Rock singer Trent Reznor has accused Canada’s The Weeknd of stealing creating elements from Nine Inch Nails’ live shows.
In an interview with BBC Radio 6 Music, Reznor talked about NIN using “screens and experimental production techniques” at concerts.
Then, he watched acts at Coachella “and every band has a video playing behind them. And every band is sunk up with a convenient, polite lighting package, you know?
“And I saw Kanye West blatantly rip off – and The Weeknd rip off – our tours production-wise, which I’ll say without any hesitation. And they know.”
Reznor said these days his band is taking a different approach to live shows. “It’s music being played somewhat sloppily with an element of danger and uncertainty and unpredictability,” he explained.
“We mean it and we’re sweating and it hurts on stage at times.”