Marilyn Manson's childhood
Brian was the only child in the family. His father sold furniture, and his mother worked as a nurse. The boy’s worldview was greatly influenced by his grandfather’s sexual fetishes, which he described in detail in his autobiography “ The Long Hard Road out of Hell." As a child, Bryans was constantly attended by his mother in the Episcopal Church, and this despite the fact that his father was a Catholic.The young man received his education at the Heritage Christian School. After the 10th grade, he was transferred to Cardinal Gibbson Public School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brian received his certificate in 1987.
Start of a career
After school, Brian found a job in music magazine, which was released in Florida. He was a reporter and music critic, A free time wrote poetry. In 1989, the young man, together with a guitarist named Scott Puteski, created a rock band and took the pseudonym Marilyn Manson. After him, other musicians of the group took on fictitious names, and the choice of pseudonym was carried out according to the same scheme.Initially, the name of the group sounded like “Marilyn Manson and The Spooky Kids”. In it, Manson sang, and Scott Puteski (aka Daisy Berkowitz) was the main guitarist and drum machine programmer. The band's earliest lineup included Marilyn Manson, Daisy Berkowitz, as well as Olivia Newton-Bundy (bass) and Zsa Zsa Specka (keyboards). The last two left, and were replaced by bassist Gidget Gein, who died of a heroin overdose in 2008, and a keyboard player named Madonna Wayne Gacy.
Initially, the group performed as an opening act for Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor liked the young group; he became friends with the musicians and became their informal mentor. The group and its leader Marilyn Manson moved to the forefront quite quickly, all thanks to a well-thought-out advertising campaign. At the same time, all the musicians of the group remained in the shadows. The band’s logo was quite unique: it featured the inscription “MARILYN MANSON” in a “dripping” font in the style of a horror film, with Monroe’s gentle gaze above and Charles Manson’s crazy look below. Souvenirs with the image were immediately released, and the group was advertised by Brian’s numerous fellow journalists.
The group began to accompany their performances with various attractions. The musicians used everything that could somehow enhance the impression of the listeners: they used sandwiches with nut butter that flew from the stage, girls crucified on stage or sitting in cages, goat heads, nudity, as well as open flames on the stage.
Musicians could play in skirts, bras, wigs, and cigarettes. In a word, everything was done for a spectacular concert number.
Marilyn Manson in cinema
Marilyn Manson made his acting debut in 1997 in David Lynch's Lost Highway. A year later, the musician appeared in the film “Queens of Murder.” By the way, Marilyn's friend Rose McGoweg also starred here. And in 2003, the celebrity appeared in the film “Chicks” by Asia Argento. In 2007, Manson got the role of a bartender in the film Vampire. By the way, Marilyn also took part in the filming documentary film“Bowling for Columbine” by Michael Moore, where, in addition, he gave an interview.Film-biography of Marilyn Manson and his team. Celebrity friends appear in the film: Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Jonathan Davis, Alice Cooper and others
The musician also worked on his own film project. He was filming Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. In it, Marilyn was supposed to appear in the role of Carroll himself, the same author of the popular book “Alice in Wonderland.” $4.2 million was allocated for the tapes. However, in 2007 the project was stopped and work was postponed indefinitely. And in 2011 they presented the film “Splatter Sisters”. Manson starred in it along with girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood.
Marilyn Manson on video
In 2013, the musician appears in an episode of his favorite TV series “Californication.”
Art
Marilyn Manson is also an artist, and quite a famous one. Since 1999 he has been painting in watercolors. In total, the artist has already painted more than 150 paintings. Some of them have already been exhibited in different cities around the world, including Moscow.In early 2011, Marilyn, together with director David Lynch, published a book of works that were presented at the exhibition in Vienna “Genealogies of Pain” in 2010.
Personal life of Marilyn Manson
In 1998, the musician met Rose McGowan. The couple later became engaged, but it was dissolved in 2000. At the end of 2005, Marilyn married Dita von Teese. But a year later, the wife filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.”In December 2006, the singer began dating actress Evan Rachel Wood. The relationship lasted until October 2008. Manson then dated American model and porn actress Stoya, but in December 2009 he returned to Evan Rachel Wood. A month later, the musician proposed to her, but after six months the engagement was called off.
Marilyn Manson. Clip
In the fall of 2010, information appeared that the rocker was dating America's Next Top Model 7, Carey Dee English. But the girl herself denied the rumor; on her Twitter she stated that she was only friends with Manson.
Now Marilyn is having an affair with photographer Lindsay Yusich; he began a relationship with her in August 2010.
Marilyn loves the TV series “Californication”, “Eastbound & Down”, “Lost”. The musician even painted John Locke.
Manson has lived in Hollywood since 1998.
The singer loves absinthe. Loves to listen to the work of David Bowie, Prince, PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Cat Stevens.
At the end of 2010, he appeared in the video of the Brunei group D"hask.
Marilyn Manson is a distant relative of Patrick Buchanan.
The artist was a guest on the Channel One TV show Evening Urgant.
The shocking group Marilyn Manson attracts the public's attention with its provocative statements. Its leader became an icon of originality; since childhood, he was not like everyone else, and made this his main feature.
The unusual childhood of a leader
The future group Marilyn Manson, who would become world famous, was born on January 5, 1969 in Canton. His family was not entirely ordinary: his grandfather did not hide his sexual fetishism. Brian spoke about his impressions of what he saw in his autobiographical book “The Long Hard Way Out of Hell,” which he wrote in 1998. Brian's father was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was exposed to chemical weapons. Therefore, the child needed to undergo a medical examination to eliminate the risk of painful consequences. In the hospital, Brian saw many of his father’s fellow soldiers with children who had prosthetics instead of limbs, this left an indelible mark on the boy’s psyche. Apparently, this is why he later begins collecting prosthetics and actively uses them in When Brian was little, he had to survive an attack: robbers broke into the house at night, and one of them began to suffocate the child with a pillow. Since then, Marilyn Manson has been afraid to sleep in the dark and always turns on the TV before going to bed.
The parents, seeing that the child was growing up strange, sent Brian to a Catholic school, hoping that they could re-educate him there. But the relationship with his classmates did not work out, and the school only contributed to the boy finally turning away from God.
Strange hobbies
Marilyn Manson was born out of Brian's unusual interests as a child. He's with early age experienced an inexplicable passion for mutilation, blood, human entrails. In addition, he thought a lot about the fate of the world and came to disappointing conclusions. The banal and vulgar life of the people around him, including his parents, did not satisfy him; he longed for more, at least fame. In high school, he enthusiastically reads Darwin and Nietzsche, as well as The Satanic Bible by Sandor Anton LaVey, which makes a strong impression on the teenager. All these interests did not become decisive in the “philosophy” that the Marilyn Manson group later “professed,” but became elements of the future image. The young man subtly felt the edges of shocking and from a young age began to create his own legend and future image. While still at school, Brian was interested in music; he listened a lot to rock idols of that time: Kiss, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Queen and dreams of the same fame as theirs.
Birth of the group
After graduating from school, Brian leaves for Florida, works in a music store and moonlights as a journalist, writes poetry, but most of all spends his time in bars, where he smokes marijuana and communicates with different people. This is how he meets George White, who also passionately dreams of musical career, and guitarist Scott Putesky. And in 1989 the group Marilyn Manson appeared. The songs are based on Brian's poetry; George and Scott compose the music. This is how the famous Marilyn Manson and The Spooky Kids was born, a group that earned scandalous fame thanks to the strangeness of its lead singer.
He deliberately shocks the public, knowing that this is the only way to quickly gain fame. His journalistic experience was very useful here; Brian knew how to get into newspapers and magazines. The simple path of shocking becomes the path chosen by the Marilyn Manson group. The lineup of the group changed frequently, but the “golden” lineup is considered to be Brian Warnen, George White, Scott Putesky, John Lowry, Stephen Beer and Kenny Wilson, who different times made the team famous. But of course they are known by other names. Later, the band's name is shortened to just the frontman's pseudonym.
Nicknames of musicians
Often, artists take pseudonyms for themselves in order to get a sonorous, memorable name. The Marilyn Manson team was no exception. The group members immediately decided to take bright names. Brian was the first to come up with the idea; he chose the names of two celebrities: Marilyn Monroe, who at one time shocked the public with her deliberate sexuality, and Charles Manson, a man accused of the brutal murders of several dozen people, including the pregnant wife of director Roman Polyanski. The idea was greeted with a bang by his colleagues, and subsequently each musician who joined the group took a pseudonym. This is how they appear: Daisy Berkowitz (the name of the heroine of the famous series and the surname of a murderous maniac), Twiggy Ramirez (the name of the model and inventor of the miniskirt, the surname of a serial killer), (the name of a shocking pop singer, the surname of a pedophile who killed 35 boys. By The names of all new team members were formed according to the same principle.
Musical style
Researchers have repeatedly tried to attribute the Marilyn Manson group to any one style, but they were unable to do so, primarily because the group constantly changed their style. Its principle is uniqueness and originality. At different times, the band's music could be called punk rock, industrial, nu metal, grunge or glam rock. But the best fit is the name that the musicians themselves came up with - shock band. After all musical style may change, but the stage image and philosophy of the group remain unchanged, the main goal is to shock the audience.
Albums
The Marilyn Manson group, whose discography includes eleven studio albums, strives to ensure that each new record is an event in musical culture. They released their first album, Portrait of an American Family, or Poaaf, in 1994. This program helped the group pave the way to the top, with it they performed for a long time as an opening act for other groups, but, in the end, the disc became “golden”. Listeners were already waiting for the next album, Smells Like Children, and in 1995 it began its ascent, gradually reaching 31st place in The Billboard magazine's list of the best albums of the year. This album showed more aggressive and hard music of the group, which was very popular with the public.
The third album Antichrist Superstar, released in 1996, was already eagerly awaited by fans, and on the day of release the entire circulation was sold out in just a few hours, and in total it was sold in the amount of more than 7 million copies. The release of the album was accompanied by real hysteria in the media, which threw mud at the band and even predicted Manson's suicide. This collection has already shown a mature band, which is changing with the arrival of new members, but continues to produce a high-quality musical product. All subsequent albums of Marilyn Manson, a shock group, are already habitually released under the fierce attack of Christian defenders and prohibitions various organizations, all this only benefited the records, which were not always distinguished by their bright musical material, but all demonstrated Manson's development as a musician. The group has repeatedly received awards for best album of the year and as the best group.
Clips
Most of the group's fame came from its visual image, which could be seen at concerts, but its videos played an equally important role in popularizing the team. In their videos, as in their concert performances, the group does everything to shock the audience. The emphasis on sadomasochistic themes, on the themes of death and sexual perversion is dominant in the work of the group. Several clips were so scandalous that they were banned from showing by many television companies, in particular Born video Villain banned all music channels. In total, the group released about 40 videos, each of which at one time became a shock to the public and an event in musical culture. Several works awarded music awards world level.
Marilyn Manson in cinema
Many musicians, including the Marilyn Manson group, often strive to realize their talents not only in music, but also in other forms of art. The soloist, whose name many fans wonder, since he has so merged with the stage image that he does not want to answer to his real name, has repeatedly embodied various images in films. For the first time on the big screen, he appears in the film Lost Highway by the famous mystical director David Lynch in 1997 as a porn star. In total, Manson’s filmography includes 15 films, in three of which he played himself. Directors invite a musician more because of his stage image and fame than because of his acting talent. In 2007, Manson launched his own film, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, in which he played the role of the main character, but after some time the project was frozen. It remains unfinished.
Marilyn Manson leader in art
Marilyn Manson, the group, albums have become for Brian the embodiment of his alter ego, but he strives to realize his creativity and in other areas. In addition to cinema, he is quite successfully involved in fine arts - he paints watercolors. In total, about 150 of his works are known today, which were successfully exhibited in many countries around the world, including Moscow, Berlin, Vienna, and Los Angeles.
Personal life of participants
Music stars always attract the attention of the public, who are interested in the personal lives of their heroes, and the Marilyn Manson group is no exception. Photos without makeup of the participants will not make anyone pay attention to them, because shocking makeup has become the main element of the musicians’ image. Their stage appearance makes them famous and interesting to the press and public. The frontman of the group married singer and actress Dita von Teese in 2005, who is known as a burlesque star. But in 2006 the couple broke up. The press records Manson's numerous affairs with models and actresses, but he does not start long-term relationships. The musician is fond of tattoos, of which there are already 23 on his body, loves absinthe, listens to a lot of different music, and is a fan of the work of David Bowie.
Less is known about the private lives of other members of the group; the press writes that all of them were repeatedly seen using drugs and were involved in various kinds of scandals, including trials. The only one who never used drugs was Frank Kenny Wilson.
Philosophy of Marilyn Manson
Scandalous famous group Marilyn Manson, whose photos adorn many covers of newspapers and magazines, achieved fame thanks to the special view of the world of its permanent leader. Manson always declared a protest against everyday life. Despite the fact that he is accused of adhering to Satanism, he considers himself an atheist, although he claims that God is in everything. His style and philosophy are shocking, so looking for consistency in his views is pointless. But you definitely can’t deny him a showman’s talent and knowledge of the public’s tastes. Manson skillfully manipulates the public, telling them stories that cause them delight and horror.
Marilyn Manson was born into an ordinary family, where his father, Hugh Warner, was a furniture dealer, and his mother, Barbara Warner, was a nurse. As Manson himself stated, his childhood psyche and worldview in general were greatly influenced by his grandfather’s sexual fetishes.
As a child, Manson attended the Episcopal Church with his mother, although his father had different religious views and was a Catholic. In addition, since the first grade, Brian went to Heritage Christian School High School. But from the tenth grade he was transferred to a regular high school.
Star Trek Singer
After graduating from school, Manson went to one of the music magazines to earn extra money. In his free time, he wrote poetry. In 1989, Brian decided to create his own rock band with guitarist Scott Puteski. In his opinion, he needed a new name that would correspond to a real rock artist. His choice settled on the pseudonym Marilyn Manson. This name consists of two fragments of names completely different people: movie stars Marilyn Monroe, the embodiment of sexuality and beauty, and the murderous maniac Charles Manson.
Until the Marilyn Manson group gained popularity, the guys performed as opening acts. One day, the lead singer of Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, liked the young musical group, and he became the band’s mentor. Trent also created interesting logo groups. At the top of the logo was the beautiful and enchanting look of Monroe, at the bottom was the crazy look of Charles Manson. In the middle was the inscription Marilyn Manson, made in a “dripping” font.
Over time, the group developed, and vocalist Manson came to the fore, leaving all the other members in the shadows. The band tried to attract listeners by any means: sandwiches with nut butter could fly from the stage, cages with girls in them surrounded the stage, and some of the musicians could go on stage in a skirt and bra.
Personal life of Marilyn Manson
Since 1998, the musician dated actress Rose McGowan. Although they were engaged, the romance did not last long and the couple broke up in 2000. In 2005, one girl finally managed to ring Manson: Dita von Teese became the musician’s wife. But less than a year later, Dita filed for divorce.
Since 2006, Manson began dating young actress Evan Rachel. This relationship ended after two years, but in January 2010 the couple got back together and Manson proposed marriage. The actress agreed, but the engagement was called off in August.
Mason is a fan of the TV series Californication, where he starred in season 6, playing himself.
Photo by Marilyn Manson: GettyImages/Fotobank.ru
Marilyn Manson is a man, a myth, a legend. He was often imitated, but never duplicated. Of all the scandalous celebrities, it was around Marilyn Manson that the greatest number myths and the most scandalous fame. Today he turns 47 years old, and in all these years he has never betrayed himself. The legend is already much more than a man, especially now that we can say with confidence what Manson has achieved and what he has not.
MYTH: HIS MUSIC PROVOKED A MASS MURDER
This is perhaps the loudest myth. Marilyn Manson's music has been wrongly blamed as a factor in the 1999 Columbine High School massacre. After the tragedy, many drew attention to the violence in the lyrics and the fact that the two shooters were apparently listening to Manson. And they named music as one of the reasons that influenced their decision. As everyone knows, people who do things like this are influenced by something much more complex than just a love of heavy music. But the musician’s shocking image seriously frightened the residents of the small town, who actively began to blame his “satanic music” for the tragedy.
MYTH: HE INJECTED HEROIN INTO EYEBALLS
One of the brand names Marilyn Manson- these are his eyes different colors. Of course, there were many explanations for why he looked this way, and the most common one was that Manson was injecting heroin directly into his eyeball. But this never happened. There was also a rumor that he removed pigment in order to see the world in black and white, but this is also fiction.
Fact: Although Manson admitted to drug use, he unusual eyes- it's just lenses.
MYTH: HE REMOVED RIBS
Well, Manson is not the first celebrity about whom such rumors have circulated. And many sincerely believed that the musician was so crazy that he removed at least three of his ribs in order to perform oral sex on himself. But this never happened either. Besides, Manson was dating Rose McGowan at the time, and he had no need to make such “sacrifices.”
Fact: Marilyn Manson indeed resorted to surgical intervention, but in order to tighten the stretched earlobes.
Marilyn Manson and Rose McGowan
MYTH: HE WAS THE STAR OF AN 80'S TV SERIES
Because of the heavy makeup, many did not know how to Marilyn Manson looks really. That's why there was a rumor that he was Paul Pfeiffer in The Wonder Years. It was actually actor Josh Saviano. He was then credited for playing Kevin Owens in Mr. Belvedere, but it was Rob Stone.
Fact: Marilyn Manson actually appeared in films several times. He made his debut in David Lynch's 1997 film Lost Highway. And since then he has appeared regularly in different projects. He recently played a neo-Nazi named Ron Tully on Sons of Anarchy.
Marilyn Manson without makeup in the TV series "Sons of Anarchy"
MYTH: HE KILLED INNOCENT ANIMALS
Over a long career Marilyn Manson has been accused of crazy things many times, but this story is much more horrifying than the others. It was rumored that Manson once threw a puppy into an exhausted crowd, which then tore the poor thing to pieces. They also said that at one of the concerts he bit off the head of a live chicken in the style of Ozzy Ozbourne.
Fact: Marilyn Manson has three dogs at home that are still alive and well. And a chicken was actually on stage in Dallas in 1995, and it was actually thrown into the crowd, but no one bit off its head, and the animal managed to escape alive.
Marilyn Manson in his home
Who once said that if something scared you Marilyn Manson, just remember his real name is Brian. Now you know for sure that many of the crazy things that are said about the musician have not always turned out to be true. But even despite this, the personality of Marilyn Manson remains one of the most extraordinary in the music world.
Marilyn Manson, born Brian Hugh Warner, is a renowned American musician, songwriter, actor, artist and music journalist.
The main films of actor Marilyn Manson
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Brief biography
Mainly, Marilyn Manson is known to the public as the vocalist and permanent leader of the rock band of the same name. His stage name consists of combining the names of two iconic figures of the 60s - popular actress the sex symbol of her time, Marilyn Monroe, and the notorious criminal Charles Manson, founder of the Family sect.
Manson became famous for his hit compositions “Antichrist superstar” and “Mechanical animals” in the 90s and for his eccentric stage image, earning the undoubted love of fans and a scandalous reputation in society and the media. Manson was number 44 on Hit Parader's Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists and nominated for four Grammy Awards.
Marilyn Manson was born in Canton, Ohio on January 5, 1969, the only child of Barbara Warner and Hugh Warner. German and English blood flows in his veins.
The parents of the future musician led a quiet lifestyle, unlike his grandfather, who obviously influenced the development of young Marilyn. In his autobiography, The Long and Hard Road Out of Hell, the musician describes in detail his sexual fetishes, in particular bestiality and sadomasochism. Manson also recalls his youthful hobby firearms and about the practice of creating homemade porn magazines for the purpose of selling to classmates.
During his childhood, Manson visited Anglican Church, studied at a Christian school until high school. It was there that his hatred of religion in general and the institution of the church in particular arose. After finishing tenth grade, Manson convinced his parents to transfer him to public school.
After high school, he attended Broward College in Miami, intending to pursue a degree in journalism. At the same time, Manson began writing his first articles for music publications, as well as stories and poems. At the same time, he met musicians with whom his work was later compared - “My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult” and “Nine Inch Nails”.
In 1989, Manson and his friend Scott Puteski formed their first group, Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, which was eventually shortened to Marilyn Manson. In 1993, the famous producer Trent Reznor drew attention to the musicians, and in 1994 their debut album, “Portrait of an American family,” was released. Then, in 1996, the album “Antichrist superstar” was released, in 1998 - “Mechanical animals”, “Holy Wood” in 2000, “The golden age of grotesque” in 2003, “Eat me, drink me” "in 2007, "The high end of low" in 2009 and "Born villain" in 2012.
Manson made his acting debut in 1997 in David Lynch's Lost Highway, after which he appeared in cameo roles in the films "Club Mania", "Murder Queens", "Vampire", "Crooked Cops", and also played in his favorite TV series - "Once Upon a Time" and "Californication".
Many media throughout many years Manson was accused of negative impact on young people and even in promoting violence, until the musician starred in Michael Moore’s documentary “Bowling for Columbine” about mass shooting at school, where he convincingly expressed his position on this issue.
Manson's directorial debut, Phantasmogoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, has been in development since 2004. The soundtrack for the film was to be previously unreleased songs by the group. However, in 2007, the film's producer announced the closure of the project due to public complaints about the cruelty of teasers posted on the Internet. However, in 2013, information appeared on the group’s official website that the film would eventually see the light of day and would be available online.
Marilyn Manson's songs are soundtracks to many films - "Murder Queens", "Bonebreaker", "Resident Evil", "The Matrix Reloaded", "Spawn" and some others.
Manson once said in an interview that his career as an artist began in 1999, when he sold sketches of drawings to his drug dealer. In September 2002, his first exhibition, “The Golden Age of the Grotesque,” took place in Los Angeles. Art in America magazine editor Max Henry compared Manson's work to the drawings of psychiatric patients, saying it would never be taken seriously in the art community. However, in 2004, Manson held a second exhibition, Trismegistus, in Paris and Berlin, the centerpiece of which was an image of a three-headed Christ painted on an antique wooden panel from an embalming table.
Manson came up with his own branch in painting called “Celebritarian Corporation” under the slogan: “We will sell our shadow to all those who stand in it,” and his gallery operates under the same name fine arts in Los Angeles.
Manson was engaged to actress Rose McGowan and popular fashion model Dita von Teese, whom he married in December 2005 in a castle in Ireland, the ceremony was performed by the famous mystic Alejandro Jodorowsky. But in December 2006, the couple announced they were divorcing due to “irreconcilable differences.” The media claimed that Manson had an extramarital affair with the then 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood, who was involved in one of the musician’s projects and also starred in the video for the song “Heart-Shaped Glasses.”
In 2010, Manson's affairs of the heart came back into the public eye with his engagement to Evan Rachel Wood, which, however, was broken off that same year.
Manson is a big fan of absinthe and has his own production of the Swiss drink “Mansinthe”. The label on the bottle depicts a self-portrait of Manson as an old man.