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".

[–] scaryjelly@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You are all wrong! It was always about manicure!

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

It's been like twenty years but I think Animorphs did this joke. I will say that KA Applegate made a good bet on which edgy teenage band would still be at least somewhat relevant decades later.

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