Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Brian Hugh Warner, better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American musician, songwriter, actor, painter, singer, rapper, author, composer and former music journalist. He is known for his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson, which he co-founded with Daisy Berkowitz and of which he remains the only constant member. His stage name was formed by juxtaposing the names of two opposing American pop cultural icons; actress Marilyn Monroe and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth5 January 1969
CityCanton, OH
CountryUnited States of America
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 fear being like everyone I hate, I fear failure, I fear losing control. I love balancing between chaos and control with everything I do. I always have a fear of going one way or another, getting lost in something, or losing everything to get lost in. And I fear being a completely acceptable sheep in society.
I'm kind of shy, and I think that I take that out by performing in front of a lot of people. That's how I get out my shyness.
I used to have nightmares about the Antichrist - what would happen, where it would come from, and who it would be.
The word 'Antichrist', to me, is the collective disbelief in god.
I don't encourage people to choose any sort of sexuality.
To admit you want to have a comeback means you have to admit you weren't what you were supposed to be. You dropped below your own standard.
As a kid I just felt like an outsider.
There's a certain group of people who are always going to dislike me and disagree with whatever I say.
I don't want to feel like I've matured. That's a stupid word that I never want to use.
It's better to use a curse word than to hurt somebody else, I find.
Sometimes you feel awkward being what you're best at, you feel like you have to be something new.
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.
I went to one AA meeting and I got asked for an autograph.