{"id":974437,"date":"2020-01-15T06:05:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T13:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=937871"},"modified":"2020-01-15T06:05:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T13:05:12","slug":"trent-reznor-on-rock-hall-of-fame-induction-im-pretty-freaked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/trent-reznor-on-rock-hall-of-fame-induction-im-pretty-freaked-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Trent Reznor on Rock Hall of Fame Induction: \u2018I\u2019m Pretty Freaked Out\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trent Reznor<\/a> has sold millions of records, played to oceans of fans at festivals all over the world and even won an Oscar. But the Nine Inch Nails<\/a> leader was in a \u201cstate of shock\u201d when he called into Rolling Stone<\/em> to discuss his group\u2019s admission into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> alongside Whitney Houston, Depeche Mode, T-Rex, Notorious B.I.G and the Doobie Brothers. They\u2019ve been eligible ever since their 1989 debut LP Pretty Hate Machine<\/em> turned 25 in 2014, but this was their third time on the ballot and he truly believed he\u2019d find himself in the position of facing rejection year after year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reznor spoke to us about his shock, why this is especially meaningful for him, his history in Cleveland and his thoughts on a possible Nine Inch Nails tour later this year.<\/p>\n

Congratulations on the big news.<\/strong>
[Faux casual tone<\/em>] Oh yeah. No big deal. [Laughs<\/em>]. No, I\u2019m pretty freaked out. I\u2019m quite in shock.<\/p>\n

Why shock?<\/strong>
I\u2019m actually quite surprised. When I look back at how Nine Inch Nails are received, it always seems like we fall between the cracks or we\u2019re not in this category or \u201cthat thing.\u201d I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a defense mechanism, but I just assumed we\u2019d stay in that category, so I\u2019m pleasantly surprised to see us acknowledged. It feels pretty good.<\/p>\n

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This was your third ballot, so I imagine you\u2019d gotten used to seeing your name on there but not making it in.<\/strong>
Used to failing, yeah. I\u2019m kind of relieved because I figured that every year for the rest of my life, I\u2019d have a new disappointment reminding me, \u201cYou\u2019re not good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

How does this compare to your Oscar win?<\/strong>
Well, I haven\u2019t really had time to deeply think it through. The Oscar win was a surreal experience because it truly came out of nowhere. It wasn\u2019t anything I\u2019d even thought about. We were just immersed in working on something that we really believed in and felt we did a good job at. And to see that people who knew what they were doing, they think we did a pretty good job. That felt legit. You wake up the next day and you\u2019re still the same asshole you were before you got it, but it felt significant. It felt nice.<\/p>\n

I had thought the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concept felt absurd. In some ways, it surely is; to try and quantify something as broad as that and inevitably add a competitive element to it. The gamification of it is hard to rationalize. Being there in that room last year to induct the Cure felt really cool. Sitting with the guys in Radiohead and watching Bryan Ferry play. It is just nice to see a bunch of people celebrating music as the primary thing. It felt legit. It really felt good. Like I said, it hasn\u2019t really sunk in yet, but I\u2019m quite honored that we\u2019re being recognized.<\/p>\n