Trent Reznor and His Year of Accomplishments

[Tara Priest]

Trent Reznor, the mastermind of the industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails, proved this past year that although he has written some of the most rage-filled songs of our time, he does have a heart of gold.

This year Trent organized a fundraiser on the Nine Inch Nails website dedicated to helping a fan get a much needed heart transplant. Nine Inch Nails and their tour partners, Jane's Addiction offered fans special packages which got them backstage for a meet and greet with the bands. One hundred percent of the proceeds, which added up to almost one million dollars, when to help alleviate the medical expenses of Eric De La Cruz. Trent was honored by the city of new york for this noble gesture.

Trent also has made public statements for PETA against the use of animals for fur fashions. “Workers kick and stomp on the cages and jab the animals with sticks to get them out, then their weakened bodies are bludgeoned, hanged, bled, or strangled with wire nooses to kill them. Many of the cats and dogs still have collars on, proof that they were someone’s beloved companions,” says Trent in PETA's video.

Trent is also newly engaged to Mariqueen Maandig. This may be the reason he has decided to retire from live performances. We hope that his retirement will not be permanent, but wish them all of the happiness in the world. We know aster a long struggle with drugs and depression, that he really does deserve it.