These people are artists. These people are musicians. They're taking it out and trying to express it that way.
— Marilyn Manson
I never said to be like me, I say to be like you and make a difference.
They'll see it. And it doesn't matter if they don't. It's only Rock 'n' Roll. But I do intend to move more into the Mainstream. Marilyn Manson is just the First phase.
Part of me is afraid to get close to people because I'm afraid that they're going to leave.
In the end we're all Jerry Springer Show guests, really, we just haven't been on the show.
Anybody intelligent enough to realize what America is, is not going to sit around and do nothing about it. They're going to be the same way that I am. They're going to be the same way our fans are. They're going to be pissed.
I think art is the only thing that's spiritual in the world. And I refuse to forced to believe in other people's interpretations of God. I don't think anybody should be. No one person can own the copyright to what God means.
When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?
When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.
Find out what's really out there. I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference.
A lot of people don't want to make their own decisions. They're too scared. It's much easier to be told what to do.
The word 'Antichrist', to me, is the collective disbelief in god.
Is adult entertainment killing our children? or is killing our children entertaining our adults?
The burden of originality is one that most people don't want to accept. They'd rather sit in front of the TV and let that tell them what they're supposed to like, what they're supposed to buy, and what they're supposed to laugh at.
All the seven deadly sins are man's true nature. To be greedy. To be hateful. To have lust. Of course, you have to control them, but if you're made to feel guilty for being human, then you're going to be trapped in a never-ending sin-and-repent cycle that you can't escape from.
