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Marilyn Manson is a hypocrite. He condemns celebrities, yet he has become totally celebrity and is totally NOT an artist anymore. He’s the celebrity rip-off of Nine Inch Nails.

I consider the ‘commercial’ vs. ‘authentic’ artist debate a bit of a red herring in almost all cases.

There’s no denying that Marilyn Manson’s career owes a lot to Trent Reznor’s direct involvement. But they have their differences (in multiple senses of that phrase )

MM’s artistry focuses on persona, aesthetics etc. in a way that NIN wouldn’t ever attempt.

As for the music, Marilyn Manson is more in touch with classic rock and hard rock roots than NIN. Especially these days: MM’s “Eat Me, Drink Me” sounds completely different from NIN’s “Year Zero”.

Both currently rank among my favourites, but I like Marilyn Manson way more than Nine Inch Nails.

My big issue with him is how he’s become what he used to hate. You know. The guy fucking his real-life girlfriend in his music videos, the guy who makes music designed to get attention rather than to make art designed to change the way we think. He used to be an artist. Now he’s a capitalist God.

He is now everything he wasn’t before.

Do you really think “The Golden Age of Grotesque” (2003) and this year’s “Eat Me, Drink Me” are more attention-grabbing than his Antichrist Superstar schtick from the 90s? He used to be one crazy son of a bitch circa 1994… now he just makes creepy love songs with complex guitar solos

(I jotted some thoughts about that in a mefi thread earlier this year.)

I understand what you’re saying about him acting like a cliché rock star, but everything the guy does is a bit tongue-in-cheek. So if he’s being over-the-top in his personal life, he’s aware of the irony, but made a choice to go with it anyway. I personally don’t mind… but to each his own.

To each his own, then.

Super Tuesday here in the south and I just voted Marilyn Manson for president. Fuck all the rest of the evil, power hungery bastards!

YEHH MANSON FOR PRESIDENT!

Marilyn is a great artist i own all his albums. Hes songs are deeper now than they used to be and i like that.

I LOVVEEE MANNSOONNNN

Marilyn is a f’n hero, he knows how to drive people wild.. if anything, vote him in for the ride!!!

Smartest decision you could ever make, oh, and btw, nine inch nails has NOTHING on Marilyn Manson!! NOTHING!!!

Marilyn Manson Rules and he would make an excellent president. At least he uses his knowledge he learned from college/life unlike president Bush. He's an amazing artist, person, and musician. I've been following Manson ever since The Spooky Kids era…I'm a fan for life…just like I love my Chicago Cubs. I'm not going to jump on the train like everybody else and betray something I love/respect. So piss off.

I think marilyn manson should be president cause he is a super great artist he is a good person and i would think he would have better laws and i think he would be perfect for president and his music is excelent!

MARILN MANSON for president insead of obama and mccain!

Speak what you want to Manson.

He continues and will continue something that you never will: A person who does not fear or shame in public opinion with relation to the way it is think.Hipócrites are you, pigs!

me to im fans also of marily manson!!!i like d way she talk

i love marilyn manson