Robin Finck

Instruments:Guitar, backing vocals

Active:1994–1996, 1999-2000

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).

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.

Finck is a noted bird enthusiast, and much of his own website (robinfinck.com) details his fastination with birds. Many NIN fans have noted after hearing of his bird fascination that many of his changes to NIN songs during the touring behind The Fragile stem 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.

Robin Finck

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Career

Body Of Work

Nine Inch Nails

Guns'N'Roses

Other

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