I just saw metal as another tool for me to use.

Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.

We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished.

What you hear about the band is always going to be more disturbing than any particular song.

Well, I didn't really grow up playing or listening to metal, like many of the kids I went to school with. I only got into it in my late teens, so when Marilyn Manson formed, it was at a time when I was still excited about approaching music from that angle.

It all begins with the initial tone coming from the cabinet, but EQ at the board is very important.

I'd played in about four or five bands before we started up, only a couple of which did club dates.