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==Relating to NIN and Trent Reznor==
*Songs from ''Low'' and the [[Scary Monsters|title track]] from ''Scary Monsters'' were frequently used as pre-show and after-show music during the [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle]].
*In support of his 1995 ''Outside'' album, Bowie co-headlined the [[Dissonance]] tour with NIN, and both bands would collaborate on each other's repertoire in between sets. He also appears briefly in ''[[Closure]],'' chatting backstage as well as performing "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" with the band.
*Reznor remixed Bowie's 1995 single "The Heart's Filthy Lesson" (Alt. Mix).
*Nine Inch Nails (Reznor, [[Charlie Clouser]], [[Keith Hillebrandt]], [[Dave Ogilvie]], [[Danny Lohner]]) made 5 five remixes for Bowie's 1997 single ''[[I'm Afraid of Americans]]'' (V1, V2, V3, V4, V6). Reznor starred in the music video as a psychopathic stalker, taking the role of "JohnnyJonny" from the song.*A ''Billboard'' article from 1997[https://books.google.com/books?id=7QkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19&dq=nine+inch+nails&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWs8O_1fqNAxVHv4kEHe4rDuw4HhDoAXoECAoQAw#v=onepage&q=nine%20inch%20nails&f=false] and a fan Q&A session with Reznor conducted in 2000[http://www.nin-pages.de/chat_spin_21_11_00.htm] revealed that Reznor was originally asked to do production work on ''Hours...'', but was not able to do so.
*A special "Farewell Mix" of "[[I Can't Give Everything Away]]" was created by Reznor and [[Atticus Ross]], which was then performed live by NIN in 2017.
*Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross recorded a an instrumental cover of Bowie's "[[Life On Mars?]]" for Volume 03 of ''[[Watchmen (Music From The HBO Series)]]''.*Reznor and Ross covered "[[Fantastic Voyage]]" and "[[Fashion]]" (with [[Mariqueen Maandig Reznor]] on "Fashion") for [[2021/01/09_Los_Angeles,_CA|A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!]] in 2021.
==Inspiration and samples==
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 using the main melody from Bowie's 1980 instrumental single "Crystal Japan" in Nine Inch Nails' 1994 track "[[A Warm Place]]." Reznor explained the similarity in an interview.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0RQCT69y5s&feature=player_embedded] The half-song, half-instrumental approach of ''Low'' was also a reference point as ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' was being written.[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=833]
The line "falls wanking to the floor" from Bowie's 1973 song "Time" was featured in several remixes of "[[Mr. Self Destruct]]" from ''[[Further Down the Spiral]].'' A reversed [[samples|sample ]] from the end of Bowie's "It's No Game" runs through the background of "[[Pinion]]".[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=327]The lyrics to "[[We're In This Together (song)|We're In This Together]]" may be inspired by Bowie's song "Heroes". The lyric "it looks as though they're here to stay", used in "[[Find My Way]]" and "[[All Time Low]]", may be a reference to the Bowie song "Oh! You Pretty Things".
Bowie also possibly drew some influence from Nine Inch Nails. A beat similar to that of "[[Closer]]" was used in Bowie's 1997 track "Seven Years In Tibet". The beat (the kick drum that was sampled for "Closer" had been taken from "Nightclubbing" by Iggy Pop, a track that was co-written and produced by Bowie. ) Taking a cue from photographer Joel-Peter Witkin, the music video for "Closer" contains a scene of a bald woman wearing a black mask with a crucified Jesus on it. Though the influence could have come directly from Witkin instead of "Closer", a similar mask is worn by Gail Ann Dorsey in Bowie's 1997 video for "Dead Man Walking".
==Body Of Work==
*''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars'' (1972)
*''Aladdin Sane'' (1973)
*''PinupsPin Ups'' (1973)
*''Diamond Dogs'' (1974)
*''Young Americans'' (1975)
*''Station to Station'' (1976)
*''Low'' (1977)
*''"Heroes"'' (1977)
*''Lodger'' (1979)
*''Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)'' (1980)
*''1.Outside'' (1995)
*''Earthling'' (1997)
*''Hours...Hours'' (1999)
*''Heathen'' (2002)
*''Reality'' (2003)
*''The Next Day'' (2013)
*''Blackstar'' (2016)
*''No Plan - EP'' (2017)===Live RecordsAlbums===
*''David Live'' (1974)
*''Stage'' (1978)
*''LiveAndWell.com'' (1999)
*''Bowie at the Beeb'' (2000)
*''Glass Spider (Live Montreal '87)'' (2007)
*''VH1 Storytellers'' (2009)
*''A Reality Tour'' (2010)
*''Live Nassau Coliseum '76'' (2017)
*''Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74)'' (2017)
*''Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)'' (2018)
*''Serious Moonlight (Live '83)'' (2019)
*''Glastonbury 2000'' (2018)
*''Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas 95)'' (2020)
*''Something In The Air (Live Paris 99)'' (2020)
*''I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74)'' (2020)
*''No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95)'' (2020)
*''Look At The Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97)'' (2021)
*''At The Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99)'' (2021)
*''Ready, Set, Go! (Live, Riverside Studios '03)'' (2025)
===Soundtrack Albums===
*''Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo'' (1981)
*''Baal'' (1982)
*''Labyrinth'' (1986)
*''The Buddha Of Suburbia'' (1993)
*''Lazarus'' (2017)
===Tin Machine===
*''Tin Machine II'' (1991)
*''Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey Baby'' (1992)
*''Live at La Cigale, Paris, 25th June, 1989'' (2019)
===Filmography===
*''The Man Who Fell To Earth'' (1976) … Thomas Jerome Newton
*''Just A Gigolo'' (1979) … Paul von Pryzgodski
*''Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo'' (1981) … Himself
*''Baal'' (1982) … Baal
*''The Snowman'' (1982) … Narrator (Reissue edition)