It's apparent from the first chapter of the book where the young Brian Warner finds latex gloves, pornography, bestiality magazines, womens lingerie and old crusty vaseline covered dildoes in his grandfathers basement aswell as witnessing his grandfather beating off to porn that the whole concept of Marilyn Manson is going to come from a pretty fucked up place in Brian Warner's mind.
The second chapter details the young Manson's time at Christian school. He tells of the curriculum and the teachers constant lectures on the apocalypse and all that is taboo.
Warner in an an attempt to get thrown out of school sells illicit magazines and all that is taboo, it's around here that the seeds of the Marilyn Manson persona start to sprout. Taking things to extremes, a trick that will serve him well in years to come.
From this is the book goes onto become more and more demented, as he details his rise to stardom, the drug crazed debauchery, self mutilation and general insanity as he is misunderstood,.
The whole Marilyn Manson persona is about showing both sides of American culture
Its most beautiful side i.e. Marilyn Monroe
and its darkest side i.e. Charles Manson in order to create the ultimate contrast. (Good can't be without bad, and vice-versa.)
He is merely rebelling against societies oppresors; Manson is shoving the absurdity of his childhood down modern societies throat.
The book also details much of the bands dark-points, such as the struggle to make Anti-christ superstar, the breakups, betrayals and Mansons self-actualisation of sorts towards the ends. There's a few quirky celeb pop-ups, and he details quite a few of his interests and influences, I liked it a lot.
Good read.
-M
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