trent reznor is not a musician
 criticism of the music industry in may 2007 reznor made a post on the official nine inch nails website condemning universal music groupthe parent company of the bands record label interscope recordsfor their pricing and distribution plans for nine inch nails 2007 album year zero
 in an interview with a new zealand media outlet reznor explained his thought process at the time that he was considering his participation in the performancei spent a long time talking about the pros and cons