Editing Pretty Hate Machine (section)

==Touring==
[[File:Trent Reznor Lollapalooza 1991.jpg|thumb|170px|alt=A man caked in mud screaming into a microphone.|Reznor during the 1991 [[Lollapalooza]] festival]]

In 1990, Reznor quickly formed a band, hiring guitarist [[Richard Patrick]] who would later form [[Filter (band)|Filter]]. The live band began the ''Pretty Hate Machine Tour Series'', in which they toured North America as an opening act for alternative rock artists such as [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]] and [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]].{{sfn|Huxley|1997|pp=52, 54}}<ref name="Yeung" /> Nine Inch Nails' live set at the time was known for louder, more aggressive versions of the studio songs. At some point, Reznor began [[Instrument destruction|smashing his equipment]] onstage (Reznor preferred using the heel of his boots to strip the keys from expensive [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], most notably the [[Yamaha DX7]]);{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} Nine Inch Nails then embarked on a world tour that continued through the first [[Lollapalooza]] festival in 1991 and culminated in an opening slot to support [[Guns N' Roses]] on their European tour.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Weisbard|first=Eric|author-link=Eric Weisbard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=td2yO_T3DPEC&pg=PA34|title=Sympathy for the Devil|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|location=New York|volume=11|issue=11|date=February 1996|access-date=April 9, 2022|pages=34–36, 38, 40–42, 96}}</ref>