Dissecting Marilyn Manson [Paperback]

Gavin Baddeley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2000

Rather than conforming to the demands of conventional biography, this book performs something closer to a cultural autopsy on the androgynous satanic idol. Each of the seven chapters emphasizes the idea that the engagingly depraved musician is being put under the knife, taking an aspect of the Manson mythos and examining it in an irreverent yet authoritative manner. With its heavily visual approach, Dissecting Marilyn Manson gives the impression of a pathological scrapbook. By analyzing the themes of androgyny, sex, sadomasochism, drugs, devil worship, childhood fears, and selling out, Gavin Baddeley lays bare not only one artist, but the underside of the contemporary music industry.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Plexus Publishing (UK) (April 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0859652831
• ISBN-13: 978-0859652834
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,731,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uncommonly comprehensive. Absolutely necessary., August 13, 2000

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Ana C V M Ribeiro - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dissecting Marilyn Manson (Paperback)

If you're looking for a Marilyn Manson biography, this is certainly not the book you should buy. "Dissecting Marilyn Manson" goes beyond comparison and beneath the surface.

It discusses what lies under one of the most controversial artists ever, providing the reader with special information on Freud, KISS, Dr. Seuss, Walt Disney, Roald Dahl, Alice Cooper, NIN,Aleister Crowley,Dr. Hook, Baudelaire,Marquis de Sade, Darwin, Nietzche, Pink Floyd, Anton LaVey, The Beatles, Oscar Wilde, Masoch, Kenneth Anger, David Lynch and John Kennedy and these people's influences on Manson's thoughtas well as some curiosities on a number of different subjects as smoking, drugs, transvestites, cultural archetypes Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson, internet and fascism.

This is the newest publication on Marilyn Manson and as so, it comes with a lot of recent information, absent in older books, as well as some great colorful pictures of the book's subject.

Written by a really skilled author who, as all satanists, really knows what he''s talking about, "Dissecting Marilyn Manson" is a really complete and deep piece of literature that leaves no lack of information.

After the Long Hard Road out of Hell, this is the first time I see a book worthy of dealing with such a cultural phenomenon as Marilyn Manson is.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all, February 5, 2001

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G. Cole (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dissecting Marilyn Manson (Paperback)

This is definitely the most unusual book I have read about Marilyn Manson, rather than looking at the group's exploits, it takes a very indepth look at what makes MM tick. All of his early influences and heroes are looked at with an excellent and informative manner. However this is not a autobiography by any means. It does exactly what the title says, dissects him and many other people in the music scene. This is a book for Manson fans who have read all the usual stuff, and want to dig a little deeper, it clearly explains his ideas and points of view on his music and what he is trying to express. The bands message sometimes gets lost in the excitement of there performances, and this book helps you to see some of the things you may have missed or misinterpreted first time around, the book can be slightly hard going, but perservere and its still a satisfying read.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Admirable Journalism, October 12, 2002

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Z. Simon "HarlotBug3" (Poway, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dissecting Marilyn Manson (Paperback)

I have read more than my fair share of interviews and editorials on this artist; it is a must for anyone tired of them, hungary for more, or simply curious. Essentially devoid of meaningless non-commital banter, the author manages to address nearly every subject parralel and adjacent to the band's life and leader. It was such an intriguing read that I still think about it whenever any aspect of the artist comes up in daily life. In fact, for the purpose of journalistic study, I try to make time to read over it again.