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--The
Fans - Norwegian Radio Interview 1998
Q: You want inspire your fans to think for themselves but they actually
dress like you.
MM:"Well, I think that is their way of identifying with something
because the rest of the world probably shut them out. I also think
it is their way of expressing themselves so I don't think it necessarily
means that they are following me blindly. I think they are trying
to show the parents that they support what I do."
--Art - Norwegian Radio Interview 1998
MM:"I provide a challenge to the mainstream. It is always a challenge
to push the boundaries and to inspire people to think in different
ways. I will continue to provoke because I think that is what art
is meant to do. It is meant to make people think. So, if I didn't
make people think then I wouldn't be doing my job."
--Strange Kid - Norwegian Radio Interview 1998
Q: Were you a strange kid?
MM:"No, I just think I was left to myself a lot so I had to resort
to my imagination more."
Q: Do you think that is good for kids to do?
MM:"Yes, because the more man creates machines to replace humans,
the more humans act like machines. So, I think if people rely on
their imagination it is the only thing that separates us from being
more and more creations of technology."
--Music Journalism - Select Magazine January 1999
Q: Is it true you were once a music journalist?
MM:"I was, in Florida. When I was a writer I was always unsatisfied
with the conversations that I had with musicians, so I decided I'd
be on the other end of it. There was never anything worth talking
about. The way I look at things is from a fan's point of view. I
want to give them everything I would want. Now, my very existence
is a punishment for journalists all over the world."
--The Truman Show - Select Magazine January 1999
Q: Did you see The Truman Show?
MM:"Really good film. Very American, and probably what America will
come to. We're so obsessed with what other people do because we
don't do enough in our own lives. I say and live out what a lot
of people are afraid of, for example, but my messages has always
been that anyone can do it. My sheer willpower makes me a star."
--Willie Wonka - Select Magazine January 1999
Q: Have you watched Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory recently?
MM:"I watch it every once in a while. I still think it holds up
as one of the greatest films of all time - it contains so many interesting
messages presented to children in the guise of an innocent story."
--New Years Eve 1999 - Select Magazine January 1999
Q: How will you celebrate New Year's Eve 1999?
MM:"I'll be performing in Las Vegas, the center of American evil.
They actually have a $5 chip with my face on at the Hard Rock Hotel.
I'm not a betting man, it's more the idea of Las Vegas I like. The
place where so many people destroy themselves."
--Internet - Addicted to Noise March 3, 1998
MM:"In the wrong hands, the Internet can be a dangerous tool, It's
the CB radio of the 90's, but it's being interpreted as a legitimate
source of news, which it's not. I think eventually there will be
some sort of laws that will deal with that."
--Marilyn Manson's First Book - Time Out Magazine April 8, 1998
MM:"I think a lot of people will walk away from the book thinking,
well, that was really fucked up, but it was funny, and maybe I would've
done the same if I'd been in that position. I wasn't trying to explain
myself, just make people realize that they're not that different
from me. Except I usually go all the way, while most of them only
go half the way."
--America's Monster - Time Out Magazine April 8, 1998
MM:"It's strange, because all my life I had my own ideas as to what
monsters were, in terms of people. My grandfather was, in the perception
of my family, a depraved pervert who was too scary to love. But
as I got older, I realized that that's how America looks at me.
So for the first time in that moment I related to him and wished,
in some ways, that I could've talked to him. But he's dead now."
--Family Values - Time Out Mag- April 8-15 1998
MM:"Yeah, that's probably the strangest thing about my family. They're
still married and they care about me. Which is kinda weird in America
these days."
--Have you ever met Morrissey? - Time Out Mag- April 8-15 1998
MM:"No. I wish I coulda got my picture taken with him. That would've
been right up there with me and Santa Claus."
--User or the Used - Time Out Magazine April 8, 1998
MM:"I had more of a misogynist outlook when I was growing up, which
came from having my heart broken by someone who was very beautiful
and unobtainable. That caused a lot of bitterness. But I've grown
up. I don't think I've ever misused anyone because of their looks.
People have to choose a role in life. Either they're a user or they're
someone who will be used, and those people should just be thankful
that they're even useful."
--About The Protesters - Time Out Magazine April 8, 1998
MM:"I think they just thought the police would intervene and just
shut us down. They forgot that this is America in the 90's. They
tried the same things on Elvis, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, and have
always been unsuccessful. Anyway, most of the time it was nothing
to do with me or the kids. They were just using me as a forum for
re-election or collecting money. And I used them just as much as
they used me. I gave them some great conversations on a Sunday afternoon,
and they justified my entire existence."
--Did the ecstatic crowds ever freak you out? - Time Out Magazine
April 8, 1998
MM:"Every night. That's why I chose to do it. It's something that's
always fascinated me, from Hitler and Stalin to Bill Clinton and
Jerry Falwell. The magic of crowd control. Combine that power with
music and it's a feeling you can't get anywhere else."
--Killers - Time Out Magazine April 8, 1998
MM:"If you kill someone, you're gonna learn your lesson, because
even if you thought it was right, society doesn't and you'll be
sent to jail. So you have to weigh up your morality with the law
and what's popular. Thinking a certain way and everyone hating you
is different from acting a certain way and being punished for it.
It doesn't work as a catch-all. If you're gonna kill someone just
for the thrill of it, just don't get caught."
--Who do you see as your current pop peers? - Time Out Magazine
April 8, 1998
MM:"Well, strangely enough, the only people at the moment who I
feel have a similar sense of humour and showmanship are the Spice
Girls. Cuz they've taken it to that extreme - a different kind of
extreme to me. But with the potato chips and Pepsi. And that in
itself is a pop-art statement?"
--Being a Rock Star - Marilyn Manson
MM:"I view my job as being someone who is suppose to piss people
off. I don't want to be just one-of-the-guys. I don't want to be
just a smiling face you see on television presenting some vapid
kind of easily-digestible garbage.This is rock and roll. I want
to be a rock and roll star! Rock and roll is about shaking things
up, making people act and react. That's what I do."
--The Manson Attitude - Marilyn Manson
MM:"I don't want to view myself as some sort of taste maker.This
isn't an act. This is me! I think that much of what I've done of
the last few years has been grossly misinterpreted by those who
can't get past the superficial aspects of the presentation. I want
to at least hope there are some people out there that understand
what this is all about."
--His Fears - Marilyn Manson
MM:"I fear being like everybody I hate, I fear failure, I fear losing
control. I love balancing chaos and control with everything I do.
I always have a fear of going one way or the other, getting lost
in something, or losing everything and not having something to get
lost in. And I fear being a completely acceptable sheep in society."
--Porno Films - Marilyn Manson
MM:"I've actually never been a fan of porno. I really never watch
it unless I'm stuck in a hotel and that's the only channel you get."
--Contribution to Society - Juice Magazine October 1998
Q: And what are you trying to contribute to society?
MM:"On a basic level, entertainment. On a deeper level, thought-provoking
ideas. Anywhere, anything from religion to fashion, to philosophy,
to sexuality. Everything that I can think of. I'm just an observer.
I mean, I've always sat back and watched the world around me. And
I used to write when I was younger, and this is...it's almost a
form of journalism, 'cause I'm saying things and I'm telling them
to people and it's an outlet, like a journalist does."
--Painting - Aardschok Magazine November 1998
MM:"I am planning to become more serious with painting in another
phase of my life. Making something nearly provides me with an almost
religious experience. It's a divine process. Think something up,
carry it out and then to feel the satisfaction when it's finished.
Those are moments what life is all about."
--Touring - MTV 1515 November 1998
MM:"But usually when we go across the border there they always scour
our bus for drugs and things of that nature and the last time we
went, there were like 15 police search dogs and they just jumped
into Twiggy's bunk and just sat there and barked."
--Dynamite Fishing - Pulse Magazine October 1998
MM:"I did encourage people to dislike me. I've always provoked people
because I've found it's almost like dynamite fishing. If you're
a bomb and you just keep exploding, usually the smart people just
come forward, and the other ones get destroyed or left behind."
--Hollywood - Pulse Magazine October 1998
MM:"In a lot of ways, Hollywood is like one big movie set. There
are a few stars, but most people are extras and outcasts. There's
a really hollow, depressing feeling here which is really fascinating
and inspiring. I actually found that I could relate to the plastic
surgery victims and failed actors more than the big celebrities."
--The Fans - Pulse Magazine October 1998
MM:"My fans make me feel as young as they are. We share the same
spirit and I share their outlook on life."
--President Manson - Pulse Magazine October 1998
MM:"You should have to pass an IQ test before you breed. You have
to take a driving test to operate vehicles and an SAT test to get
into college. So why don't you have to take some sort of test before
you give birth to children? When I become president, that's the
first rule I will institute."
--Controversy - Hit Parader Magazine December 1998
Q: Since controversy has played such an essential role in your career
these past few years, what will happen when it ends? Do you think
it will be the end of your career too?
MM:"I've thought about it. It could be if I was this naive person.
As I've said, this is just the beginning for me. I'm here to prove
Marilyn Manson is a musical thing and people should really listen
to our music with an open mind. Controversy is just something extra.
I don't think that's what I'm all about."
--Conquer your fears - Hit Parader Magazine December 1998
Q: Do you mean that people should conquer their fears?
MM:"What I'm saying here is, you find what you are afraid of, face
it, and then you won't be afraid of it anymore."
--Surprising People - Hit Parader Magazine December 1998
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
MM:"I started out in the media and I was very dissatisfied with
alot of the answers the musicians I was interviewing gave to me
so I thought I would begin a new program so I could give them the
answers. I don't think anyone expects me to fall into niches or
to repeat what I have done. I hope to continue to surprise people."
--Rock Stardom - MTV (Manson TV) - Sept 14, 1998
MM:"If anybody wants to be a rock star they've gotta try hard enough.
They're not gonna get it handed to them."
--Art - Official Website Interview September 9, 1998
MM:"We're at the brink of a very revolutionary era that we together
are spearheading. Some very strong ideals, some very strong art
is going to be created in this new era. And I think that it's our
responsibility to make sure that this happens."
--Personal Strength - Official Website Interview September 9, 1998
MM:"But it's a matter of your will and how much you believe in yourself
and how much you believe that you can do what you set out to do.
So, as far as strength, it's nothing that you can learn, it's nothing
that you can buy. It's something that you have to find on your own
through experience, and that's the only way you can get it."
--Wild in the Streets - Official Website Interview September 9,
1998
MM:"There's a very interesting film that everyone should try and
rent called Wild In The Streets. It was made in the late sixties,
and it's about a rock star that goes on to become President and
leads a revolution to change the way that America thinks. I saw
that as a kid and it's very inspirational to me. I think that it
would be inspirational to all of you as well."
--Great Art - Official Website Interview September 9, 1998
MM:"I think there's a danger with any great art, that if you begin
to test your ideas on other people, and get their opinions before
making decisions, or if you pay too much attention to what other
people say about what you create, that it really pollutes your expression.
I think that I'm much more about pure art and honesty and expressing
exactly what I feel, and not caring so much what anyone says. However,
I do respect, and I do pay attention to everyone's comments. And
I do take them into consideration. But I don't base my decisions
by it."
--The World - Official Website Interview September 9, 1998
MM:"Hopefully I can provide some sort of leadership, some sort of
guidance for a world that's on the brink of being completely out
of control."
--The Internet - Official Website Interview September 9, 1998
MM:"The Internet is a very powerful tool, but right now it's being
handled by a lot of fools. And I think us together, Marilyn Manson
as a whole, what we all stand for, should be the biggest spider
on the web. I think that it will become our web. Not something that
uses us, but something that we will control. "
--Regrets - Official Website Interview September 9, 1998
MM:"I don't think we should ever regret anything we do. I think
we have to accept the consequences and you learn from your mistakes,
and that's how you grow as a person."
--Unofficial Websites - Official Website Interview September 9,
1998
Q: Do you ever look at the unofficial websites for Marilyn Manson?"
MM:"I do, and there's a lot of them that I appreciate. One of the
strongest ones, that I think, interprets a lot of the things that
I say very accurately is www.angelmanson.com. I think that they're
all great. I think that they all have different strengths, obviously,
and different weaknesses. And I think that they're all very important.
The purpose of my website is so that we can have direct communication
with each other."
--Suicide - Official Website Interview September 9, 1998
Q: Does it bother you when you're blamed for kids committing suicide?"
MM:"It bothers me that someone could grossly misinterpret something
enough to kill themselves. But I don't think that anything I've
ever said would encourage that. I think that everything I've ever
said has been a fight for life, has been me struggling to keep my
head above water. I think that I've always discouraged weakness.
I think I've always discouraged pitiful escapes like suicide, regardless
of how many times I myself and everyone around me has considered
thoughts like that."
--Billy Zane - Official Website Interview September 9, 1998
MM:"Billy Zane is someone that I met and is a fellow artist, and
sometimes we work together, painting, however pretentious that might
sound. It was really quite simple, though. We would just spend time
together, hanging out, listening to music, or painting. We became
friends. He was one of the first people I met when I moved to Hollywood.
And I think he's a cool actor. I didn't really like the movie Titanic,
but I thought he played a good asshole, and I appreciate that because
I often play a good asshole myself."
--New Fans - Official Website Interview September 9, 1998
MM:"So I think, as long as what you create is true to what you are,
the more people that hear it can only make it better. And I think
it's important that fans don't judge new fans, because everybody
hears something for the first time. A fan that's been around since
Antichrist Superstar shouldn't have the attitude that someone who
heard "The Dope Show" isn't as cool as them, or isn't as dedicated
as them, because maybe they didn't hear Portrait of an American
Family. By judging other people, it's everything that we stand against.
We're trying to say, "Let's break down these barriers. Let's make
our own standards." We don't want to judge each other. We have to
stick together. I think the more people that hear it, the more of
us there are, and the more power that gives all of us."
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