# Mr. Self Destruct guitar solo

> Adrian Belew's guitar solo on Mr. Self Destruct by Nine Inch Nails (1994) starts at about 2:30. From the album The Downward Spiral.

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Nine Inch Nails, 1994, from *The Downward Spiral*. Solo by *Adrian Belew*.

Adrian Belew's texture-generating guitar adds unhinged, alien noise to the album's violent opener.

Mr. Self Destruct by Nine Inch Nails is #4 in our ranking of the best Nine Inch Nails guitar solos. The solo is played by Adrian Belew and the song was released in 1994.

## In our lists

- [The Best Nine Inch Nails Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/nine-inch-nails-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Guest Guitar Solos on Rock and Metal Records](https://greatestsolos.com/list/guest-guitar-solos-rock-metal/) — #19

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Mr. Self Destruct?

Adrian Belew played the solo on Nine Inch Nails's Mr. Self Destruct (1994).

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