Marilyn Manson and Twiggy reunite By Barry Thompson Friday, January 25, 2008
Considering that rock music doesn’t really cause school shootings, shouldn’t we consider the possibility that Marilyn Manson actually has a positive influence on the youth of America?
His songs may be brooding and misanthropic. He may snub normalcy and, occasionally, make bad decisions. But someone has to remind disenchanted youngsters that their peers and authority figures don’t know everything.
Despite vilification from the religious right and well-documented personal and professional turmoil, he remains Marilyn Manson, and - getting on the phone during a break from tour rehearsals in Los Angeles - he doesn’t apologize for squat.
Manson arrives at the Orpheum tomorrow, reunited with bassist and significant collaborator Twiggy Ramirez, who left the band in 2002. Apparently, Twiggy isn’t sorry, either.
Herald: So, Twiggy’s back?
Manson: He’s officially back. This is just the beginning. I think we’re going to start writing right away, with the attitude we’ve made music with in the past, without any care at all. For Marilyn Manson, it seems to have become about the death toll, because we get blamed for every act of violence. They don’t have a Grammy award for school shootings, but I guess I would get one if they did, whether I asked for one or not. It’s good to have my partner back, who was the only person able to stare all of that in the face and not be afraid of it. He and I are like brothers in that when we’re together, we’re not afraid of anything. I think that’s how we’ve made our best music.
<...> Bier did not contribute to Marilyn Manson's album Eat Me, Drink Me and shortly before its release was said to have left the band and returned to his home in Florida to focus on his photography with rumours briefly floating around that he had left the band and returned home due to a major family crisis. Manson has stated that Pogo is now a photographer in interviews. Chris Vrenna has been confirmed as his live replacement for the tour to promote Eat Me, Drink Me. <...>