10 Legendary Musicians Who Fought Against The Music Business

10. Trent Reznor

Nothing that came out of Nine Inch Nails during their heyday was necessarily about being family friendly. This was a band who's biggest song was about f*cking you like an animal to get closer to God, and Trent Reznor wasn't looking to back down from anyone who was going to get in his way. He was in the music business on his own terms, and his label was never that happy with him most of the time.

There had already been numerous times where Trent refused to keep his mouth shut in the media, like refusing to play the MTV Awards because of the network's concerns with showing a poster of George Bush during the Hand That Feeds. When Reznor learned about the prices of his albums going up while he was on tour, he got a little more daring with his opinions, telling his fans to steal the record just so the labels will know how much they are ripping off their customers.

While things have calmed down a little bit since the days of Wish and the Perfect Drug, Trent has still been insistent on doing whatever he wants, like refusing to show up for the Grammys because he didn't agree with their practices and releasing the Slip entirely for free on his website. At this point though, Nine Inch Nails refusing to take the stage isn't just about the punk kid wanting to stick it to the man. It's practically a power move.