I felt like it was an opportunity of a lifetime and I was never going to get another chance. Eventually I played it for 3 or 4 record companies and within a couple of weeks of going out there to work on The Downward Spiral, I already had a bunch of record deals on the table. I wanted to be the guy who participated and be part of the band. I didn’t want credit, I wanted ownership, and that’s why I wrote it. He heard it and they wanted to own a part of it and give me credit. I called Trent and told him dude this song is absolutely amazing so either you’re going to use it or I’m going to use it and I believe in myself. So I wrote 3 or 4 songs but 1 song is amazing. He said motivate yourself and get out there and write something. At one point he looked at me and said if you want what I have go for it, you know what to do, you have to write a record, you have to put your heart and soul into it and that is the way you’re going to do it. After a year or so that 6 week tour turned into 3 years. I really wanted to be part of Nine Inch Nails other than just the guitar player. I said well I’d really love to be on the record and he said ok so he let me do this little guitar segment. Trent had said to me that he was doing this record called Pretty Hate Machine and was going on tour, to come out as a live guitar player. Tell me when you made that decision to go out and start your own project how difficult of a decision was that for you? You obviously had a personal artistic vision which we now know as Filter. You spent a 3 years span between 19 as the live guitarist for Nine Inch Nails. Recently we sat down with Richard Patrick for a personal look at his life in music, his decision to leave Nine Inch Nails, and the struggles he has triumphed to fulfill his artistic vision of Filter.Ĭ-You have been leading the way for Filter now for 20 years. The rewards have been immense for Filter with 2 platinum records, massive hits like “Hey Man Nice Shot” and “Take A Picture”, and a career paved with great music. Filter is the result of a high risk taken by Richard Patrick leaving Nine Inch Nails and stepping into the unknown. Sometimes we are afraid to take a chance and challenge ourselves to do what we dream. Risk and reward are two words which go together well.
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