Brian Hugh Warner, popularly known by his stage name Marilyn Manson Quotes is an American singer, music composer, song writer, author, painter and actor. He went on to become one of the most recognizable and controversial personalities from the world of music. Manson worked for some time as a music journalist but in 1989, he established the band ‘Marilyn Manson’ and five years later, the band released their first album titled ‘Portrait of an American Family’. Manson’s antics during live performances made him well-known but also made him a hugely controversial figure in the United States and in fact, he had himself admitted that about the negative influence that he might have had on children. Two of his most famous records with the band were ‘Mechanical Animals’ and ‘Antichrist Superstar’ that cemented his place among the biggest stars in modern music. He stood at 44th rank in Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader and that has further strengthened his legacy in the annals of music. Manson has also acted in films, the most notable being ‘The Lost Highway’. The below collection of Marilyn Manson’s most famous quotes have been excerpted from his writings, songs, interviews, books and thoughts. We bring to you a collection of sayings and quotes by Marilyn Manson on entertainment, America, rebellion, time, wishes, decisions, adapt, love, hate, transformation and sacrifice.
Here are 25 quotes from Marilyn Manson that will inspire you to find your own voice and become your genuine self.
Marilyn Manson Quotes
“Music is the strongest form of magic.” – Marilyn Manson
“The crack inside your fucking heart is me.” – Marilyn Manson
“I fall in love with everything; I also hate everything. It’s very hard to be a misanthrope and a romantic.” – Marilyn Manson
“I walked away exhilarated by my success, because there’s nothing like making a difference in someone’s life, even if that difference is a lifetime of nightmares and a fortune in therapy bills.” – Marilyn Manson
“Part of me is afraid to get close to people because I’m afraid that they’re going to leave.” – Marilyn Manson
“When you’re taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?” – Marilyn Manson
“Not only are love and hate such closely related emotions, but it’s a lot easier to hate someone you’ve cared about than someone you never have.” – Marilyn Manson
“People tend to associate anyone who looks and behaves differently with illegal or immoral activity.” – Marilyn Manson
“You get depressed because you know that you’re not what you should be.” – Marilyn Manson
“I think art is the only thing that’s spiritual in the world.” – Marilyn Manson
“When someone was willing to drown with me, I really didn’t want to drown anymore.” – Marilyn Manson
“I love balancing between chaos and control with everything I do.” – Marilyn Manson
“I fear being like everyone I hate, I fear failure, I fear losing control.” – Marilyn Manson
“If you want to find out who your real friends are, sink the ship. The first ones to jump aren’t your friends.” – Marilyn Manson
“I never said to be like me, I say be yourself and make a difference.” – Marilyn Manson
“Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised.” – Marilyn Manson
“I’ve always believed that a person is smart. It’s people that are stupid.” – Marilyn Manson
“We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.” – Marilyn Manson
“I have mood poisoning. Must be something I hate.” – Marilyn Manson
“You can’t find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.” – Marilyn Manson
“When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.” – Marilyn Manson
“What doesn’t kill you is gonna leave a scar.” – Marilyn Manson
“Relationships never break cleanly. Like a valuable vase, they are smashed and then glued back together, smashed and glued, smashed and glued until the pieces just don’t fit together anymore.” – Marilyn Manson
“Find what you are afraid of, face it, and then you won’t be afraid of it anymore.” – Marilyn Manson
“All the drugs in the world won’t save us from ourselves.” – Marilyn Manson