Trent Reznor's high school yearbook photo has been released, and it is not quite what we were expecting.
The anger and pain that produced 1990s classics such as "Head Like a Hole" and "Hurt" is not immediately apparent in the eyes of a strapping young lad who looks more like a John Hughes character than the voice of an industrial generation.
Here is Reznor in all his teenaged glory, via Reddit:
Much press has been given to Reznor's latest score for Gone Girl, and he recently stopped by the CBS studios for a chat with the CBS: This Morning crew.
"It's been just such a rewarding experience for me personally," he said of his new gigs. "It's very challenging ... It's flattering to be asked to work in a different medium than what you're used to — film, that is. It was such a fun, rewarding, creative experience that when we finished The Social Network I said, 'Hey, if it's appropriate, call me for the next one.' That led to Dragon Tattoo, and here we are."
While the music bears resemblance to much of Reznor's industrial work, the process is obviously different.
"What I've learned from working in film is my job is to be in service to the picture," he said. "If I'm writing for Nine Inch Nails, my end result is trying to get this idea I have in my head into your ears and try and make that connection. In film, we adopted this strategy of really trying to get inside David's head. He has a very clear idea of what he's looking for, the role of music in film."
Reznor also recently told Rolling Stone he is ready for a break from the road.
"I enjoyed it," he said. "But I've found as I've gotten older that, you know, between this and How to Destroy Angels, I've been out for 18 months. That's enough. I'm ready to wake up in the same location for a while."
