Quotes by Marilyn Manson

About Marilyn Manson:

Brian Hugh Warner is an American musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, painter, multimedia artist, and former music journalist. He is known for his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson, which he co-founded with Daisy Berkowitz and of which he remains the only constant member. His stage name was formed by juxtaposing the names of two American cultural icons, namely actress Marilyn Monroe and murderer Charles Manson.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

I like to make people think differently than they did before I walked in the room.

Marilyn Manson

Anybody who does not evolve can become a self-parody. I have to evolve on a daily basis just to keep my own interest in what I do.

Marilyn Manson

I'm absolutely not looking for someone who agrees with me about everything or someone who wants to please me by believing what I believe.

Marilyn Manson

If I were in a room full of people, I'd rather be the person who is more interesting than the one who is wallpaper.

Marilyn Manson

I often obsess so much about things that I can't get done, that I ruin other things.

Marilyn Manson

Rumors, stories... I'm used to them. I got my ribs removed, I was on 'The Wonder Years'... You know there's a different story every day.

Marilyn Manson

Ultimately, because I'm an artist, I can't ever consider myself a nihilist, so I suppose I'm optimistic.

Marilyn Manson

I've started to think that maybe I wouldn't mind passing my demented genius on to some small thing who can set fire and breathe profanity.

Marilyn Manson

The hero is never the star of the story.

Marilyn Manson

I used to have nightmares about the Antichrist - what would happen, where it would come from, and who it would be.

Marilyn Manson

If you're gonna pretend to be something, then you have to at least live up to what it is.

Marilyn Manson

I'm not a masochist. I'm simply into trying to enjoy what I do, because otherwise there's no point.

Marilyn Manson

There's nothing that anyone could say about me that would hurt my feelings.

Marilyn Manson

I believe a lot about psychology, or I'd like to learn about it - I'm someone who likes to learn about everything.

Marilyn Manson

People expect me to me a 'shock rocker,' but there's nothing you can do anymore to be shocking.

Marilyn Manson

I don't think I have ever tried to create things to encourage people to hurt others, or themselves.

Marilyn Manson

I've never treated anyone in my band like they're not on the same level as me. I'm not that kind of person.

Marilyn Manson

For me, the key to longevity - and immortality, in a sense - has to do with transformation.

Marilyn Manson

On my albums, it's as though the parental advisory is built in.

Marilyn Manson

To me, Columbine is just as awful as Vietnam, and it's just as awful as anything else.

Marilyn Manson

All of my heroes, like Dali, are people who pioneered various forms of cinema.

Marilyn Manson

Author Bio

  • NameMarilyn Manson
  • DescriptionAmerican rock musician and actor
  • AliasesBrian Hugh Warner
  • BornJanuary 5, 1969
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Singer; Film Director; Singer-songwriter; Musician; Actor; Autobiographer; Painter; Composer