Trent Reznor, Conversation With...

[@knives_on_static]

Trent Reznor should do Podcasts or have a radio show. Like a late night thing

[@VegaChastain]

I would have far fewer problems with life if I could hear him talk every night. xoxo

[@Gyrbae]

Late Night With Trent Reznor. I'd totally listen to/watch that.

[@DichotomousRex]

@shonenlad hell some artists do it while still being musical artists, I listen to a couple of touring musicians podcasts

[@SkywalkerSamadhi]

People: Trent you should do a podcast. Trent: (in a monotone voice) Hi. This is my podcast. I'm going to talk a bit and ask someone a few questions. Then I will listen to their answers and then proceed to discuss the answers to those questions. I will do this for a certain length of time.. all the while I will be Recording the conversation. Then when we are finished with our conversation I will upload what I have recorded to the internet so that you may listen to our conversation. If you like Nine Inch Nails you will probably enjoy the conversation. (Exactly how I always imaged a Nine Inch Nails podcast would be.) 😎

[@undermoonlightglow]

Absolutely.

[@ff789n10]

I enjoy listening to Trent so much he could talk about anything and I would be engaged.

[@Bellhelly]

I could listen to Mr Reznor for hours. Everything he says is very interesting. Also he has a soothing voice and the hummingbirds as background sound is gret also I am enjoying thoroughly enjoying.

[@chriscole6168]

trent started my whole fascination with electronic music

[@markchristopher2signal2]

I really like Pretty Hate Machine

[@gasolinedrinker9170]

Year Zero is really underrated.

[@TheFos88]

Same. It's because of him that I became an audiophile. I was like 14 when I came across The Downward Spiral and I had never heard anything like it before. I was entranced. I'm 32 now and have a collection of all his Halos, and most LPs. It also introduced me not just electronic music but industrial, darkwave, and post punk.

[@IncompleteStrangers]

"So if I do end up finishing that demo.. Just... Pretend you didn't hear that"

[@eleortiz9091]

😂😂😂

[@Faerl2]

I feel like John Connor listening to Sarah Connor's tapes for guidance.

[@henkiskwaad]

lol

[@gunguy-ru5jo]

His voice is so calming

[@Tidoublemy]

Who else caught their breath when they heard the first demo? That DEFINITELY should have made the record! Hopefully he puts it on the next album.

[@TheFos88]

Hell all three were fucking great. The first and second were very Fragile era, too.

[@HowserMaeve]

spoilers: he didn't put it on the next album :(

[@h4724-q6j]

Sounds almost like something off of Ghosts VI. I briefly checked and couldn't find anything in there that sounded like it might've originated from this though.

[@PIR0Kitty]

goddamnit. why is he such class.

[@The90sGamingGuy]

The first demo Reznor lets us hear is really good and should have ended up on Hesitation Marks.Very intelligent man i always enjoy listening to his interviews.

[@shireenjune5894]

But where is the 2nd part of this??

[@MachoMadness79]

Long live Rez, anything he puts out is masterful.

[@Tanavids]

I was in the perfect head-space to appreciate these songs that didn't make Hesitation Marks. Just quiet, doing a drawing, and listening to it... it's beautiful.

[@christiaanrodi3736]

11:01 / 17:53 - Demo 1 19:35 / 23:09 - Demo 2 # Improvisation 23:50 / 28:04 - Demo 3 # Improvisation 31:00 / 33:24 - A partial demo of - "All Time Low"

[@MCConfuz]

where, may ask, can I find his tunes that sound like #3?

[@nitsujjustin]

@@MCConfuz The Fragile, Quake Soundtrack, Hesitation Marks, Add Violence

[@Bricofy]

I love how he expresses himself...very captivating...and I really love his work ...pure art!!! 🎶♥

[@Rayquesto]

Maris P. Sounds like Al Di Meola actually.

[@thotd173]

+Maris P. suck up

[@RyanReznor]

All I can think about is how many tracks or songs has Trent created and didn't quite finish, but are still probably badass (like the examples within this audio) and the realization that my ears will never be graced by their sounds.

[@mickthetic]

Imagine all the stuff that was cut out of the fragile, he made so much stuff for that album

[@nick.valente_bass]

Still wondering what those Tapeworm sessions sounded like!

[@yeahohright3097]

Damn, I hope he does more of these in the future. This was REALLY interesting and informative, way better than an interview would have been. I feel like I'm learning from the master.

[@davidkunz8257]

People are in a constant rate of change, and artists are people. You can't expect them to stay the same forever, no one expects any of you to either. I personally love the new album, Trent is using technology to his advantage and not letting himself fall into the idea that "new is shit". I mean did you guys see the light show he put on at his show?? That would not have been possible without his passion for electronics and technological advancement, and yes it's not supposed to be a rave, and I think it was far from that, but you have to admit it was pretty bad ass. Oh and by the way thanks for posting this interview. Cheers!

[@TheFos88]

I've been a huge fan since the early 2000s, and there isn't a single track he's put out that I didn't like. If I had to choose just one piece out of his catalogue, if say Starfuckers inc. and even with that, I don't hate it, it's just my least liked track. I grew up and matured along side his maturing and evolving music throughout the years and that's fucking cool.

[@xruraldustx]

Rob Sheridan was the guy who put together the visuals and lighting for the show. He's been with Trent for a long while.

[@mickthetic]

This album has always been severely underrated

[@TUXXREVIEWS]

Interesting interview with someone I look up to.

[@TUXXREVIEWS]

I liked that unreleased track @18:06. It really felt right for the cd.

[@iDONTCAREwhereBertIs]

TUXXrushu Exactly what you said.

[@TheFos88]

Same

[@fatmstr97]

That demo song is sick. It's got that ghosts era feel but it's something completely new. It's happy but sad and mysterious all at the same time. Bringing sounds together like takes a lot of skill.

[@sbsbsb69]

Roll on March, I finally get to see NIN live after listening to Reznor's work for twenty years.

[@michaelfaith]

Awesome, I wish they were making a stop here. Which opening band is starting the show you're attending?

[@shireenjune5894]

What's happened to the rest of this interview??

[@babyhandgrenade4004]

I saw them in 2008 and I will never forget it. It was like being on an acid trip without taking anything LOL. I think I will remember that show more vividly than any of the other ones I've ever been to.

[@miserable6623]

He always sounds so professional and classy what a man!

[@ivorypoacherplays]

Trent you are my musical inspiration

[@Crunkachu]

Wow.....I'm REALLY LOVING the last demo. They are all great but just listening to the last one now & REALLY FEELING THIS ONE 💜❤️💜❤️

[@TheFree2last1]

I love this album, and this conversation just makes it even more special. I'll buy the SE CD soon. Thanks Trent, and Thank You SolitaryCuspidor for sharing this. I enjoyed it.

[@XtremeMuffinMan]

Of course, the only person who can accurately interview Trent Reznor is Trent Reznor.

[@Clowx4]

Cracked up when the birdies came around lol cute

[@HollieBelleAK]

I especially like the first song that starts at 11:00, it's amazing.

[@iknowyounot88]

HollieBelleAK three years later, listen to The Background World. You'll hear that loop 😉

[@Crunkachu]

Listening to it right now while browsing the comments.....it's definitely really great 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@HajnalkaGyurgyovics]

Yeah.. Could have put the demos on cd2.. Genius mastermind Trent fucking Reznor.. He probably doesn't understand how many people's life he changes with his music.. So many of us just breathe eat and just live for nine inch nails.. It's unfortunate that a lot of people haven't realized how his records work.. For the first listen there are songs that you instantly like and some that's weird but then you start recognizing the beauty and order..

[@oldakamenetski1123]

exactly

[@TheFos88]

Absolutely.

[@veerchasm1]

HM really is an impressive album and the 5-6 extra months they needed to complete it really shows on the final album. It's been on constant rotation in my car.

[@nicorobinorsomething]

I feel like Trent is talking to me.. like we're best friends sitting in a room at 2 a.m.

[@youneedpeoplelikeme5376]

I feel that all too often in his music

[@desertforest2221]

Yeah I got that feeling, too. Wild that this is possible. 70 years ago, movie stars and music stars were almost unreachable by the public, compared to the closeness of this kind of podcast (youtube-cast?).

[@MaximusDecimus1313]

This needs to be more of a thing

[@graviton9282]

Pino Pallidino”s input on the live Sanctified…absolutely phenomenal feel on that bassline! Best ever. He’s so good.

[@marisgoldenhour6212]

This randomly popped up in my feed, so glad it did. Surprised I haven't heard it sooner. Admittedly I've made several attempts to listen to the end but keep getting soothed to sleep by Trent's timber. It's a beautiful way to slumber. 😌💙🖤✨

[@StockAvuryah]

Wow. I want more of this kind of stuff. Amazing dive into his mind. Also, kind of asmr.

[@ginny46able]

morning,its my b day and I always spend it with trent.i like his unreleased song.ahhhhhhhhhhhh such a god.

[@ZuShin]

i think hesitation marks is the best album trent has ever done and its link with the album downward spiral, which is a great album too, brings together a life journey of depth and substance. i have those two albums and listen to them back to back. now i know why. i also recommended this youtube video, trent - a conversation with, to my daughter who is studying music technology at uni, it might give her a few tips with electronic music construction, arrangement etc. which she is into.

[@AmarezMusic]

Carolyn Lozan I want to hear her material because music like Trent's exists no where else.

[@brianirwin8111]

I feel like a lot of this material ended up on How To Destroy Angels' EP and album. Fascinating to hear what made the cut and what didn't, and Trent's opinions on his process and demos. Thanks for uploading.

[@ATXrollerblader]

Gahh! I want those unreleased tracks. Sooo good.

[@VegaChastain]

Right? The master throws some pebbles out of his coat and we're like holy shit those are diamonds...

[@Crunkachu]

​@@VegaChastain👍🏼

[@oldakamenetski1123]

I'd listen to the words he'd say but in his voice I heard decay the plastic face forced to portray all the insides left cold and gray... this guy is not a human...its a miracle for sick minds helping them to not commit suicide

[@babyhandgrenade4004]

Olda Kamenetski totally agree. I'm a survivor of childhood abuse and domestic violence and his music has helped me so many times. I can relate to his lyrics so well. Like for example at the end of the be coming when he says Won't Give Up it wants me dead goddamn this noise inside my head that's like my self loading because of what I put up with and my low self-esteem because of it as well. I think it could also be applied to mental illness which I have as a result of the abuse. His music has literally saved my life countless times. I am so grateful for him. And I just wish there was a way I could tell him. I suppose on Twitter but I'm sure he's heard it a hundred times. But I really mean that. There are people who don't understand his process and don't understand his genius and I feel sorry for those who don't and dismiss him as a poser saying that his music is not really industrial. I don't really like to try to fit it into a neat little box or any category. He just is who he is which is an amazing artist and as I said a genius.

[@JoshYates]

@@babyhandgrenade4004 well said and I can relate with your experience. Thanks for sharing. I have drafted a Medium article about how NIN's music has been with me since the downward spiral release when I was a teenager. Now, I'm almost 40 years old, recovering from my on suffering, Trent's music has helped me through ALL emotions (happy, sad, depression, alcoholism, etc.). Today, I'm in a good place and hands down NIN has always been in my top 3 favorite bands. My #1,2, and 3 revolve back and forth depending on where I'm at in my life.

[@ChrisCaldwellO66]

I love dr suess!

[@Len_M.]

Baby hand Grenade It won't give up, it wants me dead...and God damn this Noise inside my Head. As well as, All dried up and tied up forever. All fucked up and dead to the World are definitely my Status. Heh. Add in Man in the Box for a Medley. You know you're right has really been ringing true lately. No thought was put into this. I always knew it would come to this. Things have never been so swell. I have never failed to feel PAIN!

[@okaynice_]

Fucking shit you've described it so well...

[@cccam5698]

ASMR with Trent Reznor

[@slophaus]

the track, 11 minutes into it, is quite good...this guy never ceases to amaze me...he's so lucid and focused on his shit...its nice to see someone make it thru hard work and devotion amidst the torrential nonsense in showbiz climate...ya know the terds I'm talking about, no need to mention dem (Rihanna Society sux) oh well, I couldn't help myself, lol.... LUV ya Trent! ur a real class act!

[@ivorypoacherplays]

lol it's like he was challenged to say "interesting " as many times in one sentence. I love you Trent reznor you are a huge inspiration

[@iDONTCAREwhereBertIs]

If you dont feel like listening to the whole forty minutes I suggest you catch from 7:00 until he says the word "anything" It is why he is a musical master.

[@ccarriages]

TR's a good dude. sharing all this stuff lately and opening up about his process. it's what i personally wanted to see for a long time. awesome

[@peteagassi]

I hope Trent finishes those demos and releases them in some form. They sound fucking amazing!

[@joshwilliams6517]

these demos are INSANE.

[@desertforest2221]

NIN has been my favorite band since the 90s, even if there are periods where I might not listen to any of his/their music for several months. More and more, over the years, especially over the past 5 years perhaps, I've come to realize he might be my favorite rock star idol, if he will forgive me for boosting him to that status. I greatly admire him because he is able to talk about deep emotions, and go so much deeper during conversations than other human beings go. I'd be willing to bet that he is often bored with surface-level "chit-chat" conversation that has lesser meaning. I'm still wondering about his Myers-Briggs personality, and wondering if it's INFJ or INTJ; something like that, perhaps?

[@choglatemilg]

i was in high school when Year Zero and the Slip came out, Ill never forget that time because it was a sort of musical awakening for me

[@veerchasm1]

Always great to hear about your creative process Trent!

[@VacancyOfDisco]

love the unreleased songs on here, hope they make it on to an album at some point. I've been a NIN for over 20 years now and I'm glad to see him grow and try new things. the reason he's not making the same music he did on Downward Spiral anymore is because he already made Downward Spiral, he's clearly in a different head space. If he kept making the same old record over and over people would probably bitch that he's not doing anything new. I really like the new album, i think its a logical progression for him.

[@TheFree2last1]

Totally agree. NIN is INOVATION in my book, for sure.

[@StefanWalczak]

Some of these demos should have absolutely made it into the album.

[@deathfromabove77]

call me weird but..I really enjoyed listening to this while I was having dinner last night..it was like I was hanging out with Trent while he talked about his new album...umm..yeah...where's my medication?..lol

[@Boppywoppy]

Im listening to this whole thing because trent is my idol

[@MrCt40]

This is helping me so much thank you Trent

[@TheFree2last1]

Great Interview. Amazing Man. Thank You for posting

[@deepcovergecko]

Trent Reznor is a GOD!

[@PrinceCadance]

Thanks, Im making a deluxe edition full discography of trent, nin, and htda, and i couldnt find this track anywhere or autolux but you saved me :P

[@TheFos88]

Hey did you finish your idea? That sounds awesome. I'd have like a hard drive just dedicated to storing Reznor and company and nothing else.

[@johneater1840]

Some of these songs should be the soundtrack to a sci-fi movie or an anime.

[@MCTooTall]

Certain rules to adhere to. Cool. Now I know my methods of distinguishing one album from the next is of the same basis as Trent Reznor. God bless Trent Reznor, by the way.

[@Beezilkin]

I could listen to him talk for hours...

[@amirshokraie1583]

50 years from now, kids would dig NIN music up and wonder what they missed out on, what was great and genius and what choice and class of music we, as the previous generations, had to listen to and loved. I'm proud to be in the same era as Trent Reznor. the crap we call music now.., I don't get it. don't want to.

[@melancholy-6352]

Okay but I could actually listen to him talk forever

[@TheLegendaryTwig2000]

I love the song at 24:00, I hope it makes the next release.

[@Tortango]

no kidding, that one's a killer

[@Frank19747]

Great video inspiring.

[@hiphopzombie7196]

i love this, especially the demos!

[@brinkbro12]

"Jam session, I fucking hate that word".... that cracked me up pretty good.

[@creamlord8257]

Trent Reznor could make pencil shavings interesting I stg

[@veerchasm1]

Damn, talented and intelligent...

[@jfbyers5728]

So glad All Time Low made it onto the album, that was/is a dope track. NIN can do funk all day, everyday.

[@MannequinFactoryy]

AMAZING voice

[@PorcupineFern]

I would be so grateful if Trent ever did a breakdown of his actual recording or songwriting method. The sounds he gets are amazing and there are so many layers in his songs that make me wonder how the hell does he do that

[@cbd1nonle912]

He is LITERALLY doing that here. We're grateful.

[@PorcupineFern]

@@cbd1nonle912 don’t get me wrong I appreciate any peek behind the curtain especially for Trent’s music. I just meant if he had something like going thru a pro tools session with all his tracks and soloing each one and having him explain what he used or was thinking about for each sound. Similar to Rick beatos series I guess but from the man himself.

[@PorcupineFern]

@@salvadordiazdelvallesantana haha yep

[@Astr0wave]

i hope the demos get to be released

[@vhampyre01]

Love his awareness of the sound around him, to comment on the birds. I record myself doing something and when I play it back, I hear things that I did not even notice while recording. Just a small example of his attention to detail.

[@edrock78]

The demos sound great. This is still making music at a very high level

[@iconocast]

i realy love the new album. i loved/love fragile and it seems anchored in the same place

[@DJMentalBeats]

LOL! Bro. Reznor has a lot to say at times... especially his RIGHTEOUS criticism of the CORRUPT mainstream music industry. I can only respect Bro. Reznor that he will not allow anyone to tell him how he can and cannot express himself. I won't allow that with me either. That alone has caused me to be a loooooooooooong time fan. The man is an absolute creative GENIUS! Hope to hear a whole lot more from him in the years to come. :-)

[@joepwrsurge]

This is the best Nine Inch Nails video there will ever be.

[@janetwindsor9244]

This new one is really, really creative. Actually, when I first heard it...I fired it out of the car CD player and tossed it, in to the rear seat.. Then I had a 6 hour drive and thought I'd give it another try.. well I listened to it for a good 5 hours.. I realized this was a ton of work...a ton. The spare ness. "Dissappointed," was like your listening to someone across the table from you. This new work is very visual in your imagination.

[@jhorton3385]

Very nice, thank you...

[@tamicarroll1943]

Talk to thyself ... wisdom!

[@joepwrsurge]

David Sitek! Awesome inspiration. TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs!

[@rainbowrotcod]

Beautiful demos! And Trent's beautiful voice. Was really worth listening to :)

[@johncagnola5884]

Love the new album,Trent! Thanks for the info!

[@MegaMixking]

wonderful

[@robkaroli1788]

The sound on "Times Talks with Trent Reznor" is now working..give it a go..one of his best interviews (with audience from 2011 over an hour long)

[@WellBeSerious12]

BEST DEMO 11:01.

[@TheSuperMrG13]

i loooooove hesitation marks, his best after downward spiral and maybe fragile

[@NobodyCaresALot]

Agreed

[@QuantumBl4de]

This reminds me of that commentary that daft punk did on there latest record where they talked and mixed in some music :D good stuff.

[@fidelrivera2887]

The Cadillac of men

[@nick.valente_bass]

Hummingbird swarm at 28:43

[@jovanmaslach8532]

brain music made for senses

[@jackfrost884]

Thanks these demos kickass

[@adamblister6005]

0:27 Trent Reznor gets mail!

[@VegaChastain]

He has hummingbirds outside his window!!

[@xxmarka]

TrentCast

[@veerchasm1]

NIN new album title “Angry Humming Birds”

[@veerchasm1]

That first unreleased song he plays reminds me of Massive Attack’s “ Teardrop”

[@JohnMassari]

Love the Demos and "jams"

[@Mattaga]

Trent needs to do a podcast. As long as it doesnt interfere with his work.

[@cristinam8600]

So informative about the process; what a genuinely interesting listen. Edit: grammar b/c I read good.

[@Glimax]

First 2 demos are SICK.