“It was 2014, and I convinced my then 17 year old daughter to see NIN and Soundgarden with me. For me, show 17, my first being Lollapalooza in San Diego back in the day. For her, the first. We bonded. We danced. We felt the deepness that Trent brings to the stage. When I lost her in 2018, it was a true Downward Spiral for me. Missed Nine Inch Nails shows and loss of all feeling. Peel It Back beckoned for me to peel back my grief. I got a solo ticket to Portland where she passed. As I listened to She’s Gone Away, I knew she was there, beside me in time. Miss ya kid.”

"Me and a couple of friends (+my mom) went up to Portland, me and those friends are quite fond of NIN and chipped in to buy all of the tickets, they've been listening to NIN longer but I've really enjoyed all of their songs. I think my favorite song there was 'Copy of A' I ended up buying a shirt with the rest of my friends"

"Ive been a long time general NIN fan but too young to have been a fan in the early years instead only seeing clips of those times on MTV and VH1 (Closer music video, With Teeth music videos etc) and then casually listened to the later stuff. But since seeing NIN live for the first time this past August, Ive taken a deeper dive through the discography and interviews and have felt inspired and a fire lit under me to devote more time to making art and dance. The last 6 months has been alot and leaning on NIN music has helped with processing all kinds of emotions too. I didnt take home anything special from the show except the inspiration to create as I mentioned. Im so grateful for NIN and Trent Reznor’s artistry and hope theres another show Ill be able to attend!"

"nine Inch Nails is always been a important part of my life. My dad when he was 15 got into a car accident worse than anything I’ve ever seen on TV and for him to stay alive is honestly a miracle. My dad has since grown to become a large focus of my life while he’s stayed, mostly sane, his trauma from that and other parts of his life have kept him in a state where we have butted heads quite often. Nine inch nails was always one of his favorite bands, and I never wanted to listen to music at my dad listen to but one day when I was with my grandparents who are on their last legs themselves, we’ve decided to watch The Social Network for the first time, and I fell in love with the soundtrack from there. I got more involved in Nine Inch Nails and listening to everything from the Trent Reznor Atticus Ross soundtrack to the Nine Inch nails discography, The remix albums, how to destroy Angels, and even the boolegs. When I finally had a chance to see Nine Inch Nails live, it was that smaller tour that they had that was basically a more dripped down version of the peel factor tour I remember having to spend an extra $500 last minute because of an issue with my hotel room, but it was all worth it crying for the first time at a concert listening to hurt. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to bring my dad because his mental state was pretty fractured at this point but when Nine Inch Nails did this new run of to peel it back tour I was able to bring my mom and it was one of the best experiences ever had. Since then, I’ve gotten a nine inch nails tattoo and bonded with my both my parents over our shared experience in love for this Band. When I listen to Nine Inch Nails, I hear a different world and it reminds me of the times that I spent with my family, and that means a lot more than anything that can be embedded into the lyrics."

"These were my 2nd and 3rd NIN shows! The Seattle show was extra special for me as I was able to go with my best friend, who traveled all the way from Ohio to see it with me. We had been friends for years then life just got in the way, and we didn’t talk for 8 years. We randomly reconnected - hard and fast and NIN was the reason for it. Going to this show with her to experience music we love and means so much to us as a friendship unit and as individuals was so powerful and special. NIN helped us both process deep pain we went through in our years apart. NIN helped me process deep postpartum depression and helped inspire my friend to get clean. Trent’s own story of perseverance and determination to clean up his own life has been an endless inspiration to us in our own lives and we often encourage each other to listen to NIN when we feel we need an extra boost to keep fighting and keep the demons away. When we reconnected in 2022 we both fell down the NIN well together - randomly but cosmically. It felt like the universe pulled us together to finally dive deep into this band that ended up literally changing our lives for the better. I’m not sure about her but for me hearing 'Somewhat Damaged' was cathartic as fuck for me. I didn’t catch a pick or a secret shirt but leaving with a full heart was more than enough for me! Thank you for taking the time and effort to put this project together. It’s so important for humans to be united through music like me and my friend were through NIN."