STRANGE WORLD
MARILYN MANSON BIOGRAPHY

There are two realities: one that contists of the life we lived everyday~and one other that lies behind it.

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Name: Brian High Warner
Birthday: January 5th, 1969
Zodiac sign: Carpicorn
Birth stone: Garnet
Birth Place: Canton, Ohio, Usa Tim Kim Mercy hospital
Events in 1969: Manson murdered and Apollo11 landed Neil Armstrong on the moon.
Cultural heritage: German and Polish on his fathers side
Parent: Barb Warner a nurse, Hugh Warner a furniture salesman
Sublight: none
Current Resident: L.A, California, USA
Hair: Naturally brown, but dyed red and black
Eyes: Green with 20/20 version
Height: 6'11'' (6'13'' with his boots on)
Weight: 135lb
Schools: Heritage Christian School(1-10 grades), Glen Oak public school(10-12)
Post Secondary Education: Studied journalism and theatre at Broward Cummunity College

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THE NAME 'Marilyn Manson"

To begin with, the name Marilyn Manson is a statement on the diopathy of human nature. On one hand you have the obvious contrasting name which is derived from Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson, whom were both well known in the 60's for being either a positive or negative infleuence. However, even beyond that superficial obeservation, it is also intended to recognize that Charles Manson had a good side and Marilyn Monroe also had her dark side.

During his adolescent years, Marilyn Manson (born under the name Brian Warner) was enrolled in the Heritage Christian School, where he was exposed to horror stories about the apocalypse and the antichrist. Because he was so terrified of what he was being exposed to, he began to become withdrawn, and disillusionment set in. Since he felt so different from everyone else, he developed the notion that he wouldn't be saved like everyone else. Besides that, because of his increasing distance from what the Christian school was teaching him, he started to see futility hypocracy of their philosophies. Before too long, he discovered the now retro heavy metal of Kiss, Wasp, Judas Priest among others. At school, they would hold seminars about how this music was evil and this was something they shouldn't be listening to. Naturally, what the Christian school forbade struck a chord in Brian Warner, and it attracted him possibly because it was the exact opposite of what teachings med him feel rejected by the Christian school. It didn't take long for Brian to discover that he had found a niche that was to his liking. He was always very into music, but it wasn't until much later he got the confidence to start his own musical project.

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Love him or hate him, the self-proclaimed "Antichrist Superstar" Marilyn Manson was indisputably among the most notorious and controversial entertainers of the 1990s. Celebrated by supporters as a crusader for free speech and denounced by detractors as little ... Read full biography more than a poor man's Alice Cooper, Manson was the latest in a long line of shock rockers, rising to the top of the charts on a platform of sex, drugs and Satanism. Though widely dismissed by critics, his brand of metal nevertheless struck a major chord with the youth market -- on the strength of a masterfully orchestrated marketing campaign, he became a mainstream anti-hero, much to the chagrin of conservative politicians and concerned parents. Manson was born Brian Warner in Canton, Ohio; at the age of 18, he relocated to Tampa Bay, Florida, working there as a music journalist. In 1989, he became friends with guitarist and fellow outsider Scott Mitchell; they decided to form a band, with Mitchell rechristening himself Daisy Berkowitz and Warner adopting the name Marilyn Manson.

With the addition of bassist Gidget Gein and keyboardist Madonna Wayne-Gacy, the group -- originally dubbed Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids -- begin self-releasing cassettes and playing gigs, their Gothic stage show notable for Manson's elaborate make-up and homemade special effects. Jettisioning their drum machine in favor of one Sara Lee Lucas, the band's sound began taking on a harder edge, and by 1992 they were among the most popular acts in the South Florida area. In 1993, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor came calling, offering both a contract with his Nothing Records label as well as the chance to open for NIN the following spring; Manson accepted both offers, and the group's debut LP, Portrait of an American Family, appeared during the summer of 1994. With new bassist Twiggy Ramirez replacing Gein, the group's notoriety began to soar -- most infamously, during an appearance in Salt Lake City, Manson ripped apart a copy of the Book of Mormon while onstage. The Church of Satan's founder Anton LaVey also bestowed upon him the title of "Reverend."

While some onlookers dismissed Manson's behavior as crass audience manipulation, his cult following -- comprised almost entirely of disaffected white suburban teens -- continued to swell, and with the release of the 1995's Smells Like Children EP the band broke into the mainstream, propelled by their hit cover of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." Berkowitz quit a short time later, and was replaced by guitarist Zim Zum; their next LP, 1996's Antichrist Superstar, debuted at the number three spot on the pop album charts. As Manson's popularity grew, so did the furor surrounding him -- his concerts were regularly picketed by civic groups, and his music was the subject of widespread attacks from the right-wing and religious fronts. Again, however, his quick embrace of the media spotlight called into question the true sincerity of his revolutionary aims -- with a cover story in Rolling Stone and a best-selling autobiography, The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, some onlookers doubted whether Manson had sold his soul to Satan, or just sold his soul, period. The glam-inspired Mechanical Animals followed in 1998, with the resulting tour yielding the live Last Tour on Earth a year later. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide ...

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