Marilyn Manson

See also: Manson

Marilyn Manson (of its true name Brian Hugh Warner) is a American Chanteur born the January 5th 1969 with Canton in the Ohio. Its name of scene is also employed for its own group of industrial Metal of which he is the leader.

Various members of the group

Current members

Former members

The origin of the names of the members

The names of the members of the group of Marilyn Manson bear almost all the first name of a starlet and the family name of a serial killer. Here names in question for each member of the group:

  • Marilyn Manson - Marilyn Monroe (actress) and Charles Manson (very known serial killer in the United States currently imprisoned with life.)

  • Twiggy Ramirez - Twiggy (signal-model androgyne of the years 1960) and Richard Ramirez (serial killer fan of heavy metal called by the media " the Night Stalker". )
  • Madonna Wayne Gacy - Madonna (pop-star) and John Wayne Gacy (schizophrenic serial killer which violated and killed out of young boys.)
  • Ginger Fish - Ginger Rogers (actress and dancer) and Albert Fish (killer of children cannibal)
  • Daisy Berkowitz - Daisy Duke (character of the series TV Shérif, frighten me! incarnated by the actress Catherine Bach) and David Berkowitz (serial killer psychopathe called " its off Sam")
  • Sara Lee Lucas - Sara Lee (bass player of the group Gang off Furnace) and Henry Lee Lucas (serial killer which confessed 360 murders)
  • Olivia Newton Bundy - Olivia Newton-John (actress which in particular played the main role of the film Grease) and Ted Bundy (tempting and intelligent serial killer)
  • Gidget Gein - Gidget (heroin of a film and a series TV of the years 1960) and ED Gein (serial killer cannibal and nécrophile)
  • Zsa Zsa Speck - Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress born in 1917) and Richard Speck (serial killer sex maniac whose striking fact was to have made a true massacre in a house where lived several coeds in medicine)

Formation of the group

The group was formed in 1989 and changed formation several times. All the names of the members of the original group were formed starting from the first name of an American female icon and name of a serial killer (rule non-observance with the arrival of Zim Zum in 1996, John 5 in 1998 and Tim Skold, who preferred to keep his true name). Thus, the name of Marilyn Manson is a reference to Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. This beautiful duality/stupid description in the construction of the names of scenes of the members has a strong significance in the set of themes of the group Marilyn Manson, which likes to exploit the reconciliation of contradictions. Indeed, Marilyn Manson seeks to reconcile two opposite (the Good and Evil, the angel and the demon the) present ones in each man. Also, the esthetics of the group all the more accentuates it this set of themes: Manson, just as the former bass player Twiggy Ramirez, cultivated their pace ostentatious Androgyne in manner in order to cause a feeling interfered with fear and desire.

As a group, Marilyn Manson appeared with Tampa Bay in Florida under the name Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids . It is in 1992 that the group decided to be called simply Marilyn Manson under the councils of John Tovar, to manage time. By ensuring the first part of the rock group undue money Nine Inch Nails (NIN), Manson makes the meeting of the Trent Reznor, singer and leader of NIN. This meeting will be decisive for the group and its musical style. Indeed, in 1993, the Trent Reznor will sign the group Marilyn Manson on its ex-label Nothing Records until 2003: the activities of Nothing are today outstanding following a conflict between John Malm Jr and the Trent Reznor, the two managers of the label (this first having been juridically condemned to transfer 2.95 million dollars with Reznor following unpaid commissions). Following the example David Bowie, Marilyn Manson associated with the creation of each album a concept. This concept which is incarnated in a character to which the singer is identified: the Antichrist for the album Antichrist Superstar ; at the time of the exit of Mechanical Animals , the pop-star declining and extraterrestrial Omega; as for Holy Wood , it closes again a kind of trilogy reversed by presenting a being named Mercury. For The Golden Old off Grotesque it is the arch Dandy to which Manson was identified.

The man

Brian Warner was told in his autobiography the Memories of the hell ( Long Hardware Road out off Hell ). One discovers there his childhood, his parents and a strange grandfather who hid in his cellar of the photographs zoophiles and of the Godemichet S coated with petroleum jello.

Brian is made call Marilyn as well during the interviews as by his/her friends. According to its autobiography, “there is nothing any more but father who calls by true name”.

Marilyn Manson is perceived by the general public like an artist disturbing and provocative. Indeed, it often unchains passions and seems to work not to inspire by indifference. The people offended by the words of Manson show it to corrupt youth. In many North-American cities, protests and petitions prevented it from occurring on scene. After the massacre of Columbine, much affirmed that it was its music (with others of the same “Gothic” style) which had influenced Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold before their murders, this in spite of the fact that Harris and Klebold did not like the music of Manson. In documentary film/ Bowling for Columbine , Michael Moore, the realizer, called on the singer about this tragedy. When one asked him what he would have said to the two killers before their crime if he had been able to meet them, Manson answered “I would not have said anything; I would have listened to them, which nobody did. ”

Very marked in his childhood by a very strict religious education, the singer built his identity of scene in the dispute of puritan America and the Christian dogma. Its first shows were of an extreme ideological and religious provocation.

When Manson was named Reverend of the Église of Satan by Anton Lavey, its founder, it attracted himself the lightnings of certain believers and puritans: prohibition to make its representations in certain cities of the United States and the world, horde of religious militants requesting for his redemption in front of its concerts, leaflets, lawsuit… One year after being itself married, in December 2005 with Castle Gurteen (county of Tipperary, in Ireland) in Marilyn Manson, Dita von Teese request the divorce in January 2007. The Manson couple would have made the decision to divorce the evening Christmas after mutual agreement. However, Marilyn Manson would have received papers of the divorce on January 5th, 2007, the day of the birthday of its 38 years. Since, he attends the young actress Evan Rachel Wood (born in 1987) with whom he made some public appearances. It should make party of the casting of its next clip Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) . Manson announced that Pogo did not form any more part of the group and is replaced by Chris Vrenna which had replaced Ginger Fish with the battery at the time of the last world tour.

It is very friendly with the Rappeur Eminem (of which it will make a Remix - Duo Metal of its very famous Chanson The Way I Am ), with the Acteur Johnny Depp, and with the rockers Brian Molko (Placebo) and Jonathan Davis (Korn), even if it were annoyed one moment with this last after Manson insulted his/her son. With Davis, they make contests with “that which goes further” at the time of very animated evenings.

Artistic design

Beginnings: of Spooky Kids until Smells Like Children

Marilyn Manson always was very influenced in the beginning of its career by its visit of Disneyland under acid. During this artistic period, one notes a strong influence of clownesque with a strong exacerbation of the colors. One can see it in several of his clips, like Dope hat mainly, or in the promotional photographs of the years 1989-95.

Antichrist Superstar , the advent of the black (1996-1997)

With the album Antichrist Superstar , which will make them famous, their music is classified like industrial Metal. One starts to see appearing the dirty aspect, disturbing and violent one who remains still today in the legend. With the celebrity the money comes, therefore more funds to make the concerts more theatrical. Indeed, this era sees appearing a great application in the setting in scene, like the flags and the podium of dictator on " Antichrist Superstar" or stilts on " Kinderfeld" , without taking account of the light effects or of snow. The round is a prolongation and a deepening of the unhealthy environment released by Portrait off year American Family and Smells Like Children .

Mechanical Animals , colors, strass and spangles (1998-1999)

This artistic era is strongly characterized by the advent of the color, the strass and the spangles. Some consider that Marilyn Manson tends towards the style Glam Rock. It is strongly influenced besides by David Bowie, of which he is an admiror. During this period, the feminization of its character is pushed with his paroxysm, the shows become very " hollywoodiens" , neon signs such " D R U G S" … Very beautiful, very coloured, but the fans are disappointed, even if, with the passing much regard this taking risk as the best era of Marilyn Manson. The round also sees arriving excellent a new guitarist: John 5. Today Mechanical Animals makes party of the albums which aged among other creations of the group, the topics which are approached there are still topicality and will remain it for a long time. Sound arrangements testify to a desire to exceed simple the death metal, to cross time.

Holy Wood (In the Shadow off the Valley off Death) , anti-Americanism and medieval influence (2000-2002)

An album which is not characterized by cheerfulness, because it is born in a context hardly favourable with a merry artistic blooming: initially, the separation of Manson and the actress of Charmed Pink McGowan (which had appeared in one of the clips of Mechanical Animals , " White" coma;) affect its moral. In addition, the Fusillade of the college Columbine, where two teenagers killed several people in their college before committing suicide, contributes to make of Manson, marked have influenced the fatal impulses of the two young people, the public enemy number 1. Several concerts are cancelled and it receives many death threats.

One notes two major influences, quoted above: anti-Americanism and the Middle Ages.

Artistically that is translated as follows:

  • anti-Americanism:

During the concerts, it is the appearance with the burned background of the American flag, which is attached to a song of the album " Burning Flag". Also elements appear evoking the war: kepi of officer, foot of microphone in the shape of rifle, and the podium on which is represented a formed crucifix of two revolvers and a rifle.

  • the medieval time:

This influence is indicated more particularly in the clips " Disposable teens" and " The Nobodies". In its concerts, it is equipped for " The Coils Song" or " Valentines' S Day" of a costume of pope.

The Old Golden delicious off Grotesque , years 20-30 and return to clownesque (2003)

Esthetics mansonienne is characterized during this era by a strong influence of Berlin - Vienna of the years 1920-1930. These countries saw being born current artistic, the Expressionnisme, which one feels the strong influence in the fabrics of Marilyn Manson. It is at the same time a return to clownesque and the cabaret. As the singer even says it him: " This album, it is my own park of attraction". One can find similarities with televised series Carnivàle .

The report/ratio which one can draw up between these three influences locates in the period and space concerned. Indeed, Germany and Austria lost the war, which requires to forget this defeat, to have fun (the Mad years) from where the emergence of the circuses and the cabarets… And it is during this same time that the most famous mouse of the world appears: Mickey Mouse. Manson successful a perfect mixture between these three topics.

Artistically that is translated as follows:

Manson is seen equipped with costumes of the years 1920-1930, namely bowler hat or costume of Mr Loyal. One can more clearly see it in the clip " Mobscene" , or besides appears his/her new partner Dita Von Teese. It adopts an appearance of clown: lipstick with excess, eyes encircled of blue, pink or black make-up, pants with straps… Many fans consider it regrettable that Marilyn Manson privileged for this round the 2003 decoration and the setting in scene with the song and the music. It is true that its voice is somewhat broken but the setting in scene is very important.

Let us take for example the concert of Bercy in 2003, by order of appearance:

The decoration and the costumes are neat: central staircase with old strong castle, flags " MM" (for Marilyn Manson), factitious automats on " Disposable Teens" , neon sign " mOBSCENE" and dancers, automat pushing a table on which glass and a bottle of wormwood are on " Tourniquet" , spangles and costume of scarecrow on " The Dopes Show" , pianists and costume of Mr. Loyal on " The Old Golden delicious off Grotesque" , addition of a double bass and a saxophone, sets of shades on " Sweets Dreams" , MIME of fellatio with the two dancers in a cabin envisaged for this purpose posed in the middle of the scene, opening of a bottle of champagne, giant head of Mickey on " The Beautiful People" and Manson disguised in Mickey (with the ears) on a platform representing a death's-head of Mickey.

Ballast We Forget , voyage at the 19th century (2004-2006)

It is difficult to speak about musical identity for this era since no new album left. In fact the beginning this new period is marked by the exit of sound best off with the new song " Personal Jesus" , which is a resumption of Depeche Mode. If one cannot thus speak about musical identity one will speak about esthetic identity. One notices that one remains in the line of The Golden Old off Grotesque , in the direction where it makes a point of preserving a certain class and elegance. Moreover, much of fans consider that Manson of finally found its character final insofar as it privileges the historical costumes. For this new era, Manson borrows many styles of the 19th century, as well masculines (lavalli2ere, firm-wraps, waistcoat with buttons) that female (puffing out sleeves of the beginning of the 19th century, rising lace collar). Besides it is necessary to note an important vestimentary turning in this round because it has been the first time for more than 10 years which Manson appears with the equipped chest, " to mask its catch of poids" the malicious gossip says.

Eat Me, Drink Me , rock'n'roll and romanticism (2007)

Resumption in hand of the artist after his latency period. The new album Eat Me, Drink Me presents to us Manson rather posed and calm. The album sounds rock'n'roll, which points out a little Mechanical Animals (1998). One observes the abandonment of the great causes (for example anti-Americanism of Holy Wood ), to consider the personality even of Manson, which gives to an album intimist particularly.

In live , not of great vestimentary modifications with the traditional coats or black hats. As he had declared during preceding interviews, the spectacle is with go at the time of the shows and theatricalness is pushed on a level which one had not noted since the round Grotesk Burlesk (2003): the moon which rises on " Yew I Was Your Vampire" , flames on " Just has Because Crach Away" , giant chair on " The Nobodies" who encloses the show and microphone in the shape of butcher's knife… All that of course in addition to the usual effects…

Discography

See also: Discography of Marilyn Manson

Catalog of films

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