M.M.I. on vacation with his girlfriend.
(Photo taken by a random fan.)
| Pseudonym: | Marilyn Manson Impersonator | |
| Real Name: | Brian Warner Impersonator | |
| Age: | Twenty-six. | |
| Birthplace: | The Valley of Mediocrity | |
| Instrument: | Vocals, pan flute, guitar, programming. | Hobbies: | Writing bad poetry, narcissism, performing, ignoring addiction, projecting thoughts upon others, reading philosophy, visiting preschools, imitation, popping "vitamins", trying to meet celebrities, recording. |
| Quotes: | "You are all my special friends." | |
| "Everybody is someone else's racial slur." | ||
| "Even better than the real thing?" | ||
| Influences: | David Bowie, Oscar Wilde, The Monkees, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Ringo Starr, Robert Anton Wilson, Skinny Puppy, Kurt Vonnegut, Black Sabbath, Kierkegaard, Douglas Adams, Voltaire, Syd Barrett, Michael Moore, Alain Jourgenson, Aldous Huxley, Devo, J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, Marilyn Manson. | |
| Background: | The year was 1991. An eighteen year old boy from Fort Lauderdale had been hearing from his friends about this great local band called "Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids". Intrigued by the demo cassettes that his friends played for him, he decided to attend the next Spooky Kids show. After a mind-blowing experience at Ft. Lauderdale's Squeeze club, the boy had realized his mission in life. It was not enough that one Marilyn Manson existed in the world, he reasoned. There was simply too much ground to cover and not enough time or energy on the part of the real Marilyn Manson to do everything. He and a few friends would dress up like Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids and play shows elsewhere in the country; since their costumes would be so authentic, no one would be the wiser. It would be great promotion for the real band and would be a thrill for him and his friends. The band assembled and played various shows in central and northern Florida (as they could not yet afford to travel out-of-state.) Reports of Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids playing shows outside of South Florida finally trickled back to the real band, who were quite puzzled by the whole affair. Mr. No Name Manson, obviously not taking it very well, took it upon himself to write a song about the copycat group. When the boy (out of costume) heard Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids perform "Thingmaker" for the first time, it crushed his heart. He finally realized that it would not be feasible to continue pretending to be the actual Marilyn Manson. Far from unnerved, though, the boy set upon a new plan. If he could not sell himself as the actual Marilyn Manson, then he would package himself as the best possible imitation of the performer. Re-naming himself Marilyn Manson Impersonator, he informed his bandmates that they would now be playing under the moniker Marilyn Manson Impersonator & The Spooky Kitsch. They took it in stride and none of them objected when he explained that they would be advertising themselves as a substitute for the real Marilyn Manson, similar to the popular Elvis impersonators often hired for social events and birthday parties. M.M.I. quickly set about creating flyers in a style very similar to those composed and distributed by the real Spooky Kids. Each flyer proudly displayed the Marilyn Manson Impersonator & The Spooky Kitsch logo, instructions on how to contact the band, a brief description of past shows, and the bold tagline "Even better than the real thing?" The flyers were sent to businesses, clubs, public institutions, and families across America. M.M.I. soon had to install three extra phone lines and hire a secretary in order to handle all of the requests for shows he received, both public and private. With business going so well, M.M.I. decided that a more client-friendly band name was needed. In late 1993, the group officially changed its name to Marilyn Manson Impersonator's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a nod to the romantic atmosphere surrounding their hardcore shows and the numerous loves songs that they often performed. The name change threw people for a loop, but the band's decision to sign an employment contract with the highly-respected Marilyn Manson Enterprises solidified their position in modern American society. Although M.M.I.'s success waned with the loss of key band members and the controversy surrounding the real Marilyn Manson in the mid-1990's, he has remained confident in the abilities of himself and his friends to give dynamic performances and always leave the audience thoroughly content. |
M.M.I. makes friends with Shirley Manson at a Garbage CD-signing.
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