Marilyn Manson Quotes


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-old?


Citations

Manson, Marilyn. "Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?" Rolling Stone, Wenner Media, 24 June 1999.

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Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
  • Born: January 5, 1969
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Actor, Painter, Writer

Brian Hugh Warner, known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, painter, and writer. He is known for his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of the band of the same name, which he co-founded with guitarist Daisy Berkowitz in 1989 and of which he remains the only constant member. Like the other founding members of the band, his stage name was formed by combining and juxtaposing the names of two opposing American cultural icons: a sex symbol and an infamous criminal; in Manson's case, actress Marilyn Monroe and cult leader Charles Manson.