When it comes to Marilyn Manson, you may have some impression, because this band, which is almost the most unconventional band in the world, has frequently appeared in major media with various tidbits. Marilyn Manson's appearance, clothing, behavior and even the different colors of his eyes every day make you think of only two words when you fuck him - subversion! Marilyn Manson is both the name of a band from Florida and the name of the band's lead singer. The rise of Marilyn Manson is a unique phenomenon in American society, a freak who combines business and democracy, and the extreme behavior of youth culture. Marilyn Manson is both the name of a band from Florida and the name of the band's lead singer.
This singer from the American Midwest was born Brian Warner and spent his childhood in Canton, Ohio. He has not lived with his parents since he was a child, and he yearns to one day become a personality hero like Ozzy Osbourne. At the age of 18, he moved to Florida, where he worked as a music critic in the Tampa Bay area. In 1989, he adopted the pseudonym Manson and met guitarist Scott Mitchell (real name Scott Putesky). The two hit it off and discovered that their visions of the South Florida music scene were remarkably similar. Manson named Scott Daisy Berkowitz, inspired by his experiences on small talk shows and the combination of two famous nouns from the 1960s, after Duke Daisy's jazz group and the killer David Berkowitz. After bassist Gidget Gein and keyboardist Madonna Wayne-Gracy joined, the band named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids was officially formed.
At the beginning of its establishment. They performed in paid gigs, recorded their own cassettes and created their own special sound effects. Soon they found a suitable drummer, Sara Lee Lucas, to replace the original electronic drum machine, and later replaced Sara with Ginger Fish. Their style also gradually shifted from industrial to hardcore. In 1992 they were nominated by local fans for the South Florida Slammie Awards for Best Alternative Hard Rock Band and Band of the Year. The band members felt the name was too long to be remembered and unanimously decided to drop the suffix and call it simply Marilyn Manson. But this didn't confuse their fans, as in the summer of 1993 they were nominated for five Slammie Awards and ultimately won the prestigious honor of Band of the Year. More importantly, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor recruited Marilyn Manson to sign a contract with his Nothing record label, and reached an agreement to be the opening act for the Nine Inch Nails band's tour in the spring of 1994. The first album "Portrait Of An American Family" was also successfully released in July 1994.
Nine Inch Nails' tour began to give Marilyn Manson enough opportunities to perform. At the same time, Twiggy Ramirez became the new bassist to replace Gidget Gein, who was addicted to drugs. During this tour, the restless Marilyn Manson showed his unscrupulous personality and caused many episodes.
In addition to being banned from performing at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Manson was invited to perform on stage by Nine Inch Nails when he tore up a religious book called The Book of Mormon, which resulted in the costume room being closed down. Angry people destroyed it like crazy. In October of the same year, he arranged a meeting with Dr. Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, and was given the title "Honorable". After Manson returned to Florida from the tour, he was sent to jail over an alleged rape charge during a nude performance in Jacksonville. Once he was released on bail, the band went on an independent tour, this time becoming the real headliners. In South Carolina, they were involved in another controversy over the "chicken incident." It all started when the band decided to throw a chicken from the stage into the audience of fans during their performance, hoping to cause a crazier and more explosive scene. But in fact, instead of being torn to pieces by belligerent fans, the chick was rescued by a fan. However, the final fate of the little animal did not dispel the rumors that Manson used it to make a sacrifice to Satan. As a result, Manson gradually became associated with evilism. In October 1995, the EP album "Smells Like Children" was released, and the classic work "Sweet Dreams" attracted the attention of many media including MTV. Suddenly, Marilyn Manson began to be widely reported. However, during the five-month tour, the band not only gained popularity day by day, but also faced internal conflicts. Among them, the violent Manson actually pushed Berkowitz off the stage in New York.
After they returned to Florida, Berkowitz quit the band. Although some insiders later claimed that Berkowitz had no involvement in writing Marilyn Manson's 1996 album Antichrist Superstar, his name later appeared on the album's credits, leading Berkowitz to later sue Manson for credit. Royalties paid. After the dispute, in order to find a suitable guitarist, the band placed an advertisement in the "Village Voice" magazine, and after screening 150 applicants, Zim Zum was selected. The album was released in October 1996 and quickly reached No. 3 on the Billboard charts and was well received. Compared with their earlier carnival-like effects, these songs inject deeper and more passion into the lyrics and have a more serious effect.
In 1997, Marilyn Manson reached the peak of its unique style. In the short time since Antichrist Superstar was released, new fans wearing the band's T-shirts could be seen everywhere, interviews about them were filled with interviews in major magazines, and the single "The Beautiful People" people) on the radio all day long. Curiously, despite the protests, the album had sold 1.4 million copies by mid-1998. Regardless, 1997 was their most successful year. Although the tour to promote the album was met with protests in many cities in the United States, the anti-Marilyn Manson momentum reached its peak in June 1997, and some successful protests even led to the cancellation of performances, but this did not stop Marilyn Manson from way to become a superstar.
In public opinion, Marilyn Manson has always been said to be deliberately created by the rock industry to test the tolerance of mainstream society for extreme words and deeds. Manson even behaved in an indecent manner during the MTV Video Music Awards in September of that year, before singing "The Beautiful People".
However, in November the band successfully released a 5-song EP "Remix & Repent". In October of that year, Marilyn Manson established a solid relationship with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan at the annual Bridge School benefit concert in Scenic Hills, California. In November they attended the Smashing Pumpkins' show in Florida, and Billy also helped the band correct the musical direction for their next album.
In 1998, Marilyn Manson invested in the production of her third album. However, another accident happened when the record was almost completed. Guitarist Zim Zum left the band to pursue independent development. John Lowery, nicknamed John 5, joined the group. The music from the new album first appeared in the movie "Dead Man On Campus" released in August. Six weeks later, the new album titled "Mechanical Animals" was released. Although many chain stores refused to sell the album due to its provocative nude cover, this stubborn band still obsessively followed the style of glam rock and survived with its unabashed and unscrupulous behavior.
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