“I decided to make music again at a time when I couldn't have had more obstacles.”
Music
“My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.”
DadAll Quotes by Marilyn Manson
“Marriage changes everything.”
Marriage“Sometimes you feel awkward being what you're best at, you feel like you have to be something new.”
Best“As a kid I had buck teeth and braces and acne. I hated what I saw. I'm still not comfortable, but that's why I change and adapt the way I look.”
Change“Art gives me the freedom I don't have when I make music.”
Art“There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.”
Change“What I know is my music gets blamed for school shootings.”
Music“My goal isn't to make money, it's to try and survive and make a point.”
Money“When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.”
Dreams“When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?”
Love“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.”
Freedom“I am drawn to women who are independent and creative, which is problematic because it's a struggle, a competition of careers. There's jealousy.”
Jealousy“I can't satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art form as much as it used to be.”
Art“When I finish a picture I don't show it to anyone if I feel it's not good enough yet. I've learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it's the biggest success if they like it.”
Success“Music is the strongest form of magic.”
Music“The advantage of the internet is that it has taken away the charade of politics. China has heard of democracy and people know about certain concepts they wouldn't have previously.”
Politics“My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.”
Dad“We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.”
Society“Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.”
Best“If what you do is being threatened as a profession, that could be scary. But that's the same reason why I walked out on stage many times after receiving death threats. I couldn't live without doing what I wanted to do. So at the same time I have to be willing to die for it.”
Death