I think the media made Manson, turned him into some larger than life figure and surrounded him with mystery and some shady glamour.
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From Jesse James to Charles Manson, the media, since their inception, have turned criminals into folk heroes.
The very name 'Manson' has become a metaphor for evil... He has come to represent the dark and malignant side of humanity, and for whatever reason, there is a side of human nature that is fascinated with ultimate evil.
I think Charles Manson was a hair's breath away from just being a terrorist. He wanted to start a war, too.
It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in it. It's not really our crowning achievement as a civilisation. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but it just bores me.
Marilyn Manson is a mockery of American pop culture.
Marilyn Manson is a criticism of gimmickry, while being itself a gimmick.
I am very suspicious of the notion that somehow bin Laden was a media creation... Bin Laden's actions made him into a big deal. Not the media.
We're approaching things quite differently this time, but it will still sound like Marilyn Manson.
I'd like to make over Marilyn Manson and just dress him really normally to see what he looks like. That'd be really weird!
I've actually had a copilot come out of the cockpit on a trip from L.A. to New York and ask me about Charles Manson.
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