History Awesome / MarilynManson

* The emergence of the band in the mid 90s allowed theatricality, image, showmanship and spectacle to come back into alternative music. This was a big happening, especially after the excesses of the HairMetal era got split into the serious and downbeat Music/{{Grunge}}, with it's active rejection of anything that might suggest style over substance, and the traditional HeavyMetal schools which, while faster and more aggressive, still eschewed anything that might smack of a lack of seriousness. It took Marilyn Manson to show that there was a market for alternative music that showcased the visual as well as the musical elements of a band.

* The emergence of the band in the mid 90s allowed theatricality, image, showmanship and spectacle to come back into alternative music. This was a big happening, especially after the excesses of the HairMetal era got split into the serious and downbeat Music/{{Grunge}}, with it's active rejection of anything that might suggest style over substance, and the traditional Music/HeavyMetal schools which, while faster and more aggressive, still eschewed anything that might smack of a lack of seriousness. It took Marilyn Manson to show that there was a market for alternative music that showcased the visual as well as the musical elements of a band.

** Manson made an appearance in Creator/MichaelMoore's ''Film/BowlingForColumbine,'' where Moore interviewed him in response to accusations that his music had helped drive the Columbine killers to commit their massacre.[[note]]Which, by the way, wasn't even true to begin with - the killers ''hated'' Marilyn Manson.[[/note]] Manson was completely calm and level-headed, discussing exactly ''why'' it's so easy for the religious right to scapegoat him, as well as pointing out some hypocrisy in the accusations. When Moore asked him what he would say to the killers if he had the chance, he responded, in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQ4HWhPEdA the best moment in the movie]]:

* Prior to his first concert in Colorado since the Columbine massacre, Manson, as mentioned earlier, had endured a lot of bile from the religious right, and on top of that, he got hundreds of death threats leading up to the show. Needless to say, Manson (as he admitted later) was a little afraid for his life. All this in mind, he advertised before the show, which took place in Denver, Colorado, on June 22, 2001, that he would had a special segment in which he read from the Bible. Here's Manson's now-legendary 'Bible Speech', a tour-de-force of RageAgainstTheHeavens ''and'' BlackComedy:
-->'''Manson:''' And like I promised, I said I would read from the Bible. Let me ask you a question. Does this sound like it's very offensive to young people? "For everyone that curses his Father or his Mother, he shall surely be put to death." And that's not all, brothers and sisters. And if we can turn our Bibles to Psalms... "Happy shall he be who taketh and dasheth the little ones against the stones." So let me ask you a question: Who is the worse influence - God, or Marilyn Manson? ''[crowd yells "GOD!!"]'' And if that is not the best fucking example, God Himself ''killed his own motherfucking son!'' So let's sing the Death Song kids!! ''[cue "The Death Song"]''

** Manson's appearance in Creator/MichaelMoore's ''Film/BowlingForColumbine'' where Moore interviewed him in response to accusations that his music had helped drive the Columbine killers to commit their massacre. Manson was completely calm and level-headed, discussing exactly ''why'' it's so easy for the religious right to scapegoat him, as well as pointing out some hypocrisy in the accusations. When Moore asked him what he would say to the killers if he had the chance, he responded, in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQ4HWhPEdA the best moment in the movie]]:

** Manson's appearance in Creator/MichaelMoore's ''Film/BowlingForColumbine'' where Moore interviewed him in response to accusations that his music had helped drive the Columbine killers to commit their massacre. Manson was completely calm and level-headed, discussing exactly ''why'' it's so easy for the religious right to scapegoat him, as well as pointing out some hypocrisy in the accusations. When Moore asked him what he would say to the killers if he had the chance, he responded, in the best moment in the movie:
--->'''Manson:''' I wouldn't say a single word to them. [[WhamLine I would listen to what they had to say. And that's what no one did]].

* Five words: [[https://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/Interview:1997/06_Guitar_World OzzyOsbourne and MarilynManson]]. An epic, hilarious, and heart-warming Guitar World interview for the ages where they talk about their shared experiences being made pariahs by the media.
** Even better, Manson gushes about what a big Ozzy fan he is, and Ozzy gives it right back. "I gotta tell you, man, the name of your band is fucking great. I think it's a great angle. Really cool."

* He's been [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsK0QrjJl0Q hanging]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2j4riwPgJc out]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SKDp6Gh0YM with]] Alice Cooper for several years now and the two have gone on tour. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-28X9tH9lRg Then both Steven Tyler and Johnny Depp showed up with the pair.]]

-->'''Manson:''' I wouldn't say a single word to them; I would listen to what they had to say. And that's what no one did.

* It's no secret by now that underneath all the shock and theatrics, Marilyn Manson himself, aka Brian Warner, is an incredibly well-spoken and intelligent individual. At his peak, he usually scored Awesome moments just from the way he defended his art and his image.
** For example, Manson was on The O'Reilly Factor once. He pretty much won the argument, while still done up. Not only did he win an argument with the king of interrupting you and not letting you speak, he did it without changing a thing about himself. In fact, the two seem to have a fairly civil chat, with O'Reilly admitting that Manson is ''very'' well-spoken, and after that, minimizes interrupting him when he makes a point. Manson even goes a step further and admits that Bill brings up valid points against him and that he respects him for challenging his views. The thing that makes this the most awesome is that he made Bill O'Reilly, who likes to steamroll over his guests and sometimes talk down to them, seemingly back down from what he probably assumed was going to be a shouting match.
** Marilyn Manson himself appeared on MTV on a program called Mothers Against Manson, in which he engaged in discussion with the concerned parents of two of his teenaged female fans. One mom's beef with Manson was that her daughter had turned away from Catholicism since becoming a Marilyn Manson fan. To this, Manson replied very calmly and not unkindly, "Maybe it's your religion, and it wasn't supposed to be hers."

* This is more of a moment for Manson's unlikely friends than Manson himself, but in an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tco6_-yP40 episode]] of ''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher'' in the 1990s, Manson gets lambasted by [[HolierThanThou Lakita Garth]], who insisted that she was more Christ-like than he was. Finally, Manson defends himself, and when Garth tries to condescend again, ''[[TheBradyBunch Florence Henderson]]'' jumps to his defense:

* The emergence of the band in the mid 90s allowed theatricality, image, showmanship and spectacle to come back into alternative music which after the excesses of the HairMetal era was split into the serious and downbeat Music/{{Grunge}} with it's active rejection of anything that might suggest style over substance and the traditional Music/HeavyMetal schools which, while faster and more aggressive, still eschewed anything that might smack of a lack of seriousness. Marilyn Manson showed that there was a market for alternative music that showcased the visual as well as the musical elements of a band.

* Marilyn Manson (the person whose real name is Brian Warner, not the band), was on The O'Reilly Factor once. He pretty much won the argument, while still done up. Not only did he win an argument with the king of interrupting you and not letting you speak, he did it without changing a thing about himself.
** Even more, the two seem to have a fairly civil chat, with O'Reilly admitting that Manson is ''very'' well-spoken (and after that, minimizes interrupting him when he makes a point), and Manson admitting that Bill brings up valid points against him and that he respects him for challenging his views. The thing that makes this the most awesome is that he made Bill O'Reilly, who, as mentioned above, likes to steamroll over his guests and sometimes talk down to them, seemingly back down from what he probably assumed was going to be a shouting match.
* Marilyn Manson himself appeared on MTV on a program called Mothers Against Manson, in which he engaged in discussion with the concerned parents of two of his teenaged female fans. One mom's beef with Manson was that her daughter had turned away from Catholicism since becoming a Marilyn Manson fan. To this, Manson replied very calmly and not unkindly, "Maybe it's your religion, and it wasn't supposed to be hers."
* Manson's appearance in Creator/MichaelMoore's ''Film/BowlingForColumbine'' where Moore interviewed him in response to accusations that his music had helped drive the Columbine killers to commit their massacre. Manson was completely calm and level-headed and when Moore asked him what he would say to the killers if he had the chance, he responded "I wouldn't say a single word to them; I would listen to what they had to say, and that's what no one did." Best moment in the movie, right there.

* Manson's appearance on ''Series/OnceUponATime'' as the voice of The Neverland Shadow pretty much emobdies the term OneSceneWonder (despite being in two scenes). Dark, creepy, and everything you would expect the Shadow to sound like if it could talk. Well done, Mr. Manson.

* Manson's appearance in Creator/MichaelMoore's ''Film/BowlingForColumbine'' where Moore interviewed him in response to accusations that his music had helped drive the Columbine killers to commit their massacre. Manson was completely calm and level-headed and when Moore asked him what he would say to the killers if he had the chance, he responded "I wouldn't say anything; I'd just listen to what they had to say, and that's what no one did." Best moment in the movie, right there.

* The emergence of the band in the mid 90s allowed theatricality, image, showmanship and spectacle to come back into alternative music which after the excesses of the HairMetal era was split into the serious and downbeat Music/{{Grunge}} with it's active rejection of anything that might suggest style over substance and the traditional Music/HeavyMetal schools which, while faster and more aggressive, still eschewed anything that might smack of a lack of seriousness. Marilyn Manson showed that there was a market for alternative music that showcased the visual as well as the musical elements of a band.

* Manson's appearance in MichaelMoore's ''BowlingForColumbine'' where Moore interviewed him in response to accusations that his music had helped drive the Columbine killers to commit their massacre. Manson was completely calm and level-headed and when Moore asked him what he would say to the killers if he had the chance, he responded "I wouldn't say anything; I'd just listen to what they had to say, and that's what no one did." Best moment in the movie, right there.

* The emergence of the band in the mid 90s allowed theatricality, image showmanship and spectacle to come back into alternative music which after the excesses of the HairMetal era was split into the serious and downbeat Music/{{Grunge}} with it's active rejection of anything that might suggest style over substance and the traditional Music/HeavyMetal schools which, while faster and more aggressive, still eschewed anything that might smack of a lack of seriousness. Marilyn Manson showed that there was a market for alternative music that showcased the visual as well as the musical elements of a band.

* Manson's appearance on ''Series/OnceUponATime'' as the voice of The Neverland Shadow pretty much emobdies the term OneSceneWonder (despite being in two scenes). Dark, creepy, and everything you would expect the Shadow to sound like if it could talk. Well done, Mr. Manson.

* Manson's appearance on ''Series/OnceUponATime'' as the voice The Neverland Shadow pretty much emobdies the term OneSceneWonder (despite being in two scenes). Dark, creepy, and everything you would expect the Shadow to sound like if it could talk. Well done, Mr. Manson.

-->'''Henderson:''' Maybe he's more Christ-like than ''you'' are.

* Manson's appearance in MichaelMoore's ''BowlingForColumbine'' where Moore interviewed him in response to accusations that his music had helped drive the Columbine killers to commit their massacre. Manson was completely calm and level-headed and when Moore asked him what he would say to the killers if he had the chance, he responded "I wouldn't say anything; I'd just listen to what they had to say, and that's what no one did." Best moment in the movie, right there.

* Marilyn Manson (the person whose real name is Brian Warner, not the band), was on The O'Rilley Factor once. He pretty much won the argument, while still done up. Not only did he win an argument with the king of interrupting you and not letting you speak, he did it without changing a thing about himself.

* Manson's appearance in MichaelMoore's ''BowlingForColumbine'' where Moore interviewed him in response to accusations that his music had helped drive the Columbine killers to commit their massacre. Manson was completely calm and level-headed and when Moore asked him what he would say to the killers if he had the chance, he responded "I wouldn't say anything; I'd just listen." Best moment in the movie, right there.

* Marilyn Manson himself appeared on MTV on a program called Mothers Against Manson, in which he engaged in discussion with the concerned parents of two of his teenaged female fans. One mom's beef with Manson was that her daughter had turned away from Catholicism since becoming a Marilyn Manson fan. To this, Manson replied very calmly and not unkindly, "Maybe it's your religion, and it wasn't supposed to be hers."

* Marilyn Manson (the person whose real name is Brian Warner, not the band), was on The O'Rilley Factor once. He pretty much won the argument, while still done up. Not only did he win an argument with the king of interrupting you and not letting you speak, he did it without changing a thing about himself.