3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson Marilyn Monroe wasn’t even her real name, Charles Manson isn’t his real name, and now, I’m taking that to be my real name. But what’s real? You can’t find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson My goal isn’t to make money, it’s to try and survive and make a point.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson When I finish a picture I don’t show it to anyone if I feel it’s not good enough yet. I’ve learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it’s the biggest success if they like it.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson My first memories of religion were being taken to Episcopal church. My father was Catholic, but my mother, I believe, was Episcopal. So I sort of veered off into the watered-down version of Catholicism.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson When you’re taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson I am drawn to women who are independent and creative, which is problematic because it’s a struggle, a competition of careers. There’s jealousy.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson The time that people aren’t expecting what’s going to happen, I find that’s the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn’t have a job that gave them a pension.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson Sometimes you feel awkward being what you’re best at, you feel like you have to be something new.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson I was married to someone who wanted me to change. Become more adult, more responsible. I began not to like myself, not like what I do. I lost my identity. Everything began collapsing around me.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson The advantage of the internet is that it has taken away the charade of politics. China has heard of democracy and people know about certain concepts they wouldn’t have previously.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson I can’t satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art form as much as it used to be.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson I decided to make music again at a time when I couldn’t have had more obstacles.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson There’s no reason to change what you are, but if you’re not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson As a kid I had buck teeth and braces and acne. I hated what I saw. I’m still not comfortable, but that’s why I change and adapt the way I look.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson If one more ‘journalist’ makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans’ help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom of speech.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.
3 December 2020 Marilyn Manson 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.
