It is while discussing the difference between his stage persona and his day-to-day life that Marilyn Manson leans over and flicks me in the testicles. It’s funny that people see what they want to see.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Marilyn Manson on stage in 1997. Not, it transpires, a real gun, but a realistic enough replica for me to greet him with a startled bark of, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” rather than the more traditional “hello”. But, honestly, the Columbine era destroyed my entire career at the time.”You don’t make a record called Antichrist Superstar and not expect people to hate youHe was raising hackles long before Columbine, though. I think I’m just happy being myself.

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2017 11:48 UTC