I was becoming the cold, emotionally crippled monster I always wanted to be, and I wasn’t so sure I liked it. But it was too late. The metamorphosis was already well under way.

I chose not to jump into the media frenzy and defend myself, though I was begged to be on every single TV show in existence. They want to blame entertainment? Isn't religion the first real entertainment? People dress up in costumes, sing songs and dedicate themselves in eternal fandom.

I think confidence is the most appealing quality in any human being or any artist; that's what really attracts us to people.

Anyone I may have used should feel happy that they even had a use. It's better than being useless.

What I know is my music gets blamed for school shootings.

Without the threat of death, there's no reason to live... at all.

The difference between me as Brian Warner or Marilyn Manson is just words. Same personality, sensibility, sense of humor, behavior. He is me.