There's a lot of talk in some of the other versions of the Bible, the Hebrew versions, and things about the end of the world not being a punishment from God, but being an invitation from mankind. That mankind has to invite its own destruction. And I think that's very true, and it's almost very American. I think that's the type of society we're in and it's people's very fear of the Antichrist that has created it
Marilyn MansonTo admit you want to have a comeback means you have to admit you weren't what you were supposed to be. You dropped below your own standard.
Marilyn MansonHaving an avatar doesn't give you an identity, and having a persona online doesn't make you a personality either.
Marilyn MansonAnything can be misinterpreted. People can look at Christ on a cross and think, This is an image of murder, this is violent, this has sexual imagery in it. And it just - I think it's my job as an artist to be out there pushing people's buttons and making them question everything.
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