Reznor expressed the significant influence that Coil had on his work, saying that 1986's "Horse Rotorvator" was "deeply influential". In many interviews with "Musician", "Spin", and "Alternative Press", Reznor also mentioned Devo, The Cars, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Pere Ubu, Soft Cell, Prince, Ministry, Test Dept, Cabaret Voltaire and The Cure's 1985 album, "The Head on the Door", as important influences. According to Todd Rundgren, Reznor told him that he listened to Rundgren's 1973 album, "A Wizard, a True Star" with "great regularity".