Yes, I'm reckless and sometime express no concern for my own well being, and I express a misanthropic view of the world, but to have an opinion, you can't be a nihilist.

If you lose who you are, what do you have?

Marilyn Manson has always been intended to confuse some, anger some and make some people feel at home. There's no way to misunderstand what I do - but everyone can understand it differently. That's the only way I've learned to embrace art - it has to be a question mark, not an answer.

I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference.

I have something that makes me happy on some level and this is a good way for me to deal with the torment of that teenage life gave me

Yes, I'm reckless and sometime express no concern for my own well being, and I express a misanthropic view of the world, but to have an opinion, you can't be a nihilist.

I'm so famous, people expect me to sell as many records as Celine Dion or Puff Daddy.