Bradley Mark Stewart (September 11, 1969 â€" October 8, 2008), known
by his stage name Gidget Gein, was an American musician and artist. He
was the second bassist and co-founder of the rock band Marilyn Manson.
His stage name is a combination of fictional character Gidget and
serial killer Ed Gein.Gein was born and raised in Hollywood, Florida.
His mother was a Roman Catholic schoolteacher and his father was a
police officer. His parents divorced when he was the age of 3 and his
mother remarried a few years later to a carny and a birthday clown who
became Gein's step father. "He was like Krusty the Clown," describes
Gein. "And he was a rampant alcoholic, so after these birthday
parties, he would hang out with the parents and drink. Then he'd come
home, reeking and smoking cigars in his clown makeup, drunk off his
ass, busting shit, being nasty. That was a weekly occurrence."As a
child he attended Catholic school and his favorite movies were Willy
Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
by his stage name Gidget Gein, was an American musician and artist. He
was the second bassist and co-founder of the rock band Marilyn Manson.
His stage name is a combination of fictional character Gidget and
serial killer Ed Gein.Gein was born and raised in Hollywood, Florida.
His mother was a Roman Catholic schoolteacher and his father was a
police officer. His parents divorced when he was the age of 3 and his
mother remarried a few years later to a carny and a birthday clown who
became Gein's step father. "He was like Krusty the Clown," describes
Gein. "And he was a rampant alcoholic, so after these birthday
parties, he would hang out with the parents and drink. Then he'd come
home, reeking and smoking cigars in his clown makeup, drunk off his
ass, busting shit, being nasty. That was a weekly occurrence."As a
child he attended Catholic school and his favorite movies were Willy
Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
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