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  • Who else can push play on a boom box and make a masterpiece? Not many Trent did.

  • A sound which struck me as "deep, dark, and real" as a teenager, standing here, looking back at the barely changing landscape, I see it is anything but.

  • trent is so beautiful on the inside way to me > so glad he got clean > can't wait until he starts up again from a long needed rest and time off with his wonderful wife. i miss you trent. the best.

  • This was an extended/secret track off of With Teeth album. And l completely agree, he just tears you down, and then re-builds you with his sequences on the piano... He's so ingenious it hurts...

  • masterpiece after masterpiece...a contemporary maestro of epic creativity. Trent is real.

  • His voice is so intoxicating.. Just hearing his voice makes me outrageously wet. ;)

  • @Slothth weak

  • Why does everyone always talk about what he looks like? Music is music, not a fashion show. Media has destroyed music. Good song by the way, for just him and a dollar store cd player.

  • The ashes and debris

  • This is one of his BEST! LOVE IT!

  • amazing emotion displayed by Trent.

  • reminds me of Haiti now.

  • Never heard of this song.

  • haahhaah : P but ur kind of right considering his work ;PP

  • @Locustx925 are you serious?

  • idk i cant even remember what i said because everyone spammed my comment.

  • This is how Michael Trent Reznor looks nowadays. Very different from how he did in the 90's for the Downward Spiral and the Fragile periods.

  • lol it was a joke.

  • @thejerseydude

    I think this new look of his suites the new music he's been putting out. The rebellious teenager look was a much better fit for his older, much more angry and dystopic music.

  • @xxkarate LOL people aren't allowed to evolve as musicians? They have to fit your mentality and not expand their own.Sounds kind of selfish and infantile. If you can't grow as a human or artist, then just DIE.

  • Trent Reznor is one of the best!!!

  • Trent Reznor, is the best of the best..;)

  • True :D

  • Go on the NIN official website and download their NIN/JA tour sampler 2009. Its on there but its not like this version, he only did this once and this is it.

  • this song isnt on any albums? =(

  • uuugh trent reznor is one of the greatest!

  • If you took all the 'american idols' in the past and put them together...you are lucky to get one night of Trent out of them.

  • Lol. Actually you'll never get anyone like trent from Idol....

  • lol dude i live by Trent's little Cuz so ive met him before.

  • you lucky little bitch....

  • you lucky son of a bitch lol

  • where do you live exactly =P lol

  • what song is this???

  • ummmm....

    non-entity

    lol

    it's kinda right above you in the movie title

  • i wish NIN would come to houston :(

  • how long has reznor been clean???

  • he went clean from 1994-2000ish. not sure when though. just know that broad idea

  • Trent's been clean since post-Fragile (had some relapses while doing that album I think), so around 2000. By With Teeth (2005) he was definitely clean.

  • SESTINA: on TR's twitter, today he said he has been clean for 8 years.

  • this sounds like it's from fight club.

  • yeah, it does sound similar to one of those tunes. thanks for pointing that out.

  • This is raw, simple, pure beauty.

  • u can get this song on ninja2009(dot)com

  • doesnt sound like hurt in any way

  • Idiot...

  • there are clear similarites in the pre-chorus chord progressions. but so what if there is? it doesn't detract from the beauty of this piece, so you don't have to be some smartass and try to sound musically enlightened . did YOU write this song or something? you'd think so.

    Yookoke112 was making a straightforward observation, that's all.

  • i find coincidences in the structure of the song...

  • i couldn't get to sleep without trying to work this out on piano. trent on piano is so ethereal, skeletal. especially the verse in this song, it sounds like emptiness. but there is such warmth in the chorus. the right hand embellishments add such eloquence to the steady left hand chords. he does this thing in many songs; at the end of a progression he will play descending tones, creating tension that is resovled at the onset of the progression. it just sucks you in, down the spiral. remarkable.

  • beautiful

    simply beautiful

  • Great song, I think I honestly like Trent when he plays these slower more thought provoking songs. While I love the metal and up-tempo stuff, the slower stuff is better.

  • sure wish i knew what "music player" he sat on top of the piano, specifics would be great.

  • it honestly looks like a cassette player that has a pre-recorded drum-loop in it.

  • yeah..it doesn't look really special..i was just very curious about it is all. thanks :)

  • awesome...he's a musical genuis all the way. it's sad to hear that his looks take such a great part in some of the people's attitude towards his music. anyway,...that man knows how to make art, respect. :)

  • Trent reznor is the fucking SHIT.

  • So you just heard (of) the best artist play a beatiful song with some of the most touching lyrics I have ever heard. And the only thing you can come up with to praise this is "the fucking SHIT."?

    I'm also really amazed how many people who love NIN care so much about his looks, I personally love him for what he creates not for wheter he looks good or not. (if I just wanted something good looking I would stick to the pussycat dolls or shitty bands like that)

  • sorry we can't all think so perfect like you. thumbs down Jesus. (who also tried to make everyone be like him)

  • I don't think you get what I was trying to say. I am suprised because this song has such beatifull lyrics and for me the word shit is the last word that would come up in my head. Like I said I'm suprised by your reaction (perhaps a bit shocked I suppose) but if that really is what you want to think then do so.

  • well dude, sometimes "shit" is used to mean how badass something is, yeah i know what did we do to our english language? i can't explain that but i use "shit" sometimes as something positive. so....Trent Reznor...is the SHIT.

  • To offer another perspective on the looks vs success debate here, I am a musician. This man is flat-out, unadulterated genius with what he creates. I had the privilege to see NIN live for the first time and I am utterly convinced of this. I don't give two shits how he looks. His art speaks for itself.

  • lol Trent could become borderline morbidly obese and i'd still take him just as seriously as i always have

  • I dont care about how trent looks,if he did get "fat and bald" id still listen to his music,but if you do care about how he looks,he looks alot healthier now then he does in this performance.Now he looks almost how he did in the day the whole world went away music video.Just go onto the official NIN site and you can see how healthy he looks.

  • Hell yeah he looks alot better!!!

    Shows you exactly what herion can do to you.

  • This performance is wonderfully done. I am very impressed with the skill and thoughtful sense seemly placed delicately by him.

  • i love this man (musically - not gayly).

    :>

  • I think GG makes a good point..if Trent was fat and bald would people still give a shit about his music? You cant say it wouldnt affect his audience. It happens to the best of em..Elvis..Danzig..you either get fat or turn into a skeleton like Keith Richards.

  • AHAHAHHA Keith Richards, lmao, it would be hard to imagine trent like him

  • Trent's voice is amazing and love it when he plays piano x

  • always love it

  • that is so tru

  • He really has produced some of the most beautiful music of our time.

  • how wonderful, talented and beautifful is this guys and girls , im surprised the crowd never clapped harder , this is trent reznor right in front of him , he is a good man for doing this relief show.

  • Yeah, and every year he's more and more talented.

  • @alfonsoskid and his vocals change to :/

  • i think he looks with every year better and better

  • your ignorance is really showing now...

    maybe you should climb under the rock from wence you came out of hmm??

    yeah i think that would be a great idea...

    goodbye..

  • this is a great song.

  • he is such a great artist -no more to say ...

  • No matter what mood i'm in, NIN always seem to move me to a better place. This is such a beautiful song, and trent is so diverse with the music he produces he keeps you amazed!

  • I love hearing trent play piano.

  • this performance of NON ENTITY is just a stunning...

  • to the all the haters.. and little kids who didnt even know who nin was till recently most ppl do not understand trent reznor i will tell you a story first time i listened to nin 13 in 8h grade early 90s i thought it was horrible was more of a metal person... but then i got into drugs started to listen to trent more and more trent reznor has changed my life with his music so maybe try listening to his stuff from halo 1 till now "2008" and you will see the real meaning of his art good luck

  • i got chills when i watched this. trent sounds like an angel, even after all this time in the music industry. simply sublime.

  • Trent Your awesome Babe. Always loved your music.

  • this song kinda grabs you by the balls-you can't do anything but listen until the song is over. NIN is only getting better with time!

  • were is he playing

  • I LOVE THIS SONG ^_^ !!!!

  • I've gotta learn to play this song!!!!

  • now now children, play nice!

  • Very fitting for the cause.  Very deep, beautiful song.

  • Trent, take me now. What an amazing man.

  • and, people are arguing through youtube why? anyway, i love this song!

  • Trent is one of the most phenomenal singers. he is one of the only artists who sounds even better live than on the album. it's insane. he is incredibly talented.

  • My username only is what it is so I won't forget it when I log in, because it's similar to my screen name. Not that I need to defend myself to you. Who are you to decide the credibility of my opinion?

  • I didn't feel it was necessary to explain myself further because it really isn't your business. The way I stated my opinions was in a factual way, but I'm confident everyone knew what I meant. And I wrote them that way because I figured people posting comments on this video would agree with me instead of randomly attacking me and everyone else that posts comments here. I don't understand why you keep posting on this video if you don't even like it or think it's good. Why waste your time?

  • I just don't understand why you ever came to this video in the first place. Just stop bothering me and attacking me as though you know more about grammar and everything else you claim to be so educated about because you're so very wrong.

  • Jesus your an asshole BillNye. He's just your average youtube user. Don't be a prick and call out people because of small grammatic errors.

  • I don't recall starting any conversation about a grammatical error. You're the asshole for making a comment before reading the whole argument. And if you did read it, you're a prick for not understanding and yet thinking your input is valid.

  • Will you be my valentine?

    I can tell your neat

  • Such a beautiful song...haunting at least.

  • he has a really good voice! I did not expect that...

  • By what standard?

  • It is just a matter of my personal assessment. I am contrasting Nine Inch Nails vocal sound to what I hear on this song.

  • No, Compared to other Nine Inch Nails song that I have heard, which is only a few. He has some depth in his sound here,. NIN is usually just screaming, which is the Industrail metal sound of the 90's so that is cool. No issues here!

  • His usual screaming takes alot more skill and talent than he is using/showing here. It's one thing to say you prefer this vocal style, but it's then an issue of preference, not quality. And don't take this argument personally if you were, I'm just talking smack.

  • Your making this an issue by not realizing he is doing a completely different style of music here. God forbid someone complements someone YOU

  • You fail

  • You should probably hear more NIN.

    (NIN is not "just screaming". no really, it's not even close.)

  • he doesn't use that many techniques he's not vocally trained all to hell like vocalist Marco Hietala, or Tarja Turunen

  • dude stfu... listen to trent's music from the start to the end.. listen to every album over and over and then come back to me once you understand the meaning from halo 1 till now good luck

  • what's that even have to do with what I said? I love NIN, I was just saying trent isn't vocally trained you dumbass. I've listened to fuckin NIN since my brother introduced me to head like a hole in first grade.

  • you are correct. he was not vocally trained. he has natural talent though.

  • yea.. fuck ftw.

    Never heard this song before.. Its nice though! And now i heard every single NIN song.. And all songs trent made

  • si es algo tan original  y ahora se pone de gala el tio reznor

  • This is fucking great!!! I love it!!!

  • Why is it that people think that the word "fucking" is a good descriptive word? Can you not think of a better word to use? This is a great video and a fantastic song by Trent Reznor. Swearing is the tool by the unintelligent that cannot think of descriptive words to use.

  • couldnta said it better myself

  • Hey, news for you; Trent uses Fuck a whole lot, too.

  • go FUCKING kill yourself do the world a favor so what if he said FUCK i love the FUCKING word FUCK its a great FUCKING word so FUCK you FUCK off you FUCKING FUCK. boy holy shit when you say a word enough it kind of loses all sense of meaning huh?  6-407

  • WOW you must be the biggest loser I've ever had the honor of talking to. Way to sock it to me and prove your point. Congrats!

  • most people curse to get there point(s) across.i've heard several remakes of nine inch nails' songs without the cursing, and i can say for me,it took away a lot of the emotion within the songs.i think it's the same with speaking in general, sometimes.

  • what Cd is this from?

  • I don't think it is on a CD, I wish it were, I love this song.

  • none

  • perfect

  • god is not dead!

  • He`s on of the greatest songwriters ever. This song is awesome. But i wish those song on the second part to year zero. This song has the deep feeling and great melody of a fragile-song. I miss those songs from nine inch nails very much!

  • lol aggi, don t go nuts, you can t compare trent with beethoven or mozart, they are totaly different styles and trent reznor can t create the magnificent music mozart or beethoven have created !! their styles aren t even similar !!! Reznor is a good musician, nin is a great bad, but there are thousands other as good as them and even better, but MOZART and BEETHOVEN are UNIQUE !

  • what the hell are you talking about?

  • I'm with Daniel on this one...why are you giving him thumbs down? What the hell is Chunchilin talkin about?

  • accutally i belive that there styles are very similer but just progressed with the times Such could even be said for slipknot they both create grand movements with any and all sound possibilites included for a SOUNDSCAPE a musical miracle where the listener gets transported to a differnt plane of existance where only the artists and listeners are present, WHICH by the way is the point of the musical arts.Apples...Oranges...There both fruit!

  • awesome, and his voice is perfect.

  • amazing!

  • this should start of year zero 2...

  • Or the end.

  • i love this man - its a shame this song wasnt on Year Zero.

  • this song is so catchy..

  • Superb! I agree with Aggie.

  • My God, the man is a fucking genius.

    He is the reincarnation of Beethoven or Mozart.

    It's just... wow.

    His music is so amazing and life-impacting.

    Whoever came up with the idea that Trent should have worn the huntergreen shirt with that suit is just a plain genius. He looks incredible AND edible. =)

  • He must record an acoustic show. Only he and his piano...

    uff.. my english is bad

  • Try and find the Still EP

  • Where can I find this song?...

  • I'd like to learn to play this on my guitar...I think it'd be awesome!

  • has this song been officially released?

  • urmmmm...there is a live version which is quite different but also amasing on the line begins to blur DVD

  • Sad.. Trent is a genius

  • Not to speak for zkennedy80 but Johnny Greenwood, Maynard Keenan have to be up there.

  • So beautiful, I can't help my tears from flowing. My admiration for this song and the performance is breathtaking (as always).

    Non-entity. NIN-entity. Entity.

  • Enti(rel)ty agree. This was the Katrina fund raiser? Did his studio go? He's got so many talents.

  • Yes.

    Not monochrome!!!

    Must love.

  • ctd. This is a great song. MELODY and LYRICS. It was a while ago but slave2trent wrote: Midas of Music. Agree. He looks cool, performs cool. Show me another man who would play the piano with a boombox. And with so much grace. LOVE HIM.

  • Interesting what happens over time. And not only with Trent. After this vid was posted people were wondering which album this song is on and praising the performance. And then just questioning his decision of going on stage for a charity event. Because he wanted to. And how can you talk about others being better than him? At the very least he's among. Surely we'll be all dust when it will be revealed. But I'm sure his music will be the topic of discussion, yet awed.

  • Fucking amazing. Trent Reznor is the greatest. Goin to the Hawaii show next month!!!

  • does anyone apart from me think he looks a bit like Bruce Springsteen? Just asking..

  • Noooooooooooo. That's my answer, lol. A super-duper nuh-uh. Cheers. :)

  • Trent is a musical genius, Top 5 for our generation.

  • hatemonger543 is a fucking idiot and klewdside needs to get over dylan and the rest of that gang. the are/were amazing artists and have their place but they arent the end all say all to music. trent is phenomenal.

  • I am being serious. My personal opinion is that Trent Reznor is possibly one of the greatest music artists of our time. My opinion, not asking you to agree.