"I think art is the only thing that's spirtual 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. |
[According to an official statement,] the complaints are from religious preachers who simply want publicity. Marilyn Manson isn't against God, but against organized religion, ... are just like any other heavy metal show, with kids dressed in black with painted faces. They're not dangerous. |
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. 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. 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. These people are artists. These people are musicians. They're taking it out and trying to express it that way. The rest of the world, who are just willing to accept it, are gonna be doing their everyday jobs, and they're going to be trapped in a rut, and they're never gonna see it until the day they die, and they're gonna be disappointed when they don't go to heaven anyway 'cause they were too stupid to realize that it's not going to happen. |
a notoriety that has spread all over the globe. |
A story might sell if there's a headline like 'Marilyn Manson admits to being Satanic', all the little hypocrits will go and buy the magazine, read about what evil, weird people we are and feel better about themselves. |
After Jennifer was sent home safely with a designated driver, she later got behind the wheel of her own car for reasons known only to her. |
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. |
And, of course, the one that liked me was heavily medicated and obsessed with killing herself. |
Antichrist Superstar is also about me wanting to grow up and be something that people would adore... instead I grew up and became something that people hated. |
Antichrist Superstar. |
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. |
Art is the free expression of the artist and they tried to stop us from expressing ourselves, our art. |
As you keep getting more popular people are continually wanting more from you and it seems to me that all they want in the end is your death. |
Being your own god really has nothing to do with Satan. |
For me it's very important to express my thoughts, the pictures I carry inside of me, maybe because it's important to get them out. |