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Robin Finck on his Nine Inch Nails tone secrets – and why he’s selling half his gear collection

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Some might say Robin Finck is one of rock music’s rarest and most enigmatic chameleons. Whether it’s his work in Nine Inch Nails – standing as founder Trent Reznor’s longest-serving live member – or…

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