Lady Gaga on meeting Trent Reznor: “I black out every time I’m in his presence”

The singer has said parts of her new album 'Mayhem' was inspired by Nine Inch Nails Lady Gaga has spoken about her admiration for Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails – see what she had to say about Reznor below. READ MORE: Lady Gaga – ‘Mayhem’ review: queen of pop bombast dials everything up to eleven Earlier this month (March 5), Gaga revealed that her new album ‘Mayhem’ was partially inspired by the likes of Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead , citing the record has having “’90s grunge influence, 2000s pop influence, funk influence, ’80s influence.” She also specifically named Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Closer’ as a huge influence on the record, especially in regards to its lead single ‘Disease’ .

Yesterday (March 12), Gaga made an appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show to discuss the album, per Consequence . During their time on the show, Stern played ‘Closer’ before asking why she loves the song so much. She replied with a simple “Because it’s so good!” When asked if she’d ever met Reznor, Gaga said that she had but when asked for more details, she confessed: “I forget the first time.

I think I black out every time I’m in his presence. He’s an amazing musician.” She was then asked if she’s intimidated by the Nine Inch Nails frontman.

“Not intimidated,” she clarified, “just really excited, stoked, quiet.” In fact, Gaga was recently spotted wearing Nine Inch Nail merchandise when surprising a handful of super fans. A po.