There was a time when, for about five minutes while we sat through Bowling For Columbine, we held Marilyn Manson in high regard. He seemed like a thoughtful person, reasonable in spite of his scary face paint. The past few years have been harsher though on Manson – ex-wife Dita von Teese has called him out for his drug use and he seems increasingly unhinged. Now, a recent interview though in L.A. Weekly has really set Manson off.
The interview was with Travis Keller of Buddyhead.com, who spent time with Manson in 2007. Keller describes Manson – who was dressed in a Von Dutch hat, sans makeup – at the time of their meeting saying, “I was like, ‘You’re Marilyn Manson?’ I remember thinking he’s going to come out with some kind of cape on. I’d never met him before and thought he’d be hanging out in a coffin. He’s nothing like that.” He also made reference to Manson’s girlfriend at the time, Evan Rachel Wood, saying, “They called her ‘Snowflake’ because I guess when they played shows, she’d hold all the coke.”
Manson got his gimp-suit in a bunch over these remarks and took to his MySpace page, writing, “If we need a nude photo of me to prove that I am far different than the soon-to-be-murdered-in-their-home press has decided to fabricate, that is easy. But if one more “journalist” makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom of speech. . .That is a threat.” Threats on MySpace! Does that violate the terms of use?
By the way, Manson’s current mood is “amused” and he totally took Travis Keller out of his Top 8. [Photo: GettyImages]
