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=>  Mechanical Animals era


 

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"She's got eyes like Zapruder 
And a mouth like heroin 
She wants me to be 
Perfect like Kennedy"

=>POSTHUMAN

 

 
We can directly feel (inspirations)

-David Bowie (Ziggy stardust and Space Oddity...mainly)

-Los Angeles (the drug capital of the world...)

-The idea that Love can be possible

-Earth, Alien-ation, Space...

-Gary Numan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is an exit here

 www.davidlynch.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This page accounts for the chronology of ups and downs in Manson's career.

Dates and Data

Various Illustrations

1= 1969

Born in Canton, Ohio. Attends private christian school: Glen oak public school. (c.f the illustrations)

The little Brian Warner  loses a part of his innocence when he discovers his grandfather's toys and magazines...

"At first, all we wanted to do was sneak downstairs and spy on Grandfather without him knowing. But once we stared discovering everything that was hidden there, our motives changed." 

"Nearly every day we made new and grotesque discoveries..."

Courtesy from "The Long Hard Road Out of Hell" PART ONE 

CHAPTER I : "The Man that you fears".

 

 

 

 

2= 1989

Forms Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids in Jacksonville, Florida. The band is created and formed by B.Warner of course,  Daisy Berkowitz as guitarist, Gidget Gein on bass, and Madonna Wayne Gacy (a.k.a Pogo) as keyboardist.  (take a look at my Biographies Page)

The worm is evolving and changing into the persona of Marilyn Manson.

"Marilyn Manson was the perfect story protagonist  for a frustrated writer like myself. He was a character who, because of his contempt for the world around him and, more so, himself, does everything he can to trick people into liking him. And then, once he wins their confidence, he uses it to destroy them."

Courtesy from "The Long Hard Road Out of Hell" PART TWO 

CHAPTER II: "The Spooky Kids".

 

 

3= 1994

Drops "The Spooky Kids" and releases debut album "Portrait of An American Family" as the first release  for Nothing records-label run by Trent Reznor.

" I wanted to address the hypocrisy of talk show America" ...

Support Nine Inch Nails on the "Downward Spiral" tour. Backstage enemas ensue.

 

 

4= 1995

Releases "Smells like Children" mini album, described by the frontman as " an EP of remixes, cover songs and audio experiments to encapsulate our mindset at the time, which was dark, chaotic and drug-addled...". 

"Sweet Dreams" is a success.

Religious groups immediatedly raise objections.

 

5= 1995

Meets with Anton LaVey and is ordained as a Minister in the Church of Satan. 

 

6= 1996

Releases "Antichrist Superstar" album. It goes on to sell three million copies. Follows the metamorphosis of the vulnerable human Wormboy into the Antichrist himself, so feared by the little Brian Warner.

The relationship with Trent Reznor starts decaying.

" "Antichrist Superstar" was about using your power, not your misery, and watching that power to destroy tyou and everyone around you".

It is bizarre, dark, cold, black, pervert, and also tainted by philosophy and visual art. We love it.

 

7=1996

Reportedly threatens to kill himself on stage.

 

8=1996

Undertakes chaotic debut UK Tour.

Cancels one date and storms off stage at another.

 

9=1997

Police receive a bomb threat before a gig in Caldwell, Idaho. At a show in Salt Lake City, a shotgunis confiscated from an audience member.

 

10=1998

"The Long Hard Road Out of Hell" autobiography emerges. Written by Neil Strauss, the Rolling Stone journalist. Appears to be a best-seller.

Falls out with Trent reznor as a result, due to Courtney Love references in that very book.

" From the World's most controversial rock star comes his shocking, confessional and reavealing life story. MM candidly and vividly recounts his metamorphosis from a frightened Christian schoolboy into the most feared and revered celebrity in America..."

 

11=1998

Releases "Mechanical Animals" album. It fails to set the world on fire. It is a big surprise for fans of course, but also by critics.

Inspired by glitter, glam rock, Bowie ( red hair à la Ziggy Stardust) and Numan among many others, Marilyn Monroe etc... it is also linked to the fact that Manson moved to Los Angeles California qualified as " The drug capital of the world". The Drugs ( the best representation is the song: "I don't like the Drugs but the Drugs like me")  another facet of " Mechanical Animals."

" To me, it is a pretty depressing record, and at times when it leads you to believe it's not depressing, it's being intentionnaly fake and sarcastic. The elements of glam are very ironic..."

 

12=1999

 Undertakes poorly-received co headlining tour with Courntey Love wals after a handful of shows.

 

13=1999

 Thirteen people are murdered at Columbine High School, Colorado. Manson is made a scapegoat for the massacre.

 This leads to Manson going back home, staying alone, exploring new facets such as vulnerability, extremely disappointed  that in the end no one has perhaps ever understood the aim of his projects. He's hurt.  Manson also condamns critics, journalists, politics." Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)" is gonna be the answer to those pseudo journalist and politics.

 

14=1999

Appears at the Big Day Out festival. Flashes arse before walking offstage.

 

15=2000

 Makes up with Trent Reznor and prepares to release " Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)".  This is the response to his condamnation for Columbine  tragedy. The  song "Disposable teens" is the twin sister to "The Beautiful people". 

Appears several times, whether it is onstage,or in his video "The way I am",  with EMINEM the shock rapper. 

 

 

FROM NOW ON...2002

Covers  "Tainted Love"  the Soft Cell 80's hit.  There is a beautiful reason to this : the lead singer of Soft cell had been ordained in the Church of Satan.

And Now :"We have entered the Golden Age of Grotesque" inspired by Cabaret of 30's Europe such as the Moulin Rouge in Paris, vaudeville, the artistic movement : Dadaism, Dandysm with Oscar Wilde etc... etc... Twiggy Ramirez quits. Replaced by Tim Skold from KMFDM.

Described and explained as the “most genius deluge of hardcore guitar-drum violence and reckless electronic-punk vaudeville mixed with 30s cabaret decadence and Arch-dandy dada. These snot-nose stompalongs will convince the finger-waving, faithless bangsters one thing for sure. We can only become what we really are when we no longer believe what others have convinced us to be. We won’t follow religion, we are one. And the understanding of my art is only the sad product of journalism. Fuck art. I am art.”  

TO BE CONTINUED....

 

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