I’ve never cared much for the artist Marilyn Manson. Liked a lot of his songs, but never got into the whole “the world is persecuting me, therefore I must tape my penis and wear black eyeliner” approach to fame. Too much self-absorbed meme-ism.
However, in an interview with Time.com, he says this regarding the underlying theme of his upcoming album:
And this record is really about loss. The last album had a lot of romantic, Shakespearean ideals attached to the music, like “The world doesn’t understand us. Let’s die together.” Now? This record is more about, “If you say you’ll be with me until I die and then you change your mind, you should run very fast. Because I’ll kill you.”
Okay, now THAT is an attitude I can get behind.
*bimbles off*
#1 by Ole Blue on May 28, 2009 - 10:43 am
Glad he did not say that he would get drunk and write a country music song.
#2 by Lab Kat on May 28, 2009 - 1:58 pm
I’m waiting for the “An Evening with Marilyn Manson” special.
#3 by Russ on June 15, 2009 - 7:40 pm
I’m really surprised – I would have thought Mr. Warner to be right up your alley. It’s that delicate balance between the beautiful and the groteque, simple as the name. Calls to me, anyway.