Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. He came to prominence as the founder, lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and primary songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails.
Hard to pick one but I think my fave NIN song is The Becoming.
My fave Trent anecdote is on wikipedia:
Reznor got a job at Cleveland's Right Track Studio as an assistant engineer and janitor.[20] Studio owner Bart Koster later commented, "He is so focused in everything he does. When that guy waxed the floor, it looked great."
Personally I find that inspiring. I may not be able to make music, but I can mop the floor real good!!!