But in childhood and youth, Marilyn Manson was not terrible at all. And his name was not Antichrist Superstar, but simply Brian Warner.
He had quite ordinary parents - a mother, a nurse, and a father, a furniture dealer ... 
In 1987, at age 18, Brian graduated from high school in Ohio and moved to Florida. 
He began his independent life with work in a music magazine: he began to write reports from concerts and, in the end, he realized that his vocation was not to watch from the auditorium how others performed on stage, but to light it himself. 
At the age of 20, Brian took the first step towards future success and created the group Marilyn Manson and Spooky Kids. 
The guys almost immediately became a phenomenon in the club life of America: during the performances, the musicians deliberately tried to make a shocking impression on the audience. 
It was at this time that crosses with girls crucified on them, bald goat heads, and fresh goat blood, which are sprinkled on the audience, appear on the stage ... 
Nine Inch Nails soloist Reznor Trenty notices young musicians, takes them under his wing: soon Marilyn Manson and Spooky Kids are already performing as an opening act ... And in 1993, Brian's connections - by this time he began to call himself Marilyn Manson - in musical circles and Trent's support made the band famous all over America... 
But, of course, the main reason for the success of the Marilyn Manson project was the really shocking shows. 
There was absolutely no one to frighten the public then. In the early nineties, Alice Cooper, who once became famous for biting off the head of a chicken on stage, had already switched to romantic ballads ... 
... And Ozzy Osbourne, who somehow trampled on a Christian cross at a concert, stopped drinking and began to promote a healthy lifestyle. 
Marilyn Manson not only filled the niche of shock rock, but also surpassed all his predecessors ... 
In 2000, the culmination of Marilyn Manson's activities came - the head of the Catholic Church of America, William Donahue, accused the musician of waging war with Jesus himself. Manson did everything to piss off the clergy - tore at Bible concerts, went on stage with a cross covered in imitation blood, put on a priest's cassock... 
In 2003, on the air of an American television show, Marilyn stated that the prophet Moses was gay. But Marilyn's main scandal is still the brawl during his performance in Salt Lake City - then the indignant head of the Mormon church climbed onto the stage, and the singer tore out all the pages from the Book of Mormon in protest. As a result, the singer's fans - in the name of Marilyn - and the Mormons - in the name of the Lord - staged a real fight in the hall. 
After that, it is worth the musician to come to any country with a concert, as the local religious authorities immediately declare that the performance must be urgently canceled. For example, in 2001, before a Manson concert in Moscow, the hierarchs of the Orthodox Church sent a letter to Mayor Yuri Luzhkov asking him not to arrange a concert in the capital of a performer who shows disrespect for Christianity. 
Shocking religious figures, Manson does not forget about mere mortals ... For example, the rock star's security guard David officially stated that during the concert the musician suddenly attacked him, grabbed his head and pressed him to his hips, simulating oral sex. The man estimated the moral damage at $75,000, but later withdrew the lawsuit. 
Manson tells about himself such things from which decent people immediately become uneasy: that he has a whole collection of enemas at home - he allegedly often invites friends and together they clean their stomachs with pleasure. The musician also claims that he slept with a sheep, and then killed her on the altar. Manson spreads the most terrible rumors about himself with surprising ease - this is also one of his talents. 
But even if the musician hadn’t torn the Holy Bible to shreds, he still wouldn’t have gone to heaven: he wouldn’t have passed the face control. The terrible image in which the singer appears in public clearly indicates that he was born near nuclear waste. All his predecessors in the field of shock-rock - Alice Cooper, King Diamond or Ozzy Osbourne - with their supposedly terrible makeup - are simply handsome compared to Manson. 
However, lately human features have been increasingly visible in the face of the zombie mutant Manson ... He still does not go to church, but he already respects the Holy Scriptures. The reason for this, as expected, was the women: they never saw the devil's offspring in Manson, they always admired his ... kindness and decency. 
His first official girlfriend, with whom he appeared before reporters, actress Rose McGowan, the star of the TV series Charmed, spoke of the singer like this: “Everyone thought I was savage and crazy, and I sat and baked cupcakes for Manson at home. He is very cool - not at all like what they write about him in the newspapers. 
Another woman - famous on both sides of the ocean, stripper Dita Von Teese also did not see anything terrifying in Marilyn, on the contrary - she was going to settle down and enjoy family happiness with him. “I want three children - at least,” Dita said. 
Manson and Dita became husband and wife in 2005. For the wedding, "The Great and Terrible" touchingly gave his wife an engagement ring with diamonds, made to his order. But a year later they divorced - due to domestic disagreements, nothing original and shocking. 
Not so long ago, Manson introduced the public to a new girlfriend - 20-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood. Despite the big age difference, Evan and Marilyn are happy together: the aged musician enthusiastically talks about his love for his girlfriend and how she suits him, although until recently he only gave interviews on the topic of devilry and Satanism... 
Newly minted passion says: “We both love the Beatles. I really love Manson! The only drawback is that he sometimes snores at night. Although I like it!” 
At official receptions, Manson shyly, like a schoolboy, holds Evan by the hand. And not so long ago, they were filmed on the beach in Malibu, where they carefully listened to the instructions of the surf coach. It seems that Evan masterfully completed what her predecessors started. The gates of hell slammed shut in front of the nose of a respectable citizen Marilyn Manson, and he remained with us forever. 
Yielding to the pacifying influence of Evan, Marilyn Manson today is not concerned with how to effectively shock the world community, but with completely different things: the film Phantasmagoria, in which he acted as director and screenwriter at the same time, and an exhibition of his own drawings. Marilyn Manson has good capital - he has a mansion in Hollywood worth $ 1,700,000 and an antique Cadillac for $ 650,000, and most recently he bought a yacht - for $ 340,000 ... His immediate plans are to open a clothing boutique, write a book about show business and give birth to children … 
It looks like there is no one to shock the world again. But a holy place, as you know, is never empty ... 
The work of Marilyn Manson is sometimes amazing. Over the years, the musician does not lose its relevance, his image is still as shocking as it was 20 years ago. His personal life turned out to be very eventful. The musician has a very impressive track record. Despite this, Manson still has no children. In his autobiography, he mentioned that at a young age he had experience with men, but this did not affect his future orientation. Let's remember the success of the artist in the love field.
Melissa Romero
Melissa Romero (better known as Missy Romero) was the first girl with whom Manson had a serious relationship. The novel lasted from 1992 to 1997. They met in 1992 at a concert by the Beastie Boys, after which Manson persuaded her to go to the upcoming concert of his group. At that time, Romero already knew Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez, so the beginning of their relationship with Manson was only a matter of time. In his autobiography, Manson wrote that Missy was pregnant by him, but ended up having an abortion.
Rose McGowan
The next chosen one of the musician was the American actress Rose McGowan. Manson began a relationship with her at the end of 1997. When she, along with her chosen one, appeared at public events, she often wore revealing outfits, which successfully attracted attention.
It even came to the engagement, but she did not have time to become Manson's wife. In January 2001, the relationship ended. The reasons were not announced for about 14 years, and only in 2015, being invited to the Watch What Happens Live program, she admitted that the breakup was due to the rocker's addiction to cocaine. During the relationship, she managed to appear in several music videos and even took part in the recording of songs as a backing vocalist.
Dita Von Teese
American model, singer and actress Dita Von Teese became the first wife of Manson. By the way, her real name is Heather Rene Sweet. Manson was her fan for a long time, but they met only when the musician asked her to star in the video. Their relationship began on Manson's 32nd birthday (in 2002).
The wedding took place three years later, on December 3, 2005. The wedding ceremony took place at Gurtin Castle, located in the Irish village of Kilshilan.
However, the marriage was short-lived. Dita Von Teese filed for divorce on December 25, 2006. She cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason, but told the Daily Telegraph that the marriage actually ruined Manson's romance with 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood.
I couldn't stand his relationship with another girl. I didn’t want to take part in this as much as I loved him, Dita said in an interview.
Evan Rachel Wood
Relations with Evan Manson began when he was married to Dita Von Teese. They were the reason for the divorce. The public learned about the musician's new novel in January 2007. It was Wood who inspired Manson for the album "Eat Me, Drink Me" and even starred in the video for the lead single "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)". On November 5, 2008, the end of their relationship was announced. According to the rocker, he proposed to her, but Evan refused.
In March 2009, Manson entered into a relationship with pornographic actress Stoya, which lasted until November of that year. The reason for the gap was the concert schedule of the great and terrible.
After ending his relationship with Stoya, Manson returns to Even Rachel Wood.
He proposes to her again and this time he accepts. But in August 2010, the relationship between Wood and Manson comes to an end. The engagement was broken off due to domestic violence, but disagreements were cited as the reason for a long time.
Who is he dating now
After breaking up with Wood, the musician's personal life is no longer so eventful. Various novels were attributed to him, even with Lana Del Rey, but he was not seen in a long-term relationship. Manson's last romance was with photographer Lindsey Yusich (first seen with her in the summer of 2010).
In February 2015, the musician announced that he was no longer in a relationship. Since then, nothing is known about his personal life.
The appearance of the musician and actor Marilyn Manson on stage always attracts attention, his image is so unusual and even frightening. Gothic makeup, colored lenses and dentures instead of teeth have long been Manson's calling card. Not only the musician's fans, but also many of his colleagues are trying to copy the popular image, or at least make up in the style of Marilyn Manson.
Each image of a musician is well thought out and perfected
The provocative image in which the musician appears in his videos, starting from the 90s, he calls nothing more than “Antichrist-Superstar”, which is why Manson’s makeup and stage costume look so creepy. The combination of the names of two legendary personalities - film star Marilyn Monroe and maniac-murderer Charles Manson in the pseudonym of the musician - personifies the duality and ambiguity of his image, in which good and evil coexist.
Manson in childhood and the transformation of the image
Today it is not easy to recognize the outrageous musician in his childhood photographs. Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, attended an all-boys Christian church for much of his childhood. After leaving school, Brian found work in a small music magazine, where he wrote reports and reviews of music albums. And soon the journalist decided to create his own musical group called Marilyn Manson and The Spooky Kids. Then the outrageous image of the musician was only in its infancy, but already attracted attention to the group. Over time, the image of the vocalist began to come to the fore, leaving the rest of the band behind the scenes, and the group's name was reduced to "Marilyn Manson".
The very beginning of a musical career and the beginning of experiments with makeup:
Did Manson remove his ribs?
Many rumors are inevitably associated with Manson's image, for example, that he removed his lower ribs, but, according to sources, the musician did not undergo any plastic surgery for himself, and the only modifications on his body are tattoos and platinum dentures.
Photo without makeup
More recently, it was impossible to imagine Manson without his favorite make-up and stage make-up. The musician used his image not only for performances, but also in real life. But the paparazzi still managed to shoot Manson without makeup - reporters ambushed the rock star along with his girlfriend at the Paris airport. As it turned out, without a make-up, a popular musician looks like a completely ordinary person, and his appearance is not at all frightening.
At some social events, Manson appeared with little or no makeup:
Also on the Internet there are photographs of Manson without or with very light makeup, whose origin is already difficult to determine:
However, recently you can see Marilyn Manson without makeup more and more often. Recently, during a speech at Cannes, he appeared on stage with little or no makeup, leaving only black eyeliner. In addition, Manson starred in several small roles in TV series, for example, in "The Son of Anarchy" and "The Bottom". In the latter, the actor and musician played the role of an ordinary waiter - without colored lenses and makeup, the famous rock star is almost impossible to recognize.
You can even watch the video:
Currently
Now, in addition to performing and filming movies, 47-year-old Manson is engaged in painting - his works are exhibited in many cities around the world, releases albums and shoots videos (the last videos for the songs SAY10 and KILL4ME were released with the participation of his good friend Johnny Depp). At the same time, neither performances nor clips become less restrained, and still continue to amaze and even shock the audience.
Marilyn Manson was born into an ordinary family, where his father, Hugh Warner, was a furniture dealer, and his mother, Barbara Warner, was a nurse. As Manson himself stated, his grandfather's sexual fetishes greatly influenced his child's psyche and worldview in general.
As a child, Manson attended the Episcopal Church with his mother, although his father adhered to other religious views, he was a Catholic. In addition, from the first grade, Brian went to the Heritage Christian School High School. But from the tenth grade he was transferred to a regular high school.
Singer's Star Trek
After leaving school, Manson went to one of the music magazines to earn extra money. In his spare time he wrote poetry. In 1989, Brian, along with guitarist Scott Putesky, decides to create his own rock band. In his opinion, he needed a new name that would correspond to a real rock artist. His choice was the pseudonym Marilyn Manson. This name consists of two fragments of the names of completely different people: the movie star Marilyn Monroe, the embodiment of sexuality and beauty, and the homicidal maniac Charles Manson.
Until the Marilyn Manson group gained popularity, the guys performed as opening acts. One day, Nine Inch Nails lead singer Trent Reznor liked the young band and became the band's mentor. Trent also created an interesting band logo. At the top of the logo was the beautiful and charming look of Monroe, at the bottom - the crazy look of Charles Manson. In the middle, however, was the inscription Marilyn Manson, made in a “dripping” font.
Over time, the group was promoted, and the vocalist Manson came to the fore, leaving all the other members in the shadow. The team tried to attract listeners by any means: sandwiches with nut butter could fly from the stage, the stage was surrounded by cages in which there were girls, and some of the musicians could enter the stage in a skirt and bra.
Marilyn Manson's personal life
Since 1998, the musician met with actress Rose McGowan. Although they were engaged, the romance did not last long and the couple broke up in 2000. In 2005, one girl still managed to ring Manson: Dita von Teese became the musician's wife. But less than a year later, Dita filed for divorce.
Since 2006, Manson began dating young actress Evan Rachel. This relationship ended two years later, but in January 2010 the couple got back together and Manson made a marriage proposal. The actress agreed, but in August the engagement was cancelled.
Mason is a fan of Californication, where he starred in Season 6 as himself.
Photo by Marilyn Manson: GettyImages/Fotobank.ru
The stage name of the artist is formed from the names of two iconic American figures of the 60s: actress Marilyn Monroe and a man convicted of several murders of Charles Manson.Marilyn Manson childhood
Brian was the only child in the family. His father was a furniture dealer and his mother was a nurse. The boy's worldview was strongly influenced by his grandfather's sexual fetishes, which he detailed in his autobiography, The Long Hard Road out of Hell. As a child, Bryans always went to the Episcopal Church with his mother, and this despite the fact that his father was a Catholic.The young man was educated at the Heritage Christian School school. After the 10th grade, he was transferred to a regular school named after Cardinal Gibbson in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brian received his diploma in 1987.
Carier start
After high school, Brian found a job at a Florida music magazine. He was a reporter and music critic, and wrote poetry in his spare time. In 1989, a young man, along with a guitarist named Scott Putesky, created a rock band and took the pseudonym Marilyn Manson. After him, other musicians of the group also took fictitious names, and the choice of a pseudonym was carried out according to the same scheme.The band's original name was Marilyn Manson and The Spooky Kids. In it, Manson sang, and Scott Putesky (aka Daisy Berkowitz) was the main guitarist and drum machine programmer. The earliest members of the band were Marilyn Manson, Daisy Berkowitz, Olivia Newton-Bundy (bass) and Za Za Speca (keyboards). The last two left and were replaced by bassist Gidget Gein, who died of a heroin overdose in 2008, and a keyboard player named Madonna Wayne Gacy.
Initially, the group performed as the opening act for the Nine Inch Nails band. The young band fell in love with Trent Reznor, he became friends with the musicians and became their informal mentor. The group and its leader Marilyn Manson moved to the fore pretty quickly, and all thanks to a well-thought-out advertising campaign. At the same time, all the musicians of the band remained in the shadows. The band's logo was quite distinctive, featuring "MARILYN MANSON" in dripping horror-film typeface, with Monroe's gentle gaze above and Charles Manson's insane look below. They immediately released souvenirs with the image, advertised the group and numerous fellow journalists of Brian.
The group began to accompany performances with various attractions. The musicians used everything that could somehow enhance the impression of the listeners: peanut butter sandwiches that flew from the stage, girls crucified on stage or sitting in cages, goat heads, nudity, as well as open flames on stage were used.
Musicians could play in skirts, bras, wigs, with cigarettes. In a word, everything was done for a spectacular concert number.
Marilyn Manson in movies
As an actor, Marilyn Manson made his debut in 1997 in the film "Lost Highway" by David Lynch. A year later, the musician appeared in the film "Killing Queens". Here, by the way, Marilyn's girlfriend Rose McGowag also starred. And in 2003, the celebrity appeared in the film "Chicks" by Asia Argento. In 2007, Manson got the role of a bartender in the film "Vampire". By the way, Marilyn also took part in the filming of the documentary "Bowling for Columbine" by Michael Moore, where, in addition, he gave an interview.Biography of Marilyn Manson and his team. Celebrity friends appear in the picture: Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Jonathan Davis, Alice Cooper and others
The musician also worked on his own film project. He was filming Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. In it, Marilyn was supposed to appear in the role of Carroll himself, the same author of the popular book Alice in Wonderland. $4.2 million was allocated for the tapes. However, in 2007, the project was stopped and work was postponed indefinitely. And in 2011, the film "Splatter Sisters" was presented. Manson starred in it with Evan's girlfriend Rachel Wood.
Marilyn Manson on video
In 2013, the musician appears in an episode of his favorite series Californication.
Art
Marilyn Manson is also an artist, and quite famous. Since 1999 he has been painting in watercolor. In total, the artist has already painted more than 150 paintings. Some of them have already been exhibited in different cities of the world, including Moscow.In early 2011, Marilyn, along with director David Lynch, released a book of work that was featured at the 2010 Genealogies of Pain exhibition in Vienna.
Marilyn Manson's personal life
In 1998, the musician met Rose McGowan. Later, the couple was engaged, however, in 2000 it was terminated. At the end of 2005, Marilyn married Dita Von Teese. But a year later, the wife filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences."In December 2006, the singer began dating actress Evan Rachel Wood. The relationship lasted until October 2008. Further, Manson met with the American model and pornographic actress Stoya, but in December 2009 he returned to Evan Rachel Wood. A month later, the musician proposed to her, but six months later the engagement was canceled.
Marilyn Manson. Clip
In the fall of 2010, information appeared that the rocker was dating "America's Next Top Model 7" CaryDee English. But the girl herself denied the rumor, on her Twitter she stated that she was only friends with Manson.
Now Marilyn is having an affair with photographer Lindsay Yusich, he began a relationship with her in August 2010.
Marilyn loves the series Californication, Eastbound & Down, Lost. The musician even drew John Locke.
Manson has lived in Hollywood since 1998.
The singer loves absinthe. He likes to listen to the work of David Bowie, Prince, PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Cat Stevens.
At the end of 2010, he appeared in the video of the Brunei group D "hask.
Marilyn Manson is a distant relative of Patrick Buchanan.
The artist was a guest of the Channel One TV show Evening Urgant.
