I put out a lot of ideas in the lyrics and the way I do my things. There's a lot of ideas floatin' around and people who know what it is. People will pick it up if they know what to pick up.

When someone was willing to drown with me, I really didn't want to drown anymore.

God will grovel before me, God will crawl at my feet.

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

It's my job to be the Pierrot, the clown, in the theatrical sense.

Dear God, if you were alive, you know we'd kill you.

Marilyn Manson is a criticism of gimmickry, while being itself a gimmick.