Changes

According to a statement on nin.com, Reznor stated that producer [[wp:Rick Rubin|Rick Rubin]] was Reznor's "mentor" and "source of inspiration" throughout the planning and writing process of the album. Reznor was also heavily inspired by the use of more analog electronic effects and instruments, specifically tape delay and modular synthesizers, stating that "computers, among other things, are ruining music these days. I hate the Pro Tooled sound of perfection and everything being 'fixed.' This record is most definitely 'un-fixed." During the recording of the album, some of the bands and artists that Reznor listened was listening to were Iggy Pop, The Stooges, Gang Of Four, Public Image Ltd., Pere Ubu, Wire, Killing Joke, and Brainiac.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-apr-10-ca-reznor10-story.html][https://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/display/88][https://www.theninhotline.com/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=55]