Happy Birthday Trent Reznor

Hi everyone! Today is May 17th, which means it's Trent Reznor's birthday! Here's a little bit about him:

Trent Reznor

Born: 17 May 1965 (Michael Trent Reznor), Pennsylvania

Died: Still alive, aged 52

Nationality: American

Fame: Frontman of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and member of experimental band How To Destroy Angels, as well as a successful businessman

Why I chose them: NIN have been one of my favourite bands for a long time, and Trent Reznor himself to me is so inspiring. In the 1990s, he struggled with grief, depression, and social anxiety disorder, which turned him to the abuse of alcohol and drugs (mainly cocaine). This trail of self-destruction is documented in the 1994 album The Downward Spiral (which ends with the original NIN version of Hurt, which you may recognise from the Johnny Cash cover). Despite this, Reznor completed rehab in 2001, making the choice to lay off music and stressful life, instead favouring recovery and salt-care, which I believe is an incredibly wise choice that is not usually made by rockstars such as Trent Reznor.
"Instead of always working, I took a couple of years off, just to figure out who I was"
Happy Birthday, Trent Reznor. I hope you're happy. :)