Thank you Trent. Your music is an inspiration.

Your music touch's me Mr. reznor in place's that go beyond physical touch. Life is more beautiful with your music. Thank you so much.

Thanks for the help and inspiration <3

I've been a NIN fan since i was around 10. 20 Years strong! I am looking forward to what happens with HTDA and NIN in the future. Keep it coming man you are the man!

Thank you, for cont. to make musix, in these hard times

KMOS92 posted:

I'd like to thank Trent for [The Social Network] soundtrack.

Not just that, but I'd like to thank him for all his past work with Nine Inch Nails and How To Destroy Angels and any future work that might come from any of the aforementioned projects.

I felt this would fit better in this thread.

Thank you, Trent, for being so cool, helping me to discover myself. Thank you for bringing the beauty of your vision to the world.

thank you for all the REZNORGASMS through the years!!!you have come a long way...keep smiling...it looks great on you!!!!

I guess I'll add to the cheesiness.

Dear Trent,

Thank you for proving that you're a REAL artist in a world full of fakes.

Luv, that one of many people that was all awkward when they met you, melted when they got to give you a hug, and somehow managed to quiver a "Thank you" at that one of many shows.

Trent, you are a genius. You will never know how much you impacted mine, along with everyone on this sites life. Right now, my life is so fucked up on every level and yet, I can always turn to NIN to make it better. You have no idea how much your music is a refuge for me. I am truly thankful for that.

NIN *is* Trent.

I've gotta add my cheesy thanks too. How could I not thank the man responsible for creating and sharing sheer awesomeness? So...thank you so very, very much Trent.


On a side note-

Jesus, I wish there were better words. Awesome, Phenomenal, Mind blowing, etc... just don't seem to encompass what I'd like to express.

Necessary cheesiness accomplished

I often post topics on this page asking people about how they try and get other people to listen to NIN. I always ask this because Nine Inch Nails is one of my biggest inspirations. I'm not trying to come off as a crazy fan in this post either. I am a film student. One day i hope to be a director. I've been spending the past ear of my life writing up outlines, short stories, and even scripts for future movie i hope to make one day. All of these ideas are different from story to story. I am always listening to music while writing. The music also has to reflect the mood of what i'm writing so i can truly get into the heart of the scene. The music has varied throughout my writing. The one band that has been on every playlist for every time i wrote was Nine Inch Nails; Trent and Atticus too. Even as i'm writing this i am listing to the amazing Girl With the Dragon Tattoo soundtrack. I have to say that i haven't always been a NIne Inch Nails fan. I listened to them here and there growing up while playing Doom in my older brothers room. I really became a true fan after the release of Year Zero. I listened to the album over and over again and loved it. At this point i didn't think to listen to their other stuff yet. It was the Lights in the Sky tour that caused me to fall in love with this music.

After this i had all of my friends listening to NIN. NIN was my work out music. The songs never got old. There is such a wide variety of music to listen to. And i'm sure everyone on this site knows that i'm jus stating the obvious right now. I've made 9 short films in school for projects and seven of them feature songs from NIN or Trent and Atticus. It'll be listening to Ghosts or The Social Network Soundtrack on repeat for hours. I can even listen to lyrics from The Fragile to understand how to write deep conversations between characters. Most recently the song that has been helping me write is Complications With Optimistic Outcome. It was a song i missed the first couple of times listening to the soundtrack then one day my roommate and i were listen to the vinyl and this song came on and i was blown away. I listened to it hundreds of times since then. I listen to the music and i get creative bursts of energy and just can't stop writing or working on a project or thinking about my future as a director and possibly working with Trent one day. I just wanted to take some time out of my night to thank Trent and anyone he has worked with over the years. The music has always and will continue to inspire me to achieve my life goals.

I've always wanted to send a letter to Trent Reznor to thank him for his music and the impact it's had in my life. That's not seemingly possible so I wanted to share it with other NIN fans. None of my friends ever really know a thing about NIN so I couldn't share it with them. Here's a very long story about NIN and its intertwinement with my life:

My Father

When I was four years old my father was a big fan of NIN (Keep in mind here he was eighteen when he had me with my mother). He had been since his early teen years. Mostly the reason being because of his aggressive parents (My grandparents) and lifestyle he had. Apparently I found out several months ago that when I was so young I would actually try to sing to the songs when they were playing on the radio when my dad was driving. Instead of "Terrible Lie!" I apparently would yell "Turn out the lights!". When "Head Like A Hole" would play I grumble to the lyrics and yell "Lay Down" instead of "Bow down". Little did I know when my father listened to NIN it was out of depression. Apparently when my father "Left" when I was young he would listen to Korn and NIN and what not while he snorted cocaine. He would leave for 2-3 days when I was younger to do that. Hell if I acknowledged it back then. I was too busy obsessing over Zelda, Mario and Pokemon.

Ten Years Later

My dad began leaving for months on end at some point. I don't remember how old I was. I started being home-schooled when I was ten. (I never really heard any NIN because I didn't get back into music until I was thirteen) When I started going back to public school in 7th Grade my life in all literalness a living, breathing hell. I didn't know what rap was, hell I didn't know what sex was because of my home-schooling. I was picked on until my sophomore year of high school. Between 7th grade and then is when I re-entered music. I began listening to Nine Inch Nails again and what not. Them and Nirvana were my favorite bands. I loved all their music. Then my Freshman year came along and something amazing happened.

First Love

I met a girl. I had been with a couple girls before her but none of them became as serious as this relationship. I met her through a friend of mine on facebook. We talked. Originally I was trying to set her up with my best friend. We hit it off insanely. I remember that day like it was yesterday. That relationship morphed me into who I am today. We were insanely in love. We lost our virginity to each other and everything, It was that shit you read in fairy tales. We brokeup twice briefly but the final time we got back together.....It was partly through a song I sent. It impacted my life so much before I sent it to her. I listened to it when I was depressed. When I was hurt from being made fun of. Many times. "Something I Can Never Have" by Nine Inch Nails. That song marked my life. It was hers and mine song. Ours. Only ours. The relationship altogether lasted a year and a half. Currently it's been three years almost since we brokeup. I cut her out of my life out of preventing more pain. I still think of her everytime I hear the song.

Something I Can Never Have

It's helped me get over anything. Especially after my relationship with that girl. My father, harassement, pain. Everything. The picking on stopped after my sophomore year (ironically over half the people who were dicks were still virgins and are apparently nothings, most not even college presently). The girl and I don't speak anymore and my father is in rehab for the addiction. And yet the Song remains. I still love every other song by NIN because Trent Reznor's genius but it's the effect it had. Especially the "Still" version. This is something i've wanted to share with Trent forever. Hopefully some day I will.

Just as a side note. When I was thirteen I DID acquire 4 tickets to the NIN/JA concert. Super christian mother would NOT allow me to go so I had to scalp them! I'll never be able to see an NIN concert! Cool Story -_-

Oh yes and I almost forgot; thank you for the music that is so meaningfull to me that I can feel my soul cracking in agony from the sounds of your voice as you sing.