Marilyn Manson – When I was growing up Marilyn Manson was public enemy number one, or number two. Manson and Slim Shady seemed to flip flop between who was most hated on any given week. I was a huge fan of both.
Although I was only eight years old when his 1996 Antichrist Superstar hit, Manson had a gravitating presence that was intriguing and intimidating, dark yet open. Manson embodied – a deliberate rebellion of conventional norms, hard hard hardcore goth style. The madness he’d say, do, or put in his music videos, combined with hearsay, made Manson the target of suburbia angst. 
Here you had a man, that wore lipstick, faded white face paint, long jet black hair, and white contacts. Manson was virtually unclassifiable – and that was just from the neck up.
The ambiguity and cult-like persona ignited a fear in white collar America that spelled out in every headline– ‘[1999] Columbine Massacre Inspired by Marilyn Manson.’ That accusation has since been entirely debunked, however, the stigma followed him throughout his career. For his fans the public’s outrage fed our attraction, which fed his sales, and most likely contributed to his legendary status.
So it came as little bit of a surprise when I was flipping through my Rolling Stone magazine a few days ago and beautiful words of wisdom were radiating off the black and white page.
“Time is valuable, so spend it wisely… when you’re at the point in your life where you get to do what you want to do, enjoy it. Don’t miss out on the dream when it’s happening.” –Marilyn Manson, Rolling Stone
In recent years Manson lost both of his parents who he credits this wisdom and was close with. While surely this isn’t the first time someone’s shared an interpretation of ‘live in the moment,’ I whole heartedly agree we could all use a little bit more slowing down and a lot more gratitude.
Check out the full Marilyn Manson interview from Rolling Stone here.
One of my all-time Marilyn Manson favorites – The Beautiful People 
https://youtu.be/Ypkv0HeUvTc
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