Though I still have no semblance of a life outside of Nine Inch Nails at the moment, I realize my goals have gone from getting a record deal or selling another record to being a better person, more well-rounded, having friends, having a relationship with somebody.

He gained employment at Right Track Studios in Cleveland and began creating his own music during the studio's closing hours under the name of Nine Inch Nails. In a 1994 interview with Rolling Stone he. Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17 1965) is an American singer-songwriter composer and record producer.

Reznor was previously associated with the bands Option 30 The Innocent and Exotic Birds in the mid-80s. In 1997 Reznor appeared in Time magazine's list of the year's most influential people and Spin magazine described him as "the most vital artist in music". Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17 1965) is an American singer-songwriter composer and record producer.