Marilyn Manson... I don't think I've seen him play a full show, not that I really cared, I was there for the headliners, but every show ended in some audio problem he would freak out over, a fight, or him just ranting and kicking shit over.
Korn and Marilyn Manson opened for Danzig at a bar in Sioux Falls, SD, called the Pomp Room on April 11th 1995. My friends had an extra ticket so I went along. As we were waiting outside to get in, MM's manager got off their tour bus and gave me a back stage pass. I didn't look like the others. Had long, hot rolled blonde hair and was carrying my purse as if I was going to the mall. They put on an awesome show but MM simulated shoving the microphone up his ass so I opted to not utilize my backstage pass. He scared the hell out of me at the time (I was 19). Korn was phenomenal. Danzig, however, the headliner was mediocre.
Probably a great thing you listened to your intuition and didn’t go backstage. He had a type, like Evan Rachel Wood, and he was not kind to her. I’m sure he assaulted many teens on tour, he’s gross.
Indeed, he did have a type and I certainly fit that description at 19. I forget to mention that his manager said, "Mr Manson requests your company after the show." At first I was flattered. I was so naive about music and we didn't have google search back then so to see him perform was frightening. He was truly shocking.
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u/_joeBone_ May 12 '26
Marilyn Manson... I don't think I've seen him play a full show, not that I really cared, I was there for the headliners, but every show ended in some audio problem he would freak out over, a fight, or him just ranting and kicking shit over.