12 Things Only Nine Inch Nails Fans Would Understand

2. Any Act Associated With Reznor Gets Free Fan Love

You want to score yourself an insta-crowd of genuinely passionate fans? Easy: have Rez Misrables cover one of your songs. Or have him invite your band to join him on tour. Or do a suitably unlistenable remix that he chooses to plop on his next ultramix album; design his new album cover; be the guy who oils Trent's Latvian banjo; it doesn't matter what you do, just associate yourself with Nine Inch Nails in some positive way and hordes of Reznor's acolytes become yours by proxy. Obviously not with the same level of intensity, let's not be silly now. But just about anyone can be added to this lengthy love-list to be obsessed over and meticulously examined for any involvement, any overlap within the Venn diagram of all things Nine Inch Nails. It's a list populated with greats - David Bowie, Gary Numan, Dr. Dre, directors David Lynch and Oliver Stone, legendary graphic artist David Carson and the like - all leaders in their fields. And a lot of obscure musicians, producers, artists, products, films and so on that have terribly tenuous links to the Reznor empire. Each new album comes shrouded in a dust cloud of hype and mystery as the internet army picks and pulls at every lead to see who's involved and how. Rest assured, no stone is left unturned. And if you're involved we'll find you, we'll wait for you to go to work in the mornings, and then we'll dig in your trash cans to find out more about you.