I was never afriad of what was under the bed. I wanted it but never got it. I became it.

I am a character, so that's the problem. There are many, many levels to how I behave. Some people might associate being Marilyn Manson as having lipstick on, but I don't really have some sort of other lifestyle.

I can't satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art form as much as it used to be.

Anything 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.

Seance to renaissance. So it begins

It's better to use a curse word than to hurt somebody else, I find.

I often obsess so much about things that I can't get done, that I ruin other things.