I think confidence is the most appealing quality in any human being or any artist; that's what really attracts us to people.
Marilyn Manson
If Satan wasnt around, churche…
If Satan wasn't around, churches would go out of business.
Marilyn Manson
Im my most creative between 3 …
I'm my most creative between 3 and 5 a.m. That's the way I've always been.
Marilyn Manson
In any story, the villain is t…
In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero's not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his armor. He's one-dimensional intentionally, but the villain is the person who owns up to what he is and stands by it.
Marilyn Manson
All the seven deadly sins are …
All the seven deadly sins are man's true nature. To be greedy. To be hateful. To have lust. Of course, you have to control them, but if you're made to feel guilty for being human, then you're going to be trapped in a never-ending sin-and-repent cycle that you can't escape from.
Marilyn Manson
Im completely unlike a lot of …
I'm completely unlike a lot of other performers in the past who have been forgiven or come to terms with the real world because they tell everyone their performance is 'just a show.' And so, people say, 'Oh, it's OK then. We don't care. He's not really a bad person.' It's not just a show for me. It's my life.
Marilyn Manson
Theres just no great rock albu…
There's just no great rock albums anymore. There's a lot of rock music out there, but it's very bland and disposable.
Marilyn Manson
My dad being a salesman taught…
My dad being a salesman taught me you can sell anybody anything if you've got the ability to believe.
Marilyn Manson
The point is that life for me …
The point is that life for me is not going to be the way it is for everyone else. I have a fog machine and movie lights in my bedroom.
Marilyn Manson
You might find me outside with…
You might find me outside with a can of hair spray, spraying it with the hope that the sun will burn a hole in the Earth. Another part of me hopes people will grow up and evolve and get smarter. That's the paradox of Marilyn Manson.
Marilyn Manson