Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as
Marilyn Manson, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer,
actor, painter, writer, and former music journalist. He is known for
his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of
the band of the same name, which he co-founded with guitarist Daisy
Berkowitz in 1989 and of which he remains the only constant member.
Like the other founding members of the band, his stage name was formed
by combining and juxtaposing the names of two opposing American
cultural icons: a sex symbol and a serial killer; in Manson's case,
actress Marilyn Monroe and criminal Charles Manson.Manson is best
known for music released in the 1990s, most notably the albums
Portrait of an American Family (1994), Antichrist Superstar (1996) and
Mechanical Animals (1998) which earned him a reputation in mainstream
media as a controversial figure and negative influence on young people
when combined with his public image. In the U.S. alone, three of the
band's albums have been awarded platinum status and three more went
gold, and the band has had eight releases debut in the top 10,
including two No. 1 albums. Manson has been ranked at No. 44 on the
list of the "Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists" by Hit Parader and, along
with his band, has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.Manson made
his film debut as an actor in David Lynch's Lost Highway (1997), and
has since appeared in a variety of minor roles and cameos. He was
interviewed in Michael Moore's political documentary about gun
violence, Bowling for Columbine, discussing possible motivations for
the 1999 Columbine massacre, after media speculation that the shooters
were avid fans of Manson's music; he denied allegations that his music
was a contributory factor. In September 2002, his first art show, The
Golden Age of Grotesque, was held at the Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibitions center. At a 2010 exhibition at Kunsthalle gallery in
Vienna, he unveiled Genealogies of Pain, a series of 20 paintings on
which he collaborated with Lynch.
Marilyn Manson, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer,
actor, painter, writer, and former music journalist. He is known for
his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of
the band of the same name, which he co-founded with guitarist Daisy
Berkowitz in 1989 and of which he remains the only constant member.
Like the other founding members of the band, his stage name was formed
by combining and juxtaposing the names of two opposing American
cultural icons: a sex symbol and a serial killer; in Manson's case,
actress Marilyn Monroe and criminal Charles Manson.Manson is best
known for music released in the 1990s, most notably the albums
Portrait of an American Family (1994), Antichrist Superstar (1996) and
Mechanical Animals (1998) which earned him a reputation in mainstream
media as a controversial figure and negative influence on young people
when combined with his public image. In the U.S. alone, three of the
band's albums have been awarded platinum status and three more went
gold, and the band has had eight releases debut in the top 10,
including two No. 1 albums. Manson has been ranked at No. 44 on the
list of the "Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists" by Hit Parader and, along
with his band, has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.Manson made
his film debut as an actor in David Lynch's Lost Highway (1997), and
has since appeared in a variety of minor roles and cameos. He was
interviewed in Michael Moore's political documentary about gun
violence, Bowling for Columbine, discussing possible motivations for
the 1999 Columbine massacre, after media speculation that the shooters
were avid fans of Manson's music; he denied allegations that his music
was a contributory factor. In September 2002, his first art show, The
Golden Age of Grotesque, was held at the Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibitions center. At a 2010 exhibition at Kunsthalle gallery in
Vienna, he unveiled Genealogies of Pain, a series of 20 paintings on
which he collaborated with Lynch.
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