“I lived a fairly average, anonymous small-town life till I got the idea to do Nine Inch Nails. Then I locked myself in a studio for a year, and then got off the tour bus two years after that, and I didn't know who I'd turned into.”

American musician and producer. He co-founded Nine Inch Nails in 1988, blending industrial music with electronic experimentation and raw emotional intensity. His work often explores themes of alienation, technology’s impact on humanity, and the blurred lines between art and commerce.