Editing Interview:2015/05/08 Marilyn Manson: The Music That Made Me

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| Title       = Marilyn Manson: The Music That Made Me
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
| Date        = May 8, 2015
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:''Marilyn Manson's playlist includes David Bowie, N.W.A and Justin Timberlake.''

1. '''"We Are the Dead," [[David Bowie]]''', 1974<br/>
I remember hearing this song in the Nineties, when I first moved to L.A. It wouldn't have had the same impact on me if I'd heard it when I was a kid in Ohio — it felt like it was about the culture of Hollywood, the disgusting cannibalism. It was a great inspiration to me on ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''.

2. '''"[[Cat People (Putting Out Fire)]]," David Bowie''', 1982<br/>
A great song lyrically — very biting, very strong, very powerful. I never really liked this song on ''Let's Dance'', but I love the version on the soundtrack to the film ''Cat People''.

3. '''"Straight Outta Compton," N.W.A''', 1988<br/>
I was in a completely different phase of music when I first heard this. I was living in Florida at the time, and I was trying to go against my environment, which was lots of 2 Live Crew and N.W.A — so I was probably listening to Jane's Addiction, the Cure and Joy Division. But eventually I listened and I thought, "You know what? N.W.A is as punk-rock as anyone."

4. '''"Cry Me a River," Justin Timberlake,''' 2002<br/>
People underestimate how badass Justin Timberlake can be. Coming from a boy band, he probably wanted to break that mold and show people his darker side, and that's "Cry Me a River." In addition, I was told by my great friend [[Johnny Depp]] that he'd "buy me a liver" if I ever needed him to, so there's that.

5. '''"Cocaine Blues," Johnny Cash,''' 1968<br/>
It's hard to pick just one favorite Johnny Cash song, but this is the one I listen to before I go onstage. I listen to the version that he played at Folsom Prison — the one where you can actually hear his voice crack. You can hear that grit in his throat. It makes it real.

6. '''"Hey Joe," Jimi Hendrix,''' 1967<br/>
This song is similar to "Cocaine Blues" in that they're both about killing a woman. It's sort of like how we call tank-top shirts wife-beaters. It's strange that that's part of American culture.

7. '''"The End," the Doors''', 1967<br/>
I played some shows with the surviving members of the Doors a couple of years ago. I did "[[Five to One]]," I did "[[2012/08/18 West Hollywood, CA|People Are Strange]]" — but I would never do "The End." No one touches that song. That's sacred. Even though it came out earlier, "The End" really feels like it defines 1969, the year I was born: Altamont, Woodstock, the end of the Summer of Love and all that shit.

8. '''"[[2007/07/01 Bucharest, Romania|I'm Eighteen]]," Alice Cooper''', 1971<br/>
One of the first songs that I heard by Alice Cooper when I was growing up. I listened to it because my mother, who loved Neil Diamond and the Bee Gees, also loved Alice Cooper. At the time, it didn't make me think, "I'm going to be a singer." But I could identify with it. It felt true, and it will always be true. Much later, I toured with Alice and I got to sing it with him, which was a childhood dream come true.

9. '''"Today," [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]''', 1993<br/>
[[Billy Corgan]] and I became friends about 15 years ago, when I was working on ''[[Mechanical Animals]]'' and he was working on what would become ''Adore''. Even before that, I always loved this song. People might think of it as a happy pop song, but it's actually very dark. When he says, "Today is the greatest day," it's an ironic statement, and people don't catch that.

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