FREE ESSAY ON MARILYN MANSON

MARILYN MANSON

Hey Mr. Superstar
This band is a twist of Iggy Pop, KISS, and Alice Coopper. Starting in south Florida as a
small industrial Goth band, Marilyn Manson has changed the main stream music of today.
They have come to be a leader and paved the way for other shock-rock bands. Just coming
out with his fifth album this week, he will continue reaching out to rebellious teenagers
that need some sort of support. Marilyn Manson has been hitting charts because of their
songs and lyrics, show performances, and public attention. 
One of the reasons why Marilyn Manson is famous today is because of their undefined
musically talents. They are a five piece band which includes singer Marilyn Manson, lead
guitarist Twiggy Ramirez, bassist John5, drummer Ginger Fish, and on keyboards M.W. Gacy.
Each member has been playing music since childhood. Putting these musician's talents and
creative minds together they have accomplished more than most bands around. Unlike many
artists today Manson with help from Ramarize writes and produces all songs that go onto
thier albums. Their lyrics are very skillfully written so that they will attract public
attention and listeners. Manson gets lyrics from his personal thoughts and tragedies that
happen around him. On their bands fourth album he wrote about his girlfriends drug
addiction in a song called Coma White,  A pill to make you numb, A pill to make you dumb,
A pill to make you anybody else, But all the drugs in this world won't save her from
herself. In this new album called Holywood, Manson was inspired by the violence he see in
entertainment and how it is affecting children and the world.
Touring the world, visiting countries across the globe, and selling out concerts have
been the role of Marilyn Manson since they became popular with the public in the mid
nineties. The band works hard to entertain their fans with new and outrageous
performances. Most of their earnings from touring and album sales go into the
performances and live shows they do. Their performance is a show to remember. In last
year's sold-out tour, Dead to The World, had Manson doing over seven costume changes,
stage explosions, a burning cross, wide screen televisions, and large amounts of glitter
poured onto the crowd. With over a hour long performances filled with entertainment,
speeches, and music. Their show is like no other shock-rock artist of today. 
Another reason why Marilyn Manson keeps on the top of the charts is because of his public
attention. Even when he is not turning out records or running his music videos, the media
seems to still keep him at a focus point. The publicity that he gets from reports saying
negative rumors just seems to help him with selling albums and concert tickets. The
anti-Marilyn Manson fans appear to have something to say about him and his acts. They
start rumors to trash the shock rock band by telling media that they kill animals, throw
puppies into the crowd at concerts, and even say that he pours pigs blood on the audience
of his concerts. Yet this does not stop young rebellious teenagers from attending. Even
politician Joe Lieberman suggested that Marilyn Manson's music was responsible for the
shooting at Columbine, when in fact the shooters for the high school killing did not
listen to their music. 
A big part of being Marilyn Manson is attracting fans, pushing the limits, and finding
new ways to shock and appall people. Yes, many older generations do not agree with what
they are putting out and think that it is rock trash, but then why is the band topping
charts, and why is it that they can go to any country and sell out concerts with a weeks
notice? Maybe because some people believe in what he is saying and that some people
actually do like his music.