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.
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I don't need to drive. I have no business driving. I would never be able to find my keys.

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My father had a very violent temper, and he was never home. So I was kind of a mama's boy.

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You might find me outside with a can of hair spray, spraying it with the hope that the sun will burn a hole in the Earth. Another part of me hopes people will grow up and evolve and get smarter. That's the paradox of Marilyn Manson.

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The difference between me as Brian Warner or Marilyn Manson is just words. Same personality, sensibility, sense of humor, behavior. He is me.

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If a kid is old enough to drive a car or buy a gun, isn't he old enough to be held personally responsible for what he does with his car or gun? Or if he's a teenager, should someone else be blamed because he isn't as enlightened as an eighteen-year-o...

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I was a pizza delivery boy at the Pizza Oven in Canton. I wanted to get fired so bad, I actually wrecked the delivery car, but they wouldn't fire me because I was the only person they had working there.

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My dad being a salesman taught me you can sell anybody anything if you've got the ability to believe.

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My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.

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If what you do is being threatened as a profession, that could be scary. But that's the same reason why I walked out on stage many times after receiving death threats. I couldn't live without doing what I wanted to do. So at the same time I have to b...

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When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.

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I just don't like when there's a rumor that says I'm dating someone who is below my standards. But when I got divorced, my ex-wife said I was spending all my time with Lindsay Lohan and Angelina Jolie. I was like, 'Thank you for the big ups!'

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There's just no great rock albums anymore. There's a lot of rock music out there, but it's very bland and disposable.

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When I finish a picture I don't show it to anyone if I feel it's not good enough yet. I've learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it's the biggest success if they like it.

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There was definitely a lack of any sort of villain in the Clinton era, which is why, when Columbine happened, it was easy to pick on me. My face was around, and it made good TV.

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Fear is something I instill in other people, mostly young girls.

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Man's greatest fear is chaos.

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I'm so famous, people expect me to sell as many records as Celine Dion or Puff Daddy.

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I haven't looked at marriage in the conventional sense, as far as settling down. I look at it as putting faith in another person, which has always been hard for me to do.

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When I turned about 14, I developed a friendship with this guy whose mom was the secretary to Ernest Angley, the faith healer, who's very popular in the Midwest. He had a television show, and he was sort of like Liberace mixed with Jerry Falwell - ve...

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I don't say things to be offensive; I say things because they're funny to me. It amuses me.

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I am drawn to women who are independent and creative, which is problematic because it's a struggle, a competition of careers. There's jealousy.

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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