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
Marilyn Manson quotes about
I walked away exhilarated by my success, because there's nothing like making a difference in someone's life, even if that difference is a lifetime of nightmares and a fortune in therapy bills.
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.
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.
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.
Living in Hollywood, it's easy to have someone flatter you. That doesn't help me.
I went to one AA meeting and I got asked for an autograph.
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.
Everybody feels like [a misfit] at different points in their life. If you feel like who you are is right for you, then you are beautiful.
I never wanted it to end this way, but flies will lay their eggs.
I am the pedophiles dream, a messianic Peter Pan.
Capitalism has made it this way, old fashioned fascism will take it away.
I think that's all a form of wanting to let go, of wanting to get out... It's not something easily described or understood.
We are the things and shapes to come, your freedom's not free of dumb.
I'm my most creative between 3 and 5 a.m. That's the way I've always been