Say it ain’t so
Shock rock singer Marilyn Manson has been accused of squandering his band’s profit on a child’s skeleton and masks made of human skin. Keyboardist Stephen “Pogo” Bier filed a breach of contract lawsuit in August in which he accused Manson of taking cash belonging to the rest of the band to pay for the “sick and disturbing” purchases. As well as the skeleton and masks, Manson is said to have bought a range of stuffed animals, including a grizzly bear and two baboons. He is also accused of using band funds to pay for a collection of Nazi memorabilia. Swastika wall tiles with matching custom rugs and Nazi government coat hangers owned by Adolf Hitler are allegedly on display in Manson’s Californian mansion, according to legal papers. When interviewed on MTV after Bier filed the original lawsuit, Manson said: “The fact that he’s claiming that I’ve treated him unfairly, financially, is really ridiculous.” “And I would never spend my money on a Chinese girl skeleton. That would be crossing the line. It’s a Chinese boy, for the record.”
I think he’s crossed a line, for the record.
Should any of us really care? So long as its his money he should be able to do what the hell he wants with it.
Now if it actually was money that didn’t entirely belong to him (manson) then its a bit different, but I honestly doubt manson is short of a few bucks to buy whomsoever’s skeleton he wants.
This f**k has no other care in the world besides making money from the lumpen by being as shocking as possible. If he doesn’t produce an increasingly shocking persona each year, his model will fail.
If he buys a child, that’s crossing the line. Unl;ess his collectibles come with spoecial nazi powers, they’re just crap, and no more dangerous than myu grandma’s ceramic shoe collection.
“A rock musician with a woman’s name who wears makeup. How original.”
~ Alice Cooper
I’d like to share a little something from a ways back, where ol’ Marilyn has the wind taken out of his sails.
Hope you find it as hilarious as I did – and still do… 🙂
Who cares what some obscure weirdo does with this money. The world of entertainment, if you can call him that, is full of nut jobs.
He has a healthy, deeply rooted disrespect for The Establishment. Check out the intelligent, candid, articulate and provocative interview with Michael Moore in “Bowling for Columbine”. The guy isn’t a fool.
Didn’t Michael Jackson buy the Elephant Man’s skeleton?
So, what’s so odd?
J/P=?
#1, Mike, & #5, gq
If you bother to read the blurb, you’ll notice that this has come to light because a band member claims IT ISN’T HIS MONEY.
Ah, John, Oddball One does a weird thing; then Oddball Two does a similar odd thing. The thing is still odd. Repetition does not confer normalcy.
@ #6
no, he’s no fool. Its smart marketing to display an “ironic intelligent demeanor” whenever given a chance at an interview…. Ooooh, he’s looks like a freak but speaks so intelligently Oooo, he’s sooo sophisticated! Lap it up Hot Topic shoppers.
That Onion article is perfect.
I guess there is some shock value in everything
Advertising is 99 % wasted in most cases
Still there are concepts – basic concepts of human decency
What makes this guy tick – money , lack of intelligence , bad taste, immorality ?
What was the scandal with him several years ago ?
Some people have money ,drive ,evil and no scruples I guess
Hope he gets what he deserves at one point
I don’t care who is buying skeletons… I’m more worried about the people who are -selling- skeletons…
“And I would never spend my money on a Chinese girl skeleton. That would be crossing the line. It’s a Chinese boy, for the record.”
I can only guess that after harvesting all the organs, flesh, and skin… getting money for the skeleton from some “shock rocker” – who has to continually come up with new ways to “shock” people – is an extra bonus.
# 8 if you’d read my comment I addressed the asersion that the money wasn’t his!
Big deal. Manson has some music that I like, some crap too, and that is all I care about.