''For more information, see [[Broken Movie]]''
[[Nine Inch Nails music videos|Music videos]] were shot for each song with the exception of "Last," "Physical" , and "Suck." These videos were included on the second part of the ''[[Closure]]'' VHS set. [[Peter Christopherson]] also compiled these videos along with an alternate version of "Gave Up" into a very violent and extreme long-form video known as the ''Broken Movie''.
==Inspiration==
The release of ''Broken'' followed on from a major disagreement between [[Trent Reznor]] and his record label at the time, TVT Records, and the influence of the conflict is evident in multiple aspects of the record. After the credits in the packaging, a line reads "no thanks: you know who you fucking are" followed by "the slave thinks he is released from bondage only to find a stronger set of chains." This is most likely directed towards TVT Records' Steve Gottlieb, who refused to allow Reznor out of his contract, resulting in a legal battle between the two parties. A direct reference to Gottlieb appears in one of the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]] for "Gave Up", where the words "FUCK YOU STEVE" can be spotted on a computer screen.
Reznor has also stated that during the [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]] , the songs grew more aggressive when played by a live band compared to their studio counterparts. Violence on-stage also became a common feature at their shows as a result of the band venting pent-up frustration and anger on their instruments. Consequently, ''Broken'' sounds much more abrasive and harsher with the increased prominence of distorted guitars, amongst other things.
==Audio TextureRecording==
On this EP, there are louder mixes and more distortion on every instrument, including a classic Mellotron MK II (originally owned by John Lennon), which can be heard most noticeably on the track "Gave Up". Reznor said he wanted the album to be "an abrasive, hard-to-listen-to thing...I wanted to make a record that the first time you hear it you don't like it, but you might want to hear it again, but by the third time it's pretty cool. By the fifth time, you really like it and possibly by the tenth time you're not sick of it and now it all makes sense."
there will be no touring for Broken
I am starting work on my new full-length recording - [[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]] - which I
hope will be finished the beginning of 1993
==Re-releases==
The re-release of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' (along with Trent's own words, shown below) started rumors that ''Broken''/''Fixed'' could eventually be re-released in high definition stereo and surround sound.
[[access#2004_12_03|2004/12/03]] [[nin.com/access|nin.com access]]: