Trent Reznor has walked back his comments about Nine Inch Nails stopping touring

Nine Inch Nails have not called time on live performances, according to frontman Trent Reznor, who has moved to correct the narrative following remarks he made at a recent show in Tulsa, Oklahoma that were widely interpreted as a farewell statement.

Speaking from the stage during the final date of the band's winter North American tour in Sacramento, California, Reznor offered an extended clarification, confirming that new music is in the works and that further touring remains a possibility.

"As some of you may know, this is the last show of the tour," he said. "And to be clear, I think I said something the other day that then got misconstrued into something that is not intentionally necessarily true. What I said was, this is the last show of this tour, and we don't have any shows booked, and we don't have any plans to book any shows any time in the future, so far. That doesn't mean we may not tour again. We may tour again. It won't be next month, it won't be this year. I never said we were intentionally stopping, and I never meant that. But, to be truthful, we didn't tour for a while before this tour because, frankly, I didn't know if we could do it well, and if it still mattered, and if really [felt] like we had something to say. And the combination of this band, and this crew, and a lot of hard work, and we put on a show that I'm really fucking proud of. I thank you for coming and attending. I appreciate it. It makes us all feel like we have a fucking purpose. And, what we're going to do is work on some new music, and make some new shit. And if we feel inspired, and if we feel we can beat this [tour], we'll see you again. And I hope to see you again, and I hope you come see us if we do."

While no further headline dates are currently scheduled beyond their completed run, Nine Inch Nails are still set to appear at Coachella in April, where they will perform a pair of sets billed as Nine Inch Noize.