Across the centuries, the Crescent City has always pulled artists, musicians, actors, and writers away from the places they once called home. Its blend of music, mysticism, history, and everyday theatricality creates a gravitational force unlike anywhere else in the United States. These figures didn’t just pass through the French Quarter for a week, but stayed, sank in, and let the city reshape their lives and work.
#1: Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor moved to New Orleans in the 1990s and bought a former funeral home, transforming it into the now-legendary Nothing Studios. The space became a creative hub for Nine Inch Nails and other artists. Reznor lived and recorded there for years, drawn to the city’s atmosphere and its sense of artistic…..