prince was credited for "ideas and sound", as it says
in the credits\booklet for nine inch nails' 1989 debut album
[pretty hate machine].
so to say that prince was an inspiration\influence is a given.

trent also states this is early interviews.

prince also did some unreleased\promotional club mixes
for nine inch nails' second single 'head like a hole
that was released in 1990.

[head like a hole - tambourine mix by prince]
[head like a hole - release it mix by prince]

there are also a couple of other mixes of the same track
that are uncredited. that are either by prince or flood.
[This message was edited Wed Mar 6 21:05:51 PST 2002 by th3Und3rt4k3r]

Why hasn't Prince and Trent worked together??? That would be a fun collaboration...

How can i get those remixes? If they really exist.

vgallo6 said:

..uhm, well i guess i could 'rip them for you or something.
or you could _search_for_them_on_the_internet_

i got mine from bootlegs, that are not that hard to come by..

From wich bootleg?

blueangel7 said:

.. [nine inch nails - demos and remixes volume 2.]
not very hard to come by. that is, they shouldnt be. goodluck with that..

Interesting.

First I've heard of this, and I'm been pretty deep into both Prince and NIN's music.

Not casting any aspersions or being a Doubting Thomas or anything. Just sayin'.

Pardon my crack-headed grammar.

"I've been", not "I'm been".

Durrh.

I never knew about the mixes either and I love both men! I will try to find them on the Internet - if anyone else knows where to get them tell me

Anxiety, I am with you there - I would have known about them too but still I'll check it out

Those remixes are fakes, they have nothing to do with Prince. Some sad individuals just heard of Trent sampling a bit from "Tamborine" for "Pretty Hate Machine'" and decided to call those remixes "Prince" mixes or whatever.

Prince did however want Trent to remix some of his tracks. but it all turned out quite ugly. search the web.

Thank you Freshwater for keeping us right!

those mixes have nothing to do with prince? PLEEEEASE.

sure, he didnt do them. but the music (intro - "tambourine", rest of song - "release it") is copywrited by prince. they had to get his permission.

nah, they don't need his permission, as long as he gets credited on the disc, and he gets paid for it. if they just sample a drumbeat they can get away with it, but if its a whole musical passage, that's payment time...