Interview:2015/06/25 Marilyn Manson. AMA.
| Marilyn Manson. AMA | ||
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| Interview with Marilyn Manson | ||
| Date | June 25, 2015 | |
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| Interviewer | The Reddit community | |
- We're still gearing up for The End Times Tour, and I just got back from a bunch of European tour dates, the Cannes Lions where I spoke and I got a lifetime achievement award from Kerrang! magazine. And then we played Hellfest, the biggest festival in France.
- Victoria's helping me out tonight. AMA.
- Well, it's not that long before The End Times Tour starts in two weeks. And then we're going to do some even more shows on our own after that, because I'm enjoying seeing the fans and getting to meet them. We'll be doing a lot of meet n' greet situations. But I'd like to make those a little bit more along the lines of church tent revivals.
- So everybody, be prepared for that. Some Deep South old time religion-style.
- And I'll thank everybody with my performances, thanking them for coming.
Tell us about working with Die Antwoord? What was it like? You were a pleasant surprise in their video.
Also massive respect for your music, self awareness, and empathy in the face of haters. I've known them for a few years now, because we share the same management, and didn't really get a chance to work so much together musically. I really enjoyed the brief experience of being in their last video. They didn't tell me my ex-wife was going to be in there, that was a little prank they played on me, but we get along fine, so it was okay. And I did do a performance on Halloween, and Ninja came onstage and sang "Beautiful People" with me. And that was a little chaos. So yeah.
And thank you.
Who are some artists that you would like to collaborate with?
I have some plans to do more work with Shooter Jennings. He and I recorded for his album a cover of David Bowie's "Cat People," and we also wanna do some more music together. I did a couple songs with Johnny Depp recently before he left to go to Australia. And I plan on starting, maybe this week or next week when I've got some time, with starting with Twiggy on going back to the core of where Marilyn Manson started. And there's a strong possibility of doing something with Billy Corgan, while we're out on the road together. And Jonathan Davis from KORN and I plan on doing something together.
Hi Marilyn, thanks for hanging out with us tonight!
What would you say you are looking forward to most about the upcoming tour? And what was the best experience of the most recent tour you just completed?
I think the best experience was...well, I wouldn't call it the best experience, but one of the most amusing things was I refused to continue playing a song until everybody in the crowd threw their bras at Twiggy, so there were 50-100 bras on his mic stand, that was amusing to me.
But I thought all the shows were great, amazing crowds. And when we did some smaller shows, they were really intense. And I think this one coming up is gonna be interesting, seeing how we meld together, Marilyn Manson and Smashing Pumpkins. I'm quite excited if the rumors that Jimmy Chamberlain is back in the band are true. Hearing more of the original songs I first listened to for the Smashing Pumpkins, before I even had a band. Billy asked me if I knew any drummers, I guess he needed a replacement drummer, and on my flight home from France, i had a strange dream that I told him Jimmy Chamberlain, and then I woke up and saw that it was true.
So I don't know if that means that dreams come true, or if the flight was so long that something strange happened, and synchronicity brought it together.
It continues to be one of those years for me and a lot of people that are in my life that special synchronicity keeps happening, and I feel like it's going to continue to build.
What did you have for breakfast today?
What did I have for breakfast today?
Um, let me think...I think I had grilled chicken.
Really, rather bland, sliced chicken. Haha.
And since I have extreme jet lag, I woke up really early, I think about 6 AM, and so now i'm having a second breakfast.
But this time, it's vodka. Breakfast of champions.
What made you want to become a musician?
I think when I read NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE, the biography of Jim Morrison, it really interested me in his writing, his poetry.
But I would say The Doors, I think, was the first thing that lured me in. And it was more about the lyricism than even the idea of being able to play an instrument - although in grade school, I started taking drum lessons, so I was originally a drum major. But traditionally jazz players play in their left hand, the drumstick is sideways, and I was always more interested in beat-driven music. And you know, my playlist before I go onstage - I spend about 3 hours listening to music. That's my sort of meditation before I go onstage. It really only takes me about 15-20 minutes to physically get ready.
My playlist is quite a strange range of different things. Anywhere from Jay-Z to Johnny Cash and everywhere in between.
Hey Marilyn. i'd like to ask you how is it to work with Billy Corgan? Thanks.
Billy's - he's very similar, I guess. And quite the opposite of me.
Both, at the same time.
He has the childish enthusiasm that I have. And he has a vision of what he wants.
It's two strong-minded heads at the same time. That could potentially be troublesome. Not that we've argued. He's always been very helpful and guiding. He gave me one of my first guitars, and taught me how to tune it. Back in 1998.
Are you and Trent Reznor cool?
I know I'm cool.
I mean, are you asking are we cool with each other?
I mean, I don't have a problem with him. I have a problem with some of the things he's done to me in my career. But at the same time, I have to give him credit where credit is due, as being inspiration when I was starting out and giving me my break.
But we're not at odds with each other. I just don't have interest in being friends anymore.
