Nine Inch Nails: Bobcat Books Presents the Story of

by Tommy Udo

Nine Inch Nails are the forerunners of the nu metal genre, having defined industrial rock in the 1990s. From the release of the acclaimed Pretty Hate Machine through its darker, multi-platinum sequels, they have sold over 10 million albums worldwide. 2007's album Year Zero is regarded as their strongest work in over a decade. Frontman, creative force and producer Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails. In this book, Reznor's life and music are examined in detail. Analyzing his tortured writing process, on-the-road touring antics with protégé Marilyn Manson and Courtney Love, collaborations with David Lynch and Oliver Stone and meticulous recording techniques, Nine Inch Nails is the definitive book on the musician who brought industrial rock from the underground to the mainstream.
New edition - completely revised and updated in 2007.

Genres: Biography, Music, Nonfiction

268 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Dana * · Rating 1 out of 5]

Suffering from the ills of self published books (poor editing, etc.) but still, really poor writing, meandering paragraphs that go way off topic and off subject. Pretentious tone, like the author is more intent on showing knowledge of obscure factoids than telling anything about the subject. No real depth to book, it could have been a pamphlet really. I guess that is what you get with "unauthorized".

Would not recommend.

[Celine · Rating 1 out of 5]

Contains multiple factual, grammatical and spelling errors. The topic jumps from paragraph to paragraph. Quotes and facts are often repeated. Fills space with inconsequential music genre facts and figures.

[Jude Felton · Rating 1 out of 5]

My favourite band done absolutely no justice at all with this lazy book.

[Angela Perkins]

NIN Farewell Tour next month in L.A. '90's fans!

[Pixie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of copy & paste repetition + annoying errors. Nothing a fan won't already know, but an interesting summary nevertheless.

[Katelyn Phillis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Never knew too much about NIN other than from the associations with Manson despite being a fan of NIN. So I did learn quite a bit from this book, however most of the really good information came from quotes that weren’t even fully cited, and were sloppy towards the end (had at least two repeated quotes that I noticed in the final few chapters). A lot of the book had long chapters with info that felt unnecessary, and then finished with much shorter chapters that felt rushed and empty in comparison. Topics weren’t always in chronological order which threw some of the flow off. Overall not the best writing and poor editing, but still learned some things.

[Sarah Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is weird, it’s kinda like a high school essay where you have to meet a word count so you just put in random facts. I found it interesting but it wasn’t always about NIN, it was more a history of the music scene from the 90s til now. I also felt like the writer shouldn’t have put so much of his two cents in, this is about NIN... not about you.

[Karim Nas · Rating 3 out of 5]

trent, you're the man!

[Thomas Stroemquist · Rating 3 out of 5]

"A bit short and random, very much in style of many 'unauthorized' biographies. Still a decent work and read, and if you are at all interested in the subject it's worth it."