Difference between revisions of "Robin Finck"

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Instruments:Guitar, backing vocals

Active:1994–1996, 1999-2000, 2008 -

Robin Finck (born November 7, 1971) is from Georgia and is the lead guitarist of Nine Inch Nails. Finck is one of only a few artists who have played two bands listed on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock:" Nine Inch Nails (#43) and Guns N' Roses (#9).

Career

Finck began his career by playing for many local Atlanta bands, such as Prowess (who later changed their name to Bat Your Lashes and then Sik Dik), The Hookers and Heroin (also known as Impotent Sea Snakes {ISS} when in drag). He joined Nine Inch Nails in 1994-95 for the Self-Destruct tour. Finck also appeared with the band at Woodstock '94 and on 1997's Closure.

Following touring with NIN he took a job playing for Cirque du Soleil and in late 1996 was recruited by Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses to replace Slash. Finck later rejoined NIN as part of the live band for the Fragility Tour and appears on the accompanying album/DVD, And All That Could Have Been. Shortly after the NIN tour ended in late 2000, he returned to GN'R and is still a member of the Guns N' Roses line-up.

Robin Finck was announced via www.nin.com to again be in Nine Inch Nails on April 4, 2008 after an 8 year stint with GnR.

Finck is a noted bird enthusiast, and his website discusses his fastination with them. Many NIN fans have noted after hearing of his avian fascination that many of his changes to NIN songs during the Fragility tour stems from his bird-sound-inspired choice of guitar tones and sounds. This is especially notable on the pre-solo section to "The Wretched" and "Just Like You Imagined."

Body Of Work

Nine Inch Nails

Closer To God
Further Down The Spiral
Closure
And All That Could Have Been

Guns'N'Roses

"Oh My God" (single) - 1999
Chinese Democracy - TBA

Other

Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar - 1996
Ghosts of Mars soundtrack - 2001

External links

Official website
Fansite with Biography

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-}}'''Robin Finck''' (born November 7, 1971) is from Georgia and is the former lead guitarist of [[Nine Inch Nails]]. Finck is one of only a few artists who have played two bands listed on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock:" Nine Inch Nails (#43) and Guns N' Roses (#9).
+}}'''Robin Finck''' (born November 7, 1971) is from Georgia and is the lead guitarist of [[Nine Inch Nails]]. Finck is one of only a few artists who have played two bands listed on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock:" Nine Inch Nails (#43) and Guns N' Roses (#9).
 ==Career==