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.

In music, you feel a connection to the voice and think about the person behind it. In art that's secondary.

There was definitely a lack of any sort of villain in the Clinton era, which is why when Columbine happened, it was easy to pick on me. My face was around and it made good TV.

The boy that you loved is the man that you fear.

To 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.

Is adult entertainment killing our children? or is killing our children entertaining our adults?

It's not like I turn off Marilyn Manson and I'm an everyday guy who goes and has another job and doesn't think about any of this stuff. Marilyn Manson is the most real thing that can come from me.