Marilyn Manson Quotes!
"Find out what's really out there. I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference."
"Even if people are angry at me, at least they're talking about Marilyn Manson, and I've succeeded."
"I would lie if I said if it all meant nothing to me. The extreme reactions on my character didn't surprise me, but the number of people who projected their hate on me did take me by surprise. In the end I will only gain more strength. All those belief fanatics who all of a sudden think they have to exterminate evil with evil, are living with a double morality. I expose their hypocrisy and I think I have succeeded very well."
I've never been or never will be a Satan Worshipper, or someone who worships the Devil.
"I think that unfortunately for America, Marilyn Manson is much bigger and more dangerous than Satan because it's real and its here and it's something that they have to deal with."
"Man is still at the learning stage, and mankind is so arrogant to think that he's the highest form of evolution on earth. There's so much of the brain that we still don't use, and that's all I ever try to do - go to the next level."
"Now more than ever, man threatens to destroy himself with his own technology, and all the ideas contained within Big Brother exist within Little Brother. We're all watching ourselves. We are our own oppressors. This is a time when an idea like God is needed more than ever. For me, I've found that God exists within yourself and what you create. The only thing we've got to look forward to is saving ourselves."
"I think that music and art is more spiritual and that God exists in your expression. That to me is more inspiring then religion and church. I think that you have to find your own way, your own God in yourself. Religion has become another product of capitalism in America."
"If you look for coincidences, you'll start realizing that there are no such thing as coincidences. That everything has a purpose."
"The whole concept of this band is to present the ugly truth about society - warts and all and let the chips fall where they may."
"Society has traditionally always tried to find scapegoats for its problems. Well, here I am."
"I just try to make people think. I don't try to shock them or scare them. I just try and get them to question."
"So anybody with any bit of intelligence has got to be pissed off because if they see how things are in the world, they're not going to be happy with it."
"I judge people on their intelligence and on their personality. I think the only thing that counts in the world is what you can contribute to society. That's why in a perfect world, America would be run by artists, musicians, writers, and people of that nature because these are the people that make the world worth living."
"I'm everything they're afraid of. Everything they hate. Everything they try and hide, and a lot more besides, I speak my mind and show people what's out there in reality. They're using me as a boogyman, but I'm reflecting it all back like a mirror."
"There's always been this underlying theme in the stuff I do. It's teaching people not to be so stupid."
"I don't believe in cigarettes, in fact when people smoke, I can't hear what they're saying. I've fine tuned myself to shut out the words of smokers. So I miss out on a lot of conversations."
:"I still feel that I can always be better. And I'm already thinking about how much better my next record will be, or how much better my next performance will be."
"I examined what I see fame doing to other people, and how I try and separate myself from doing that, and how it isolates you, how it puts you in the position of an oddity or something."
Q: What is your main goal?
MM:"To be able to tell people what I think, to be able to say what I want and not care what people think about it, and to be creative and an artist."
Q: What are you trying to contribute to society?
MM:"On a basic level, entertainment. On a deeper level, Thought-provoking ideas."
"Sheer willpower over talent can get you what you want. I've proved to people that doubted me that I do have talent, but what got me here is my willpower, my determination. That can apply to anybody in any part of their lives. It doesn't have to be music, it can be any sort of expression."
"I provide a challenge to the mainstream. It is always a challenge to push the boundaries and to inspire people to think in different ways. I will continue to provoke because I think that is what art is meant to do. It is meant to make people think. So, if I didn't make people think then I wouldn't be doing my job."
"If anybody wants to be a rock star they've gotta try hard enough. They're not gonna get it handed to them."
"I don't think we should ever regret anything we do. I think we have to accept the consequences and you learn from your mistakes, and that's how you grow as a person."
"But it's a matter of your will and how much you believe in yourself and how much you believe that you can do what you set out to do. So, as far as strength, it's nothing that you can learn, it's nothing that you can buy. It's something that you have to find on your own through experience, and that's the only way you can get it."