A lot of people don't want to make their own decisions. They're
too scared. It's much easier to be told what to do.
Marilyn Manson |
Americans talk so much about being individualistic, but they
don't want you to be an individual because if you think for
yourself then you're not going to be a part of any trend that
they want you to be a part of. They don't want you to think
for yourself. They tell you they do so that you're happy and
you're stupid and you're sheep.
Marilyn Manson |
And that's the type of thing I'm trying to speak out against
the most, religion controlling what we see and what we do in
our personal lives, even if you're not a part of that religion.
Antichrist Superstar [the album] is a challenge really, to traditional
morality and it's...to make people question that and make people
think about different perspectives.
Marilyn Manson |
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.
Marilyn Manson |
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 never said to be like me, I say to be like you and make a
difference.
Marilyn Manson |
I think art is the only thing that's spiritual in the world.
And I refuse to forced to believe in other people's interpretations
of God. I don't think anybody should be. No one person can own
the copyright to what God means.
Marilyn Manson |
I totally believe in monogamy with the right person.
Marilyn Manson |
I view my job as being someone who is supposed to piss people
off. I don't want to be just one-of-the-guys. I don't want to
be just a smiling face you see on television presenting some
vapid kind of easily- digestible garbage. This is rock and roll.
I want to be a rock and roll star! Rock and roll is about shaking
things up, making people act and react. That's what I do.
Marilyn Manson |
I view my job as being someone who is supposed to piss people
off. I don't want to be just one-of-the-guys. I don't want to
be just a smiling face you see on television presenting some
vapid kind of easily-digestible garbage.
Marilyn Manson |
If you're going to do something like getting married, it should
have a sense of celebration to it. It should be grand - it doesn't
have to be in tracksuits!
Marilyn Manson |