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Nine Inch Nails frontman has written a heartfelt tribute to friend and former collaborator David Bowie, and his 2013 comeback album The Next Day.
In the January 2014 issue of The Hollywood Reporter, Reznor writes an emotional column to his friend and hero, hailing him as being 'in the very top tier of artists'.
"I’m still unraveling the riddle that he presented," writes Reznor of The Next Day. "I’m still getting new meanings out of the lyrics. What I thought was conservative production now feels forward-thinking. Like any great album, it’s revealed itself to be something that wasn’t what I initially thought."
Reznor continues: "The marketing, too, felt like a breath of fresh air. It wasn't like the Arcade Fire album [Reflektor] and its yearlong rollout, where it was like, 'OK, I get it. You've got an album out, you've played every TV show in the world'."
"Bowie is the most important figure to have inspired me. To a kid growing up in rural Pennsylvania, out of reach of college radio and on the wrong side of the Internet - in isolation - to see this alien creep in, this larger-than-life character who was smart...he's been a consistent reference point as somebody who is uncompromising."
The NIN man added: "He has found an audience yet challenges that audience and continues moving forward in a fearless way."
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