Earlier this year, Nine Inch Nails appeared in an episode of the latest “Twin Peaks” season to play “She’s Gone Away” from their Not the Actual Events EP. In a new radio interview with Chicago’s 101WKQX, the band revealed that they originally pitched David Lynch a different song that he rejected for not being “ugly” or “aggressive” enough. “We wrote a different song initially, and [Lynch] said, ‘How about something less “Twin Peaks”-y sounding, and more aggressive and ugly,’” Trent Reznor said. Atticus Ross added, “I think he said, ‘Make my hair stand on end.’” The band also confirmed that “She’s Gone Away” was written specifically for the show. Tune in below at the 5:30 mark to hear the exchange. In July, Nine Inch Nails shared their Add Violence EP, the second release in their planned trilogy.

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