Marilyn Manson - what do you think of him?

[VengefulRonin]

There's a topic about his This is Halloween cover, but what do you guys think of him and his music in general? I love Manson's music, and as an individual, he's pretty cool.

[Venom]

I liked his music better when John 5 was with him.

[LunarWeaver]

I've liked some of his songs. I dig him well enough, but I'm not really a rabid fan or anything.

As for his appearance and music videos, I never saw the hoo-ha about it. It's really just marketing what ya got to who ya got. All these millions of pop stars that make music videos of nothing other then their hair blowing in the wind and water splashing on them with two generic dancers in the background are what's odd to me. At least he tries to be something other than that.

[Darth Anarcus]

Manson is my favorite artist, but he started going downhill once Twiggy left the group.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

from what ive heard from his music, hes pretty decent, his music videos scare me though

[vitality-]

I own each of Manson's EP's. At one point he was my favorite musician, but my style has strayed away from metal/industrial and I don't hold his style in such a great accord as I used to. Mechanical Animals still remains one of my favorite CD's, however. Most of his harder songs make great workout music also.

[Jowy]

BRIAN WARNER~

I like Mr. Manson a whole lot. Mechanical Animals makes me squee.

[Boney King]

He seems like a very cool individual, certainly intelligent.

As for his music, I never really cared for it. I absolutely respect him as an artist, but the songs he writes fail to resonate with me.

[Madame Adequate]

Mechanical Animals is an amazing album. I absolutely love Coma White.

[Renmiri]

I know a few of his songs and I like them. Also liked how he cancelled his show in Columbine right after the events there, while the NRA putzes kept on selling and advertisng weapons. Shows you who is the "demon spawn" there!

[Sephex]

Cool, I didn't know that there were so many Manson fans here! I used to like Manson a lot more when I was in High School, but the band is still one of my favorites. I as well loved Mechanical Animals, and of course Antichrist Superstar is awesome. Portrait of an American Family is under-appriciated, I think. I really enjoyed Holy Wood, and even Golden Age of Grotesque was cool.

Anyway, as a band, I like the music a lot. As far as Manson himself goes, I think he is very intelligent, but he does seem to get a little too pretentious at times.

[Araciel]

manson's ok...some of his covers are good too...he has good taste in music heheh

[Leeza]

Manson is my favourite artist, of course. I love his music, he is very intelligent as Sephex has stated and he's awesome with his watercolours...even though it's stuff that I would not really want to see on my walls, except for Lily White, Aliester and Greta. I love Lily White! I wish I could afford to buy a print.

[Araciel]

yeah he is intelligent...i remember watching an interview of his and being blown away

[Madame Adequate]

I know a few of his songs and I like them. Also liked how he cancelled his show in Columbine right after the events there, while the NRA putzes kept on selling and advertisng weapons. Shows you who is the "demon spawn" there!

The NRA's type of organization means that they are legally required to hold an annual meeting for members. It was far too late to change it to somewhere else, and it was against the law to postpone it. They cancelled every single part of the meeting in Colorado which they were able to and significantly reduced the length of the function.

Also, it's false to equate violence with the tools used to commit violence.

Edit: Of course that's not to disparage Manson in any way, he's entirely free of blame too, I just don't like misinformation existing.