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Nine Inch Nails: The Story Behind The Song: 'Head Like A Hole'

Cathi Unsworth, RAW, September 1995

"Synth faggot," that was how Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor attempted to describe himself to a bewildered press when he first appeared supporting Guns N' Roses and playing a commercial version of what has become cumbersomely known as industrial music. CATHI UNSWORTH unravels the story behind Reznor's first major hit, 'Head Like a Hole'.

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