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| | + | |Title = NME Marilyn Manson Interview |
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| | + | |Date = October 1997 |
| | + | |Source = ''NME Magazine'' |
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| − | Most of '''[[Marilyn Manson]]'s tattoos''' were done by four people: Lou Sciberras, Donovan Stringer, Albert Sgambati and Ken Cameron - who all worked at Tattoos By Lou in South Beach, Miami, Florida. The first nine tattoos were created over a four-year span, beginning in January 1991 until 1995. In the credits of the band's first album ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' Albert Sgambati and Donovan Stringer were credited for tattoos, the latter simply referred to as 'Donovan'. All tattoos are listed in the order they were inked.
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| + | ===Material World - Ushering us into his little shop of horrors, the dark lord of metal discusses lunchboxes, lipstick, false limbs...and killing Hanson.=== |
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| − | ===The list of tattoos===
| + | '''NME: When did you last go to church?''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | On Manson's 21st birthday, band member and friend [[Gidget Gein]] took him to Tattoos By Lou in Miami, Florida to get his first tattoo. At this same session, Gein got a Creepy Crawly Spider tattooed on his wrist. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphomet| Baphomet] became known in the nineteenth century when it was applied to pseudo-historical conspiracy theories elaborating on the suppression of the Templars, and it became associated with a "Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Lévi. The tattoo appears on his upper left arm, under The Lucky Devil.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Also on Manson's 21st birthday, Manson requested a second tattoo that would mark his retribution. He presented to Lou Sciberras a rough drawing of a spooky tree reminiscent of a tree that appeared in several of the band's promotional ads, explaining how it had been copied without his authorization by a man referred to as Carl, who had persistently been imitating Manson. Having the image inked onto himself was Manson's effort to permanently copyright his own creation. Later, a skull was added as an extension of this tree, making the tree appear to be rooting from the skull. The tattoo appears across the outside of his right arm.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:Cyaegha.jpg|125px|Cyaegha tattoo]]
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | In July 1991, Manson and Gein returned to Tattoos By Lou where Manson would receive his third and fourth tattoos, where tattoo artist Donovan Stringer was presented with Manson's pre-drawn art interpreting the Western German mythic creature formally called "Cyaegha the Great Old One". Both tattoos are typically comprised of a circular green eye at the center of a mass of black tentacles, each one slightly varied from the other. Reportedly, the right arm was tattooed first, and both were done in the same session. The fee was reportedly $50.00 and a six-pack of Heineken brew. The tattoos appear across the inside of both lower arms.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Sometime in 1991, Manson returned to Tattoos By Lou (possibly with Gein once again, but this is unconfirmed) to receive his fifth work of body art. The tattooing was performed by [http://www.albertsgambati.com Albert Sgambati] and depicted the head of a cyclops ([[Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids]] had previously recorded a song [[Cyclops|bearing the same name]]). The tattoo appears on his right shoulder.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:TheLuckyDevil.jpg|95px|The Lucky Devil tattoo]]
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Sometime around September 1993, Manson and [http://www.albertsgambati.com Sgambati] began collaborating on artwork that would become Manson's sixth and most flamboyant tattoo. The Lucky Devil depicts a grinning red devil amongst a horseshoe with '1' and '3' at each respective end. Above the devil's head is an 8-ball and below it three dice, each displaying the number '6'. Staying ever mindful of how it would look onstage, Manson still gave Albert lots of freedom with the elements surrounding the devil's head. The tattoo appears on his left shoulder.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Sometime during mid-1993, Manson came to notice a sketch [http://www.albertsgambati.com Albert Sgambati] had been working on, depicting a long and narrow skull. The tattoo became Manson's seventh tattoo, and would become an addition of a previously inked tattoo, a deviated tree. The tattoo appears across the outside of his right arm.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | In Fall 1994, Manson had been looking into getting a tattoo of ''Uncle Creepy'', the narrator character and "host" of the Warren Comics horror magazine, Creepy. Manson approached longtime tattoo artist [http://www.albertsgambati.com Albert Sgambati] in regards to the tattoo, but Sgambati was unable to come up with a satisfactory drawing. Fellow Tattoos By Lou artist Ken Cameron (southbeachtattoo.com) drew the design directly on Manson's arm and Manson decided to have Ken Cameron do the tattoo instead. The tattoo appears across the outside of his lower left arm.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | It is widely believed that this simple tattoo depicting a cobweb was won by Manson as a bonus for winning the award for Best Vocalist at the Slammie Awards in Florida on [[1994/07/03 Fort Lauderdale, FL|July 3, 1994]]. However this is uncertain due to the fact that the tattoo offer was offered by Outrageous Tattoos, whereas all of Manson's tattoos by this point were inked by Tattoos By Lou. An alternative to the theory on the artist responsible is that Ken Cameron returned to ink it in conjunction with the Uncle Creepy tattoo, similar to the case of the Skull and Tree tattoo. The tattoo appears on his left wrist.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | In Spring 1995, Manson returned to Tattoos By Lou to attain what would be his tenth and last tattoo for well over 11 years, inked again by [http://www.albertsgambati.com Albert Sgambati]. This tattoo depicts Beelzebub, the Lord of the Flies. While not directly a fly, two eighteenth century magical textbooks, the ''Grimorium Verum'' and the ''Grand Grimoure'', state that the supreme trinity of evil consists of Lucifer, Beelzebub and Astaroth. When summoned by a magician, Beelzebub appears in the form of a huge fly, allegedly. The tattoo appears on his upper right arm, under the Cyclops.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:SpiralHeart.jpg|80px|Spiral Heart tattoo]]
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | On [[Significance of Valentine's Day to Marilyn Manson|February 14]], 2007 - over 11 years since his last tattoo - Manson had a new tattoo inked on his left wrist at the same time [[Evan Rachel Wood]] had her thigh tattooed in a joint session at their home. It is a simple tattoo of a spiral heart used throughout the ''[[Eat Me, Drink Me]]'' era, possibly derived from/inspired by the 1935 horror film "Mad Love", though it is unknown as to who the artist is that did this tattoo. It stands for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026663/ mad love] and Manson stated that If he'd want to cut himself he will break someone's heart.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:K_tat_2.jpg|85px|Totenkopf tattoo]]
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | During the [[Rape of the World]] tour interim period Manson had a new tattoo inked depicting a green skull by [http://www.myspace.com/tokyohiro Tokyo Hiro] could be found on his upper right arm. The tattoo is identical to the Death's Head included in the [[Celebritarian Corporation|Celebritarian]] imagery of 2006 ([http://mansonwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Celebritarian.jpg example]).
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:butterflyskull.jpg|100px|Butterfly tattoo]]
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Manson had a tattoo of a skull butterfly designed by Martin Emond tattooed on his left wrist. A picture of the full tattoo still has to appear. The tattoo was done by "Dark Mark" of [http://myspace.com/illicittattoo Illicit Tattoo's] (now of [http://sacredtattooshop.com/home.html Sacred Tattoo]) in Auckland City, New Zealand. A picture of Manson getting the butterfly tattoo inked can be seen [http://mansonwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Image:IllicitTattoo.jpg here].
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:WOWTattoo.jpg|110px|WOW tattoo]]
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | On April 20, 2009, TMZ spotted Marilyn Manson at an airport sporting a new tattoo on his outer right wrist which reads "WOW", likely in reference to [[WOW|the song of the same name]] from ''[[The High End of Low]]''. Manson has since stated that the tattoo was inked because of how many times the word is said.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:Tursas.png|95px|Tursaansydän tattoo]]
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | As revealed in the liner notes for ''The High End of Low'', Manson has received a fourteenth tattoo. This depicts a tursaansydän, a symbol believed to bring good luck and protect from curses, and incorporates a swastika in its center. Tursaansydän has been used in Finland for centuries as a magical symbol, often carved on wood, and its still used today.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:Tattoo_15_4.jpg|100px|15 tattoo]]
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Manson revealed in a May 2009 interview with Noisecreep that he received another tattoo, which reads "15", behind his ear, describing it as "the new number of the beast."<ref name="Nosecreep">[http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/05/27/marilyn-manson-still-a-cultural-lightning-rod-after-all-these-y/ Marilyn Manson: Still a Cultural Lightning Rod After All These Years?]. Amy Sciarretto. Noisecreep. May 27, 2009.</ref> Manson's Fiancée Evan Rachel Wood also has "15" tattooed behind one of her ears, as well.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Manson also described in the May 2009 interview with Noisecreep the "etc." tattoo he had inked on his inner-right wrist. He explained, "I've seen on the news, stories about death, rape, murder and they tack on the 'et cetera.,' which shocks and amuses me. Such terrible things have become mundane and reduced people to 'etc.,'. I got 'et cetera' tattooed on my wrist. If I cut my wrist, I would cut through 'etc.,' which is triply ironic."<ref name="Nosecreep"/>
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:Kot_tattoo_3.jpg|150px|Kot tattoo]]
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | The first new tattoo was published on the 28th February, 2011 by L.A Weekly in their blog. According to the book "Criminal Tattoos" this tattoo came from Russian criminal culture. It includes a cat with glasses, a rose, knife and a nazi swastika on the hat. <ref>m[http://criminalnaya.ru/photo/quot_ehsehsovka_quot/2-0-1885 Criminal Russia tattoos] </ref> According to the "Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia" by Danzig Baldayev, the meaning of this tattoo is "I turned 18 in prison".
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Manson was pictured by L.A. Times photographer Lawrence K. Ho in May 2012 with the words "No Reason," a recurring lyric in the song "[[Overneath the Path of Misery]]," inked on his left wrist directly above his Spiral Heart tattoo. Friend [[Johnny Depp]] shares the [http://www.deppimpact.com/bodyart.php same tattoo] on his arm. It has been reported that Damien Echols shares the same tattoo. {{Unconfirmed}}
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | Manson said in an [[Interview:2012/07/14_The_Observer_What_I_Know:_Marilyn_Manson| interview]] that he and friend Johnny Depp share a tattoo based on the artwork of Les Fleurs Du Mal (The Flowers Of Evil) by Charles Baudelaire. The tattoo has yet to be seen in it's full form, and is located on the back of each man.
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;" | In January 2014, Manson revealed new tattoos that goes from the back edge of his hands to his wrists. The term originates from Solve et Coagula, an alchemy reference. Roughly translated, it means "Dissolve and join together" or transmutation. The tattoo was done at [http://www.normwillrise.com/ Will Rise Studio] in L.A.
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| + | '''Marilyn Manson:'''The last time I was in a church was actually in Spain when I decided to visit the Gaudi Church. Which I must admit was more of a surreal than a religious experience. But the architecture was very fascinating for me. |
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| + | '''Are you romantic?''' |
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| + | I think I am. In a strange way. Probably not in the same way that other people are. Not in conventional terms at least, but I like to do interesting things for people I'm attracted to, I guess. I try to take them to interesting places. But I guess it would be more like something you would read in a horror novel than a romance novel. |
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| + | '''When did you last break the law?''' |
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| + | Well, I think it's still against the law in just about every state in America to perform sodomy, which includes oral sex as well. So I guess it was last night. |
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| + | '''When were you most terrified?''' |
| − | | flowers-of-evil-say10.jpg = "Les Fleurs du Mal" as seen on Marilyn Manson's back in the "[[SAY10]]" music video
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| + | During the very same act, last night. |
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| | + | '''Tell us a joke.''' |
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| | + | Um..let me see. I'm sure I must have heard some good ones recently. Can I come back to you on that one? |
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| | + | '''What's the most embarrassing item of clothing that you've ever owned?''' |
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| | + | My parents bought me a suit from the Sears catalogue and it was covered with the autographs of each member of Kiss, and it had the Kiss logo all over it. So I guess it was what you might call a Kiss dress suit. And I once tried to wear it to church, but they didn't like it very much. This was probably when I was 12. |
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| | + | '''When was the last time you cried?''' |
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| | + | It's hard to say. I think every time I hear certain songs on our record it makes me upset in a number of ways. But it's probably been about a month or so since that last occurred. |
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| | + | '''What's the closest you've ever been to death?''' |
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| | + | I don't drive a vehicle anymore, but on one of the very last times I did so I was going to visit a friend and I was carrying with me a small snake, and the car burst into flames, and the brakes didn't work, and I had to pull off onto the side of the road. So it all ended up with me standing on the side of the road, holding a snake, and my car was on fire. |
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| | + | '''What's your worst habit?''' |
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| | + | Doing press. |
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| | + | '''You're a celebrated contact lens wearer. What exactly is wrong with your eyesight?''' |
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| | + | 20/20 vision. |
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| | + | '''Can you walk the streets unmolested when you're out of makeup?''' |
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| | + | No. Unfortunately, I can't. People just say, "Oh, there's Marilyn Manson without lipstick on." It doesn't really work too well. It's not usually all that easy for me to go out, so I have to create some kind of diversion, like I'll set something on fire and then run the other way. |
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| | + | '''What's the biggest lie you've ever told?''' |
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| | + | I suppose "Antichrist Superstar." Because the entire album was about me being a far bigger rock star than I actually was. But by telling this massive lie, I became one. |
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| | + | '''What was the first record that you ever bought?''' |
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| | + | "Kiss Alive II". To go with the suit, basically. |
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| | + | '''Do you favour a particular brand of cosmetics, or do you mix and match?''' |
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| | + | Marilyn Manson: |
| | + | I usually use Mac cosmetics. It's a brand favoured by all the major supermodels. |
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| | + | '''Who has been the biggest influence on your career?''' |
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| | + | Usually the Christians. I suppose. I think because, if I hadn't gone to a private Christian school, I'd never have built up enough animosity to want to have started a band. And now that I have one, the fact that they are giving me such resistance and publicity, they have made me bigger than they'd ever have wanted me to have become. So I guess in a strange way the Christians have influenced me the most. |
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| | + | '''Vampires on the New York club scene - have you ever encountered such creatures?''' |
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| | + | If I do, I'll punch them in the face. 'Cos I think you don't really need a stake to put through their hearts. It is more than sufficient to punch them in the face. I think that anybody who thinks they are a vampire these days is completely full of shit. But I do like the vampire ethic. I tend to keep my hours as they would. But the plastic fangs and the capes, I don't think they are going to get you anywhere. |
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| | + | '''What is your favourite tour bus video?''' |
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| | + | The Sargeant Pepper movie with the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. My particular favourite moment is probably the part where Aerosmith play "Come Together" and they're dressed in these sort of fascist outfits. And of course, they end up killing "Strawberry Fields." |
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| | + | '''How do you relax?''' |
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| | + | I guess I would just drink a bottle of wine, if I'm feeling a little more sophisticated. Other than that, I'd probably take some painkillers, drink a bottle of Jack Daniels and smash a few things until I finally pass out. |
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| | + | '''What is your proudest sporting achievement?''' |
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| | + | I'm most proud of not liking sports. That would be my proudest achievement, because America is so wrapped up in sports and sports figures. But I don't believe in them, and when I see it I just pretend like it doesn't exist. |
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| | + | '''Have you got a teddy bear?''' |
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| | + | No! I've never had a teddy bear. |
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| | + | '''Who is your hero?''' |
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| | + | I guess David Bowie was always my hero when I was growing up. I still haven't met him, though. |
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| | + | '''Have you come up with a joke yet?''' |
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| | + | I'm still thinking. I always get to hear so many, but then I forget them. Give me another question while I consider. |
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| | + | '''If you could kill somebody without fear of detection, who would it be?''' |
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| | + | Hanson. All three of them and possibly their parents as well. |
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| | + | '''How did you enjoy your schooldays? Were you a scholar or were you a bully?''' |
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| | + | I was invisible really, because I was trying really hard not to get beat up. `Cos everybody seemed to have a different reason for wanting to kick my ass. So I just tried as best I could to bide my time, and get it over with. |
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| | + | '''At what time were you most proud?''' |
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| | + | I guess now. I'm just proud of the work that I have done in the past year and a half. |
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| | + | '''No more dilly-dallying, Manson. Tell us a joke!''' |
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| | + | Is that the last question? Do I have to have my joke now? |
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| − | ===Trivia===
| + | '''Absolutely. It's now or never.''' |
| − | * Manson stated his intention to have a self-appropriated mantra titled "Together As One, Against All Others" tattooed onto his back on January 7, 2008, as a belated birthday gift from Evan Rachel Wood. It was to be inked, according to Manson, by Jonathan Shaw, a personal friend of Manson's. Seemingly, however - and possibly due to Shaw's extended stay in Brazil - the tattoo has not yet been inked as when Manson revealed his lower back during the Rape of the World tour in March 2008 there was no tattoo.
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| − | * On February 8, 2008, online magazine [http://www.gigwise.com/ GIGWISE] made a list of the 30 greatest tattoo's in music, with Manson on 10th place. The full list can be seen [http://www.gigwise.com/news/40660/the-greatest-tattoos-in-music-revealed here].
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| − | ===References===
| + | Shit. I guess me. I guess that I'm the biggest joke that I know. I've pulled the biggest joke on music altogether. It's a very dark and nasty, cynical joke. But one that I like to laugh at, at the end of the day. |
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I think I am. In a strange way. Probably not in the same way that other people are. Not in conventional terms at least, but I like to do interesting things for people I'm attracted to, I guess. I try to take them to interesting places. But I guess it would be more like something you would read in a horror novel than a romance novel.
Well, I think it's still against the law in just about every state in America to perform sodomy, which includes oral sex as well. So I guess it was last night.
Um..let me see. I'm sure I must have heard some good ones recently. Can I come back to you on that one?
My parents bought me a suit from the Sears catalogue and it was covered with the autographs of each member of Kiss, and it had the Kiss logo all over it. So I guess it was what you might call a Kiss dress suit. And I once tried to wear it to church, but they didn't like it very much. This was probably when I was 12.
It's hard to say. I think every time I hear certain songs on our record it makes me upset in a number of ways. But it's probably been about a month or so since that last occurred.
I don't drive a vehicle anymore, but on one of the very last times I did so I was going to visit a friend and I was carrying with me a small snake, and the car burst into flames, and the brakes didn't work, and I had to pull off onto the side of the road. So it all ended up with me standing on the side of the road, holding a snake, and my car was on fire.
No. Unfortunately, I can't. People just say, "Oh, there's Marilyn Manson without lipstick on." It doesn't really work too well. It's not usually all that easy for me to go out, so I have to create some kind of diversion, like I'll set something on fire and then run the other way.
I suppose "Antichrist Superstar." Because the entire album was about me being a far bigger rock star than I actually was. But by telling this massive lie, I became one.
"Kiss Alive II". To go with the suit, basically.
Marilyn Manson:
I usually use Mac cosmetics. It's a brand favoured by all the major supermodels.
Usually the Christians. I suppose. I think because, if I hadn't gone to a private Christian school, I'd never have built up enough animosity to want to have started a band. And now that I have one, the fact that they are giving me such resistance and publicity, they have made me bigger than they'd ever have wanted me to have become. So I guess in a strange way the Christians have influenced me the most.
If I do, I'll punch them in the face. 'Cos I think you don't really need a stake to put through their hearts. It is more than sufficient to punch them in the face. I think that anybody who thinks they are a vampire these days is completely full of shit. But I do like the vampire ethic. I tend to keep my hours as they would. But the plastic fangs and the capes, I don't think they are going to get you anywhere.
The Sargeant Pepper movie with the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. My particular favourite moment is probably the part where Aerosmith play "Come Together" and they're dressed in these sort of fascist outfits. And of course, they end up killing "Strawberry Fields."
I guess I would just drink a bottle of wine, if I'm feeling a little more sophisticated. Other than that, I'd probably take some painkillers, drink a bottle of Jack Daniels and smash a few things until I finally pass out.
I'm most proud of not liking sports. That would be my proudest achievement, because America is so wrapped up in sports and sports figures. But I don't believe in them, and when I see it I just pretend like it doesn't exist.
I guess David Bowie was always my hero when I was growing up. I still haven't met him, though.
I'm still thinking. I always get to hear so many, but then I forget them. Give me another question while I consider.
Hanson. All three of them and possibly their parents as well.
I was invisible really, because I was trying really hard not to get beat up. `Cos everybody seemed to have a different reason for wanting to kick my ass. So I just tried as best I could to bide my time, and get it over with.
I guess now. I'm just proud of the work that I have done in the past year and a half.
Shit. I guess me. I guess that I'm the biggest joke that I know. I've pulled the biggest joke on music altogether. It's a very dark and nasty, cynical joke. But one that I like to laugh at, at the end of the day.
