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Dissecting Marilyn Manson

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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.

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.

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.

The book dissecting Marilyn Manson has a lot of information for the man himself Marilyn Manson with the help of Gavin Baddeley and other the book takes on a life of its own with vivid pictures I find something new in it every time I read the book.

An absolutely awesome exploration of everything Marilyn Manson. If you ever thought that Marilyn Manson was just a mere "show and tell"...this book will show you wrong. As this book reveals (and even a fact or two that will catch Mansonites off gaurd) Marilyn Manson is the most complicated and wildly entertaining pardoxial visionary of the 1990's, and remains a historical phenemona. A great book, a must have for fans, and a great read for anybody who is intrigued by Marilyn Manson's intellectual and genuinly artistic lifestyle.

This book gently tears apart the collage like coponents of Marilyn Manson thus collected and presented. Leaving no stone unturned, it also delves into other icons, stars, and writers with a complete thoroughness to better explain Manson as a person, icon, and myth. It is by far the best collected narrative on Manson with an extreme depth and understanding of the territory and other trash culture which is highly evident in this and other books by the author.

This book reads like a "works cited" page for Marilyn Manson's life. It's basically a list of all the influences on his music, fashion, philosophy, religious views, and general tastes in things like movies and books. It also gives an explanation for why all of these are relative to Manson, although I'm sure this is in the author's perception and not his own. This book is a must for those that want to understand why Marilyn Manson is the way he is. It does a much better job than his own autobiography, which I consider to be more entertainment than knowledge. I highly recommend reading both books, they serve as excellent companions to one another since neither give the complete story.

THIS BOOK COVERS ALOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.HE TALKS ABOUT ANTON LEVEY AND THE CHURCH OF SATAN.WHY HE HAS SO MANY " PERSONALITIES. " WHY HE DOES THE MUSIC HE DOES AND WHY HE CHOOSES THE SONG TITLES.HIS BELIEFS AND FEELINGS ON CERTAIN ISSUES.THERE'S SO MUCH MORE.THIS BOOK IS VERY INFORMATIVE.IT HAS ALOT OF EXCELLENT PICTURES!HE CERTAINLY IS A VERY INTERESTING PERSON!

THERE'S ALOT OF GREAT PICTURES IN HERE!THIS BOOK TALKS ABOUT CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO INFLUENCED MANSON,AND WHY.IT TALKS ABOUT CERTAIN " LABELS " GROUPS,AND PEOPLE GAVE HIM AND HIS BAND.IT TALKS ABOUT CHARLES MANSON,ALEISTER CROWLEY,AND ANTON LAVEY.THERE'S SO MUCH MORE INFORMATION IN HERE.THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT SUBJECTS BEING TALKED ABOUT.THIS IS REALLY AN INTERESTING BOOK!YOU REALLY SHOULD BUY THIS AND THEN YOU'LL KNOW MANSON ALOT BETTER!

This is one of the best Marilyn Manson books I've ever read, besides of course "The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell", without lies. which is mostly what you could find on a MM book.