Nine Inch Nails

The entire 2005 US Club tour sold out in under 10 minutes, with tickets selling on eBay and other sources for more than $200. In common with many in his industry, he also bears the mantle of "actor-rapper"; he has appeared as a parody of a drug dealer in Made, he played the role of Walter Lee Younger in the 2004 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun, and starred with Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton in the film Monster's Ball. Surprisingly, this was done without seeking permission, though NIN is credited in the end credits for the song. He also owns the restaurant chain Justin's (named after his son). The credit sequence for the David Fincher film Seven uses the NIN song "Closer (precursor)". However, his clothes line also brought him criticism when it was revealed that its Honduras-based factories violated Honduran labor laws . Reznor himself received a "Music Consultant" credit on the film. His urban clothing line, Sean John has been nominated for the prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Award for Menswear Designer of the Year, every year since 2000.

Man on Fire featured clips from six Nine Inch Nails songs: "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One", "Self Destruction, Part Two", and "The Downward Spiral (the bottom)" from Further Down the Spiral; "The Mark Has Been Made" and "The Great Below" from The Fragile; and "The Wretched" from Things Falling Apart. In the year 2002, he featured at #12 on Fortune magazine's "40 Richest People Under 40" list. The Fan featured a clip from "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One" from Further Down the Spiral. Diddy is one of the most entrepreneurial musicians in the industry. Director Tony Scott has used Nine Inch Nails music in two of his films to date. P. Trent Reznor is in possession of John Lennon's mellotron, which he has used on Broken, The Fragile, and Marilyn Manson's second album, Antichrist Superstar. He appeared on the March 10, 2004 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the marathon.

In their early days, NIN used Phantasy as their practice space and it was home for many of their concerts. Diddy ran the New York marathon and raised $2,000,000 for the educational system for the children of New York. He assembles different producers, engineers and musicians to assist him in creating new songs, though Reznor writes all of the lyrics himself and is in sole control of the direction of the band. Similarly, Reznor assembles a live backing band for each NIN tour. In 2003, P. Trent Reznor is the only official member of the band. The six finalists have to come up with their name, CD and video. More than likely, Reznor will need to finish the tour for With Teeth before he can find time to work on this project. In it, contestants compete to be in a new group on Bad Boy Records.

In a response to a question on the official NIN website (http://www.nin.com), Reznor indicated that he would like to release surround sound versions of Pretty Hate Machine and The Fragile, similar to what was done for the 10th anniversary editions of The Downward Spiral. Later in 2002, he made his own reality show on MTV called Making the Band 2, the sequel to the first Making the Band. A DVD version of Closure is forthcoming, pending the resolution of some legal troubles. As a result, Bad Boy Records was formed as an independent record company. This album will be preceded by the release of the single The Hand That Feeds. Diddy filed a restraining order to keep them aboard. NIN's fifth major release, With Teeth, is due to be released on May 3, 2005. Faith Evans left the label, and 112 almost did, though P.

More information on Reznor's work outside of Nine Inch Nails can be found in the Trent Reznor entry. This was followed by a serious set-back for Bad Boy Records when Arista Records stopped distributing Bad Boy releases. As a tribute to this, the programmers of the game included a nail gun as a weapon, whose ammo boxes bore the NIN logo. A collaboration with David Bowie appeared on the soundtrack to Training Day, while Puffy began working with Britney Spears and *N Sync. NIN created the ambient music for id software's computer game Quake in 1996. After yet more legal problems stemming from an accusation of reckless driving by the Miami police, Puffy began working with a series of unusual (for him) artists. The band earned a Grammy for "Best Metal Performance" for their live performance of "Happiness in Slavery" when it was included on the 1996 Woodstock '94 double CD set. Diddy released a much-delayed gospel album, Thank You, as well as a solo hip hop LP, The Saga Continues.

NIN's mud-soaked performance at Woodstock '94 is one of their most famous moments. In spite of continuing legal problems, P. It also features the song "Help Me I Am in Hell" set to a black screen and the song "Gave Up" set to scenes within the film. Diddy tried to reinvent his image, but was once again in court facing assault charges from a Michigan television host, and then was arrested for driving on a suspended license in Florida.
Broken, the unreleased short film directed by Peter Christopherson, contains the videos for "Pinion", "Wish" and "Happiness in Slavery". P. When any of these will be back in print is unknown. Diddy".

Halo 1, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4 are out of print due to Reznor's conflict with his former label TVT Records. Halo 13, Halo 15 and Still from Halo 17 are also out of print. With the media circus over, Puffy changed his stage name to "P.
Many of these releases are now out of print. Puffy was soon acquitted of all charges relating to the shooting incident, followed almost immediately by a break-up with Lopez.
. Puffy then launched his own lawsuit against a writer who did not follow through on an alleged agreement to help write his autobiography. Official halos are as follows (colors denote main album eras):. A talent agency then sued Puffy for unfair competition, as did a woman who rented an apartment owned by Puffy; she claimed he refused to rid the house of vermin.

Many independent and new wave records follow similar numbering schemes. Cochran Jr. The Downward Spiral is also known as Halo 8). His attorney was Johnnie L. Each Nine Inch Nails release is given a sequential number, with the word "Halo" preceding it (eg. With a gag order in place, the highly-publicized trial began. Other complaints have been about it's length and overabundence of computer-generated sound. His driver and the club owner also sued before the shooting charges even made it to trial.

A music video for the North American single was chosen not to be released at the last minute, leading to less media impact than expected. One was from a girl who claimed to have been mentally scarred at a party ten years before, and another was for sampling a phone conversation without permission. Despite its sprawling size (It was released as a double CD and a triple vinyl), The Fragile is often considered by both fans and critics to be a disapointment. Before the trial was over, Puffy found himself in court on numerous civil charges. The Fragile was followed by the remix album Things Falling Apart. With bribery charges added to the bill, Puffy was being attacked in the tabloids on a near daily basis. Music videos for "We're In This Together", "Into the Void", and "Starfuckers Inc." (retitled as "Starsuckers, Inc.") were aired in the US. Puffy was indicted after a huge blow to his case; his driver claimed that Puffy had tried to bribe him into taking the weapon after the shooting.

It produced three singles, one released in the US ("The Day the World Went Away"), one in the UK ("We're In This Together") and one in Japan and Australia ("Into The Void"). After a police investigation, Puffy and fellow rapper Shyne were arrested for weapons violations and other charges. NIN's fourth major release was The Fragile (1999). In December 1999, Puffy and his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, were at Club New York, a midtown Manhattan nightclub, when gunfire broke out. A remastered version of the album was released in February 2005, with an accompanying CD of b-sides and rarities. This was followed by a yet more negative publicity as The Lox left Bad Boy Records, and a recording session with Lil' Kim and Lil' Cease was interrupted by gunfire. The Downward Spiral was followed by the remix EP Further Down the Spiral. Stoute's refusal led to an argument and Puffy's arrest for assault.

The album's final track, "Hurt", would enjoy success once again when it was covered, with slight alterations to the lyrics, by Johnny Cash in 2003. Though Puffy had willingly filmed the video earlier that year, he demanded that the images be removed. Music videos were made for the singles "March of the Pigs", "Closer", and "Hurt", with the edited MTV version of "Closer" becoming very successful. Stoute was the manager for Nas, whose video for "Hate Me Now" featured Puffy being crucified. One of the singles, "The Downward Spiral" was only released to radio. On April 15, 1999, Puffy was accused of assaulting Steve Stoute of Interscope Records. There were four singles released, "March of the Pigs", "Closer", "Hurt", and "The Downward Spiral". Puffy's follow-up was 1999's failed Forever, which was a commercial failure and no more well-reviewed than No Way Out.

It went quadruple platinum and is often considered by critics to be NIN's best work. "I'll Be Missing You" won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, while No Way Out won Best Rap Album. NIN's second full album and third major release was The Downward Spiral ( 1994). The song's video starred many celebrities, such as Wyclef Jean, Quincy Jones, and Puff Daddy's future love interest, Jennifer Lopez. Broken was followed by the remix EP Fixed. and had a popular rock remix, which was worked on by Rob Zombie and the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, among others; and "Been Around The World," a song that featured Puffy's labelmate, Mase, and the late Notorious B.I.G., and was probably best remembered for having sampled David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and Lisa Stansfield's "All Around The World". A full length video informally called The Broken Movie was also made by Sleazy, but has not seen an official release. The album also produced the hit singles "It's All About The Benjamins," which featured Lil Kim, The Lox and The Notorious B.I.G.

A video for "Pinion" aired twice on MTV before being banned for its objectionable content, although images from it did become a fixture in the opening title sequence of the MTV show 120 Minutes. Both singles were successful, though "I'll Be Missing You" (a tribute to Biggie with guests Faith Evans and 112) was heavily criticized for sampling The Police's "Every Breath You Take" and adding little. Puff Daddy, plus various labelmates known as the Family, released No Way Out, an LP, in 1998. The video depicts performance artist Bob Flanagan strapping himself to a machine that subsequently pleasures, tortures and kills him. Puff Daddy began his own career in 1997, releasing "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", followed by "I'll Be Missing You". Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson of Coil directed a music video for "Happiness in Slavery," which was universally banned due to its graphic content. Biggie's second album, Life After Death, was a huge posthumous success. The song "Wish" won a Grammy in the "metal" category. Both cases remain unsolved.

It was later released as one CD, with the bonus songs as "hidden" tracks 98 and 99. was also murdered. It was originally released in a fold-out format, containing the first six tracks on a regular CD and an additional three-inch minidisc with the remaining bonus tracks. Six months later, in March of 1997, the Notorious B.I.G. NIN's second major release was Broken (1992), an EP of six tracks plus two bonus tracks. Shakur was murdered by unknown persons in 1996. It went triple platinum in the US and produced the singles "Head Like a Hole," "Down in It" and "Sin." Music videos were made for these three tracks, but only the videos for "Head Like a Hole" and "Down in It" were ever completed and released. were allied against Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight, trading insults in songs and interviews during the mid 1990s.

NIN's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), largely consists of studio versions of demo recordings. Puffy and Notorious B.I.G. "The Perfect Drug" has the flavor of drum and bass, "Down in It" is essentially a rap, "Happiness in Slavery" is industrial, "The Frail" is a melancholy piano piece, and most of Pretty Hate Machine could be considered dark synth pop. Mase and The Lox soon joined Bad Boy, just as a widely publicized rivalry with the West Coast's Death Row Records. NIN's songs cover a range of genres; as a body of work, they cannot be pigeonholed. Puff Daddy, as he was then known, began signing more acts to Bad Boy, including Faith Evans, 112 and Total, as well as producing for Lil' Kim, TLC, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, SWV, Aretha Franklin and others. So, I'd say I've borrowed from certain styles and bands like that." [2] (http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/axc94a.shtml). Both Mack and Biggie quickly released hit singles, followed by similarly successful LPs, particularly B.I.G.'s Ready to Die.

And because someone didn't come up with a new name that separates those two somewhat unrelated genres, it tends to irritate all the old school fans waving their flags of alternativeness and obscurity. Combs set up his own label, Bad Boy Records, and soon signed Craig Mack and the Notorious B.I.G.. I'm working in the context of a pop song structure whereas those bands didn't. Blige; 1992), Blue Funk (Heavy D & the Boyz; 1992) before being fired in 1993. We have very little to do with it other than there is noise in my music and there is noise in theirs. Only a few months later, Combs was an A&R executive, and helped produce Father's Day (Father MC; 1990), What's the 411? (Mary J. "What was originally called industrial music was about 20 years ago Throbbing Gristle and Test Department. before becoming an intern at Uptown Records.

NIN's sound has variously been described as alternative, electronica, heavy metal, rock, synth pop, or, most commonly, industrial. Regarding his music being categorized as industrial, Reznor had this to say in a 1994 Axcess magazine interview:. Originally from Harlem, New York City, then living in a middle class suburb, Combs began attending Howard University in Washington, D.C. [In his best he-man voice] Tough and manly! It's a curse trying to come up with band names." [1] (http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/axc94a.shtml). Diddy's own music career, and to a lesser extent, his production, has been criticized as watered-down and overly commercialized for a mainstream market, as well as an over-reliance on obvious and lengthy sampling for most of his hit songs. It seemed kind of frightening. P. It really doesn't have any literal meaning. Blige, Jodeci, Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, 112 and Craig Mack.

Nine Inch Nails lasted the two week test, looked great in print, and could be abbreviated easily. Diddy first skyrocketed to fame, signing Father MC, Mary J. I had about 200 of those. P. "I don't know if you've ever tried to think of band names, but usually you think you have a great one and you look at it the next day and it's stupid. He is the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, one of the driving forces in hip hop in the mid to late 1990s. They asked him how he came up with the name Nine Inch Nails and this was his reply:. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean "Puffy" Combs) is an African-American record producer, CEO, and rapper.

Axcess magazine interviewed Reznor after the release of The Downward Spiral in 1994. Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Nine Inch Nails (NIИ, the second "N" is flipped horizontally on album and promotional art) is a critically and commercially successful American band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 by Trent Reznor. Jeordie White - Bass, Guitar. Aaron North - Guitar.