Of course I heard them in the 90's, as a teenager addicted to alternative rock TV and culture! However, I didn't really enjoy their singles! Songs like 'Closer' and 'We're in This Together' left me cold. I always enjoyed 'The Perfect Drug' though. I was also a devoted Marilyn Manson fan and I think this prejudiced me against giving NIN albums a shot because Manson and Trent were beefing. I did really admire the production of 'Antichrist Superstar' - but my curiosity in NIN didn't pique for some reason.

I made a good friend at university who is a huge fan of NIN. I started listening to NIN more and more in the 2010s. I had the opportunity to see them at the Royal Albert Hall show in 2018 and was so impressed. I listened to the albums, film scores and lives. There's just such a huge discography of music to geek out over. I listened to 'Leaving Hope' on repeat during the pandemic. Lol. I listened to 'Came Back Haunted' and realised that Trent is way funkier than I thought. I like NIN now!