All my fellow edgy 90s goth/headbanger friends: "He called it 'Nine Inch Nails' because that was the size of the nails that were used to nail Jesus to the cross"

Then watching an interview with Trent in a documentary 20 years later: "I just thought it sounded cool at the time".

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 28 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Never ask your fav musicians for the reasoning behind something. It always means less to them than it does to you.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

I'm pretty sure that the band "Free Beer," later known as "BareNakedLadies." Knew exactly what they were doing.

[–] olutukko@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Type o negative was supposed to be subzero. They got band tattoos already when they found out there already is band called subzero so they had to think something that would fit the tattoos

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Dave Grohl said that if he had known it was going to be such a hit he would have picked a cooler name for his band.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Laura Jane Grace’s band naming lives up to her. She just scrawled Against Me! on her first demo tape

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