Marilyn Manson?

[Aura_Kitten]

i don't know why this came to mind just *now*... but...

i'm a HUGE fan of Marilyn Manson. all of the other parents i know despise him and his music (although very few of them have ever actually listened to it :LOL)...

where do you stand?

[Trishy]

Not a fan, nothing against him, he's just NMS.

[Aura_Kitten]

NMS?

[Trishy]

not my style

[AdinaL]

I like some of his stuff. And some of it just ain't me.

I appreciate the fact that he sees and says a lot of stuff that other people won't. Beautiful People is still one of my faves, followed closely by The Dope Show.

[Aura_Kitten]

ah ok trishshack, thanks.

[AnnaReilly]

I'm not a huge fan of his music but I really like *him.* In interviews and such, it comes through that he is really a very intelligent individual with a lot of very interesting things to say. He just likes to shock people and push buttons. It cracks me up how some people think he's so scary because of the image he portrays but I find him much less scary than the teeny-bopper phoneys.

In my experience, people who really push the envelope like Marilyn Manson, do it as a way to weed out judgemental people. The idea being if people are going to make assumptions and judge you based on the way you look, then they aren't worth talking to and letting them see how "normal" you really are.

[Dragonfly]

I honestly wouldn't know his music if I heard it, but I'm with AnnaReilly - he's really an intriguing person!

I love that he was pretty much a "dork" in school. Did anyone ever hear the interview on NPR where he said that he played the triangle in his high school band. The commentator got a big snicker out of that one - "And here we have the Antichrist on triangle!" :LOL

Anyway....

[Aura_Kitten]

"And here we have the Antichrist on triangle!"

:LOL

[4boybarians]

While I don't like his music, I too have been impressed with him the couple of times I've heard him in interviews. There seems to be more perception and depth to him than I'd have guessed from his appearance.

(Yes, I was guilty of believing the worst based on appearance. )

[*Erin*]

i think he is brilliant! i love some of his music, but mostly, just him!

[charmarty]

My sis is in love with him.I admit I like his guts.

[anothermama]

I don't like his music AT ALL, but I *do* appreciate that he fully owns the message and image that he puts out and doesn't pretend to be anything else.

[kama'aina mama]

Ah me.


I feel like I should like him. But his music makes me feel tense and angry. Not interested in that. I admire his guts and his reasoning and his opinions. But holy cow, it's like he tapped into my personal nightmares for his look. I simply can't take it.

[EmeraldStar8]

I think he's great, i've been listening to his stuff for several years and have seen him in concert a couple of times aswell. I give him credit for not following the herd like all the rest.

[Faith]

Before kids, DH (bf then) and I used to like his music. We even went to a show. We had been to a ton of concerts before (Greenday, Everclear, Bush... even White Zombie and Pantera concerts) and thought his would be at least kind of similar. Well, we were wrong! I was freaked out!

First at the show, we all had to be patted down and they confenscated my friends key chain and wallet chain, etc. Then we got inside, and noticed how much we stood out like sore thumbs. Apparently we were the only ones there who didn't know there was a dress code. T-shirts and jeans= No. Black faces, black dresses on guys, black fishnet stockings on everyone, black leather everywhere... I was a little scared just cuz we stood out SO bad. I didn't let DH leave my side the whole time!

The city we saw him in had passed a bunch of ordinances that day to prevent him from doing anything weird, and he was a little upset. He was over an hour late, no opening act, and then just stood like a rock thru every song. Not the most thrilling concert. But, we made it home safe and sound- although my friends wallet was taken and he lost his shoes in the pit!

I still liked his music the last I heard of it. But, since having kids, we have gotten rid of all his CDs and don't ever ever listen to him. We also became Christians, and he just seems too dark and dreary to me now.

[Katana]

I think he's highly intelligent, and has an interesting way of thinking. His music is okay, but I can't get past how much he reminds me of that psycho from Silence of the Lambs. Or the fake contacts. Both things make me laugh, and he's not a ha ha type of guy, you know?

I'm still upset that he redid 'Sweet Dreams'. Eurythmics music should never be redone.

[ladylee]

I'm not drawn to his music-just as I'm no longer drawn to most music that has anger behind it. I'm not particularly shocked by his appearance. His videos are disturbing. Ok. That's what he needs them to be. I've heard him speak & was impressed-I like what he has to say. How impressionable young people "follow" and interpret him is what's disturbing.

[luvmy3boys]

I'm not a huge fan of his music but I really like *him.* In interviews and such, it comes through that he is really a very intelligent individual with a lot of very interesting things to say.

Me too...I especially like what he had to say in "Bowling for Columbine."

[tnrsmom]

Moving this to the Media forum.