View on drugs - AOL Interview. �I respect strong people. Some people can handle drugs, and some people can't. I don't respect drug addicts.�




"My fellow Americans, we will no longer be oppressed by the fascism of Christianity, and we will no longer be oppressed by the fascism of Beauty, 'cause I see you all sittin' out there tryin' your hardest not to be ugly, tryin' your hardest not to fit in, tryin' your hardest to earn your way into Heaven, but let me ask you... Do you wanna be in a place that's filled with a bunch of...
Marilyn Manson at the 1997 MTV Music Video Awards



"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." Marilyn Manson



"Music that's alternative now for me is just stuff that people would despise listening to. I find myself listening to Lionel Richie and Dr. Hook." ...."Well, I don't think there's anything more evil than me and my band mates sitting around before a show,singing "Hello" by Lionel Richie. I thinks that's the heart of darkness."
Marilyn Manson



"This album is far more experimental than Smells Like Children.I freed myself in many ways from any constictions of convention.There were to be no bounds,no limits to where we wanted to go with the music.Some people have complained that the songs are more depressing this time well,that may be. But deal with it! My music is a reflection of my own personal reality, but I think it's a reality that a lot of people share. My anger is really on display throughout Antichrist Superstar,and maybe it's the anger of everyone else that needs to come out.Maybe I'm more healthy for this society than people want to admit."
Marilyn Manson



"It's when you take away things that kids enjoy is when you cause problems for them,you know, people always think that heavy metal,or rock and roll has always been the source of the problem, but it's when you start to deprive them of that,it's when they start to get bitter."
Marilyn Manson



View on smoking - Underscope Magazine. �I don't believe in cigarettes, in fact when people smoke, I can't hear what ther're saying. I've fined tuned myself to shut out the words of smokers. So I miss out on a lot of conversations.�




"If I could just get them to WANT AN ANSWER,then they'll find it on their own.I don't have any answer for them.There is a distinct lack of leadership, idols, icons, and superstars for kids to identify with. When I was a kid there was a lot of people that I could look to or look up to and it just seems like there's not that anymore."
Marilyn Manson



View on stupid people - Capitol Ballroom. �I don't think stupid people should breed.�




"A piece of paper or a piece of cloth doesn't mean anything. It's what you believe. And I want people to think about what they believe. I want them to consider if everything they've been taught, if that's what they want to believe or if that's what they've been told that they have to believe."
Marilyn Manson



"This album is far more experimental than Smells Like Children.I freed myself in many ways from any constictions of convention.There were to be no bounds,no limits to where we wanted to go with the music.Some people have complained that the songs are more depressing this time well,that may be. But deal with it! My music is a reflection of my own personal reality, but I think it's a reality that a lot of people share. My anger is really on display throughout Antichrist Superstar,and maybe it's the anger of everyone else that needs to come out.Maybe I'm more healthy for this society than people want to admit."
Marilyn Manson



"People are very surprised to hear me say that a lot of my values are Christian values. I think that's part of my shock.I just don't like the way that Christianity combined with the influence of television has bred a nation of weakness. (Christian television do get the facts wrong sometimes and the image they portray turns most people off.)"
Marilyn Manson



In responce to the question "What is Marilyn Manson's greatest flaw?" in an AOL room: "His inability to acknowledge and control his animal instincts."
Marilyn Manson



"I don't want people to miss conceive me as a spokesperson for the Church of Satan."
Marilyn Manson



"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.I push things to the limits and take so many chances because I understand that each and every day could be our last.Wouldn't you act differently right now if you knew that this could be the last day on earth?Well,I treat each and every day that way.The trick is to enjoy each and every day and squeeze every ounce that you can out of it the is the true Marilyn Manson attitude."
Marilyn Manson



"This album is far more experimental than Smells Like Children.I freed myself in many ways from any constictions of convention.There were to be no bounds,no limits to where we wanted to go with the music.Some people have complained that the songs are more depressing this time well,that may be. But deal with it! My music is a reflection of my own personal reality, but I think it's a reality that a lot of people share. My anger is really on display throughout Antichrist Superstar,and maybe it's the anger of everyone else that needs to come out.Maybe I'm more healthy for this society than people want to admit."
Marilyn Manson



"I veiw my job as being someone who is supposed 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."
Marilyn Manson



"Find out what's really out there. I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference."
Marilyn Manson



"This album is far more experimental than Smells Like Children.I freed myself in many ways from any constictions of convention.There were to be no bounds,no limits to where we wanted to go with the music.Some people have complained that the songs are more depressing this time well,that may be. But deal with it! My music is a reflection of my own personal reality, but I think it's a reality that a lot of people share. My anger is really on display throughout Antichrist Superstar,and maybe it's the anger of everyone else that needs to come out.Maybe I'm more healthy for this society than people want to admit."
Marilyn Manson