I don't say things to be offensive; I say things because they're funny to me. It amuses me.

The person who thinks I worship the devil and kill animals is just as important as someone who makes an interpretation that's closer to what I intended.

I like to make people think differently than they did before I walked in the room.

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

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.

Apart from a very close circle of friends, few people know my true self, and it's normal, I never put it into my music.

The imagination is precious. Don't lose it. Don't lose the child in you.