Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig have four kids – three son aged six, five, and two, and a daughter who turns one this year.
Trent Reznor is also the man behind Nine Inch Nails, who have written such family-friendly albums as The Downward Spiral! So it stands to reason that at some point, their kids are going to have a good grasp on who their father is, and start asking questions about lyrics like "I want to fuck you like an animal / I want to feel you from the inside"and "Shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot (I'm gonna cum all over you)." Not to mention all the drug-related stuff.
Reznor has told Vulture in a new interview that he's really not looking forward to these days.
"I’m not looking forward to the ‘Closer‘ talk, which is probably going to happen quicker than I’d like. Just this morning, me and my two older boys were sitting in the hotel restaurant.
Their mom has played the new EP for them a couple times. They’re like, “My favorite song is ‘Less Than‘.” That’s sweet, but then I’m thinking, Don’t I say ‘fuck’ in that one? Same thing when they were at sound check: What song don’t I say ‘fuck’ in?
I’ll tell you another thing I think about: I’m now thrust into adult events — school things with other parents, and just … You’re not really thinking about how lyrics that seemed cool at the time are going to register with parents at your kid’s school 20 years later."
We wish Trent all the best when his kids start asking these questions. We're sure it's going to be an extremely fun time!
