Somewhere between the sessions that would result in songs like "Hurt," Reznor's indifference to the house's history was shattered when he met Sharon Tate's sister, Patti Tate. As he recalled to Rolling Stone in 1997, she asked him "Are you exploiting my sister's death by living in her house?" He gave a response: "No, it's just sort of my own interest in American folklore. I'm in this place where a weird part of history occurred." But internally, despite his justifications, he realized that the lawlessness Charles Manson represented included the repercussions felt by others. As a result, Reznor grew up. As he explained, "When she was talking to me, I realized for the first time, 'What if it was my sister?' I thought, 'F— Charlie Manson.' I don't want to be looked at as a guy who supports serial-killer bull—-."
In December of 1993, according to the World History Project, he left, deciding that, "there was too much history in that house for me to handle." Besides, the album was done, and he had to go on a yearlong promotional tour. However, Reznor still stole the front door to the house, according to All That's Interesting, dragging it with him to his next studio in New Orleans, where it has since been preserved.
Today, that door is all that's left of 10050 Cielo Drive. In April 1994, a few months after Reznor's departure, the owners demolished the house, changing it entirely, and re-branding it with a new address.
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