I don't have anything against Simon Cowell and 'The X Factor.'
From Marilyn Manson
Videos have to go hand in hand with your music, so that's why, ultimately, they should be created by the artist. And if they're not, it doesn't really add up to me.
My feelings are, if you're gonna lead a rock n' roll lifestyle, don't let it affect your work. I know I can stay up all night and still come in the next day and write a song, and nothing will stop me from doing it. I expect the same from everyone else.
When I turned about 14, I developed a friendship with this guy whose mom was the secretary to Ernest Angley, the faith healer, who's very popular in the Midwest. He had a television show, and he was sort of like Liberace mixed with Jerry Falwell - very glitzy, very high-tech.
In music, you feel a connection to the voice and think about the person behind it. In art that's secondary.
You can find inspiration for man's behaviour wherever you look.
I don't think I have ever tried to create things to encourage people to hurt others, or themselves.
I think people have to take responsibility for their own actions.
I'm not a masochist. I'm simply into trying to enjoy what I do, because otherwise there's no point.
America puts killers on the cover of 'TIME' magazine, giving them as much notoriety as our favorite movie stars.
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