Trent Reznor, who has become best known for his involvement with the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, had announced his (temporary) stop of artistic creation for NIN in 2009.
In the 2 years since he collaborated with musician Atticus Ross, with whom he wrote the music for two films (Social Network - 2010, for which they won the Academy Awards and Golden Globe and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - 2011, for which they are Candidates for Academy Award and Golden Globe).
Also, the two of them together with his Trent's wife, Mariqueen Maandig, created the post-industrial, experimental band How To Destroy Angels, who have already released an homonymous EP.
The creativity does not stop here. In 2012 we expect not only the integrated album How To Destroy Angels but also a fresh start with Nine Inch Nails. In an interview with Billboard he said:
"I'm going to be writing for Nine Inch Nails this year. I don't have any particular goal in mind other than... my voice as a songwriter feels like it needs to speak up or at least work out a little bit to not atrophy. I think I have something to say that feels unique to who I am right now, and that's when it tells me it's time to do something... I enjoy the challenge of moving that kind of brand (NIN) forward, that identity, shaping it to who I am now instead of who I was a few years ago when I last left off." But, he adds, "It's all kind of hypothetical right now. When I sit down with a notebook and a little mini-recorder is when my bluff will be called, and then it might not happen at all."
In the 2 years since he collaborated with musician Atticus Ross, with whom he wrote the music for two films (Social Network - 2010, for which they won the Academy Awards and Golden Globe and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - 2011, for which they are Candidates for Academy Award and Golden Globe).
Also, the two of them together with his Trent's wife, Mariqueen Maandig, created the post-industrial, experimental band How To Destroy Angels, who have already released an homonymous EP.
The creativity does not stop here. In 2012 we expect not only the integrated album How To Destroy Angels but also a fresh start with Nine Inch Nails. In an interview with Billboard he said:
"I'm going to be writing for Nine Inch Nails this year. I don't have any particular goal in mind other than... my voice as a songwriter feels like it needs to speak up or at least work out a little bit to not atrophy. I think I have something to say that feels unique to who I am right now, and that's when it tells me it's time to do something... I enjoy the challenge of moving that kind of brand (NIN) forward, that identity, shaping it to who I am now instead of who I was a few years ago when I last left off." But, he adds, "It's all kind of hypothetical right now. When I sit down with a notebook and a little mini-recorder is when my bluff will be called, and then it might not happen at all."