Trent Reznor - Biography

Last Editor: ebonyeyes4him				Trent Reznor Biography -   Name : Trent Reznor Birth Name : Michael Trent Reznor Most Famous as : Lead singer of the Rock Band - NINE INCH NAILS. Date of Birth : 17 May 1965 Place of Birth : Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Height : 5' 6'' Nationality : American Profession : Singer Sometimes Called : Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails Nickname : Stimpy

Trent Reznor Trivia -

Leads the music group Nine Inch Nails. Marks all official releases with 'halo' numbers. Heads up 'nothing records', a division of 'Interscope Records'. Has an ongoing artistic feud with Limp Bizkit frontman and Interscope VP Fred Durst. Converted an old funeral parlor in New Orleans into a recording studio. The door to the studio was salvaged from the former rented "love house" of Sharon Tate (one of seven of the victims of Charles Manson and his "family"). He has a younger sister, Tera Played in bands such as Option 30, Prick and Exotic Birds (which did music for the Michael J. Fox movie, "Light Of Day". Has a project band called Tapeworm. At his high school he played the role of Judas in a school performance of Jesus Christ Superstar. Played the saxophone in his highschool band. Reznor has 2 dogs. A labrador named "Ethyl." and a Weirmaraner named "Daisy May." They both walk around freely in the New Oreleans Headquarters of Nothing Studios. Spent a year at Alleghheny College majoring in Computer Engineering and Music. Dropped out of College to spend his time with local bands, not doing much more than playing keyboards and occasionally doing background vocals. Trent played tenor sax in The Mercer Junior and Senior high marching bands. Played prominent roles in his high school's productions of Jesus Christ SuperStar and The Music Man, as Judas and Professor Harold Hill respectively. He was voted "best in Drama" by his classmates. Is good friends with fellow recording artist, Tori Amos. He sang background vocals on her hit song, "Past The Mission" He renovated an old funeral home into his home / studio. He produced Marilyn Manson's first few albums. He later had a falling-out with Manson. The two do not speak to this day. Is a huge David Bowie fan. His musical influences are David Bowie, The Cure, Nick Drake, Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Joy Division, Jim Morrison, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Talking Heads, Throbbing Gristle and Tom Waits. He enjoys listening to Tori Amos, Aphex Twin, Dead Can Dance, The Flaming Lips, Jane's Addiction, Ministry, Portishead, Radiohead, Rammstein, Skinny Puppy, The Smashing Pumpkins and Tool Band-mate Chris Vrenna left Nine Inch Nails to form the electronic one-man- band "Tweaker" Former band-mate Richard Patrick is now the front-man for the alternative rock band "Filter" His favorite filmmakers are David Cronenberg, David Lynch and Ken Russell. Is a huge fan of The Cure. Is a good friend of Tori Amos. Nine Inch Nails were voted the 44th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone. Brought in bassist/long time friend Jordie White (aka Twiggy Ramirez) to tour in support of the album 'With Teeth.' He is a direct descendant of George Reznor, founder of Reznor Company in 1888 (a major manufacturer of Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning equipment). The Reznor Company was sold in the 1960s, but the equipment is still manufactured in Mercer, Pennsylvania (Trent Reznor's home town).

Trent Reznor Detailed Biography -

Born May 17, 1965, in Mercer, Pennsylvania, Trent Reznor began his musical career at five years old studying piano, later teaching himself tuba and saxophone. Trent Reznor founded the '90s rock group Nine Inch Nails; with Chris Vrenna at the drums. Trent Reznor did all of the writing, performing and producing himself. Other musicians were brought in only on tour or if a desperate need arose. Trent Reznor's parents divorced in 1970, and he was raised by his maternal grandparents. After studying computer engineering at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, Trent Reznor moved to Cleveland in 1987, performing with several different bands. While with the band Problems, he achieved minor fame when their song "True Love Ways" was played by Joan Jett in the Michael J. Fox film Light of Day. Trent Reznor left that band in 1988 to form his own band, Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor wanted to explore more than just rock & roll and included techno and dance music in the group's repertoire. Trent Reznor became a one-man band, writing, producing and performing all the group's songs. They earned a reputation in 1990 with their second album, Pretty Hate Machine. The album stayed on the Billboard charts for more than two years with the hit "Head Like a Hole." (Their first album, Industrial Nation, was never released.) In 1992, Trent Reznor and his manager, John Malm, formed their own record label, Nothing Records, after a legal battle with then-current record label TVT. The two signed several artists, including Pop Will Eat Itself and Marilyn Manson. Trent Reznor released the EP Broken in 1992, which earned him his first Grammy for Best Metal Performance for the song "Wish." Trent Reznor won another Grammy in 1996 for Best Metal Performance for his song "Happiness in Slavery". The Downward Spiral album, released in the spring of 1994, traced the singer's life from his underground songs to his pop mainstream songs, and proved to be his major breakthrough in terms of popularity. It was also in 1994, that Trent Reznor recorded "Past the Mission" with Tori Amos. After his fame grew, Trent Reznor produced the soundtrack for Oliver Stone's film Natural Born Killers, which included Nine Inch Nails' "Something I Can Never Have" and "Burn." David Bowie also took an interest in the group, and they toured together in 1995.