Reznor said in interviews that he played ''Low'' constantly during the recording of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' for inspiration. Incidentally, Reznor has been accused of having ripped off Bowie's 1980 single "Crystal Japan", since NIN's 1994 song "[[A Warm Place]]" bears a striking resemblance to it.
In 2005, Bowie wrote about NIN in "The Immortals" for ''Rolling Stone'', a list of the 100 greatest rock& roll artists of all time (NIN was #94)::''...In making The Downward Spiral, [Reznor] encouraged the computer to misconstrue input, willed it to spew out bloated, misshapen shards of sound that pierced and lacerated the listener...'' [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7250012/94_nine_inch_nails] ==Remixes== * Reznor remixed Bowie's 1995 single "The Heart's Filthy Lesson" (Alt. Mix).* Nine Inch Nails (Reznor, [[Charlie Clouser]], [[Keith Hillebrandt]], [[Skinny Puppy|Dave Ogilvie]], [[Danny Lohner]]) made 5 remixes for Bowie's 1997 single "I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1, V2, V3, V4, V6). Reznor starred in its music video as a stalker. [[Image:5 12 04questions6.gif]][[Category:Related to NIN]]