerberg thang...may not done the hole score, but DEFINITELY THERE!!!!!

To be honest it sounds like he’s just wanting to be close to family and chill, live a good life well. The cultural analysis is probably very much secondary.

Shit, just became a fan one year ago and I won’t get the chance to see him live anytime soon huh

That Gone Girl ost was perfect for the film. My friends put me onto him years ago and I started listening to him again recently. I definitely get what he means about how people seem to treat music as disposable. Which could be a reflection of how streaming music has dominated the industry to the point where there's no real excitement for anything anymore.

He's not wrong about the music situation these days. Music used to hold a large part of the pop cultural zeitgeist, but now it is diluted with so many other things like video games, movies, social media, news and politics, viral cat videos, viral hate videos, crazy conspiracy memes, TV and streaming shows and movies and the list seems to go on and on! I remember when NIN first came out and hit the music world by storm! Music was a huge part of pop culture then and now it's not really much more than an occasional foot note in so far as mass media is concerned.

GONNA GO JAM REZNOR REST OF THE NIGHT, HERE I COME AICHAT!

I thought Trent was live on the screen for a sec at the beginning cause out of the corner of my eye it looked like he was moving 😆

I got into ambient due to Trent, with making industrial music I feel like I'm help carrying NIN with a lot of other people. Just a joke but yes I think this is for the best to have NINE gone for a few years. BUT we all love NIN. I have passion for music and I enjoy it

Trent Reznor is a genius....period.

Reznor's first movie that I remember was "Natural Born Killers", it also comes to my mind that he did a soundtrack for one of the versions of the game "Doom". It's very likely that now any of these choices are much more lucrative and less demanding than the "Rock" shows.

I see Broken/The downward spiral/ Fragile as kind of a trilogy in a fashion of Pink Floyds ‘The Wall’ ( or much much Darker side of the moon) First a rageful and impotent cry against the external by the protagonist, who is like Trent but not Trent,(Broken), then the rage and negativity being turned inward ,stripping layers away to a broken bitter end (TDS) and finally ( with the fragile) spiralling in the pit, angry, confused and disjointed ,lamenting, hopeless and regretful. The greatest rock albums of all time

*_Well, every gahdamn pressing of any NIN/Reznor album gets sold out before I can buy a copy so someone either is selling a lot of vinyl on release day or makes extremely low editions of his albums._* *_I'm pretty sure people have been listening to music while doing something else for decades._* Edit for spelling.

Clevelander here. Seen nin several times over the years and last summers show at blossom that featured Rick and the rest of the original lineup was unforgettable to say the least!! Mabye,Trent just wants to go out on top. And now focus as he said on family. And his film scores

Pretty Hate Machine is my favorite NIN album! Terrible Lie is badass!

It's probably for the best. I'm just glad there's at least one 90's icon left that hasn't been me too'd yet.

Nothing is black and white. Lots of music these days is crap. But there are 6,000 songs uploaded to Spotify a day. There is tons of amazing ass music too. Now, I have always been an active listener. Music has always been extremely important to me. I’m still that way. Now, I have friends that used to, but now listen to music only while working or whatever. But, my 2 teenage daughters listen to music like I do/used to. ALL THE TIME and they read the lyrics and watch the videos and learn the lore/members. So far all the blanket statements I see in the comments, that’s YOUR experience. It’s not the objective truth.

in other words he's taking sometime off like he did over a decade ago, when he said he had to figure out how to present NIN in a new way

The ONLY real person in music anymore. Basically my hero

Hey Brianstorm - Loved your Tesseract - Exile cover from years ago. Wish you'd kept it up on youtube. Unbelievable performance. Still think about it all the time! You should put up covers again like the old days!

Music, the listening experience & the concert experience is FAR from what it used to be when Pretty Hate Machine was released. Greedy, selfish corporations & music labels have sucked the fun & soul out of everything.

Ugh. I’ve been a fan since the beginning and never got to see them live. This is bumming me the fuck out, but I get it. Getting old sucks.

I find it interesting that this response video has considerably more views than the actual interview. Is it because of the over two hour length of that video, or are fans just having trouble finding it? Rubin's is a great interviewer, and the last section of Trent's chat was where he "cryptically" (his description) talks about possible new projects. One was storytelling but not with an album or soundtrack. The other was possibly going to be inspired from his time at Apple, and basically challenging himself. The interview multiple times mentioned his children, artistic expression, and how hard it is to discover new music these days.. What are the odds that the once young "Mr. Self Destruct" who is now a doting , mature father creates new art especially made (and "family friendly") for young kids? Trent did do a soundtrack for Disney (Soul).

Good luck Trent