relocated to Le Pig

In 1992, Nine Inch Nails relocated to 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles (renamed “Le Pig” by Reznor), the site of the Tate murders , when Charles Manson ‘s “family” murdered Sharon Tate , wife of noted film director Roman Polanski , and four of her friends. The band used it to record Broken , an extended play (EP) that was the first Nine Inch Nails release distributed by Interscope Records and reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200. In the liner notes, Reznor credited the 1991 Nine Inch Nails touring band as an influence on the EP’s sound. He characterized Broken as a guitar-based “blast of destruction”, and as “a lot harder … than Pretty Hate Machine “. The inspiration for the harder sound came from the way the live band played during concerts such as Lollapalooza. Songs from Broken earned Nine Inch Nails two Grammy Awards: a performance of the EP’s first single ” Happiness in Slavery ” from Woodstock ’94 , and the second single ” Wish “. In reference to receiving the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for “Wish”, Reznor joked that “Wish” became “the only song to ever win a Grammy that says ‘fist fuck’ in the lyrics.” Against touring of the brand new material, Reznor began living and recording full-time at Le Pig, working on a follow-up free of restrictions from his record label.