Hah! Indeed! If I had an address, I would send him a birthday present of an economy-size jar of OIL of OLAY! He should take a look at whatsisname from The Cure - Robert Smith? - and observe what age and wrinkles do to a man who wears makeup!
Listen, MM - a good moisturizer is essential under white clown makeup, which exaggerates every tiny line. And when applying eyeliner and mascara, remember, a softer, lighter touch is needed to de-emphasize lid wrinkles.
I never cared for his music and still really don’t but I saw him live on an Ozzfest Tour and the man puts on a very entertaining show. I was impressed. I also agree that he is this generations Alice Cooper and another one will come along soon.
I like Manson’s music.
Me, too. And I’m 43.
First thing I think of when I think of Marilyn Manson:
Marilyn Manson Now Going Door-To-Door Trying To Shock People
I liked Bob Rivers’ parody:
*We’re puttin’ on the makeup again
It covers up a lot of wrinkled skin…
I used to rock & roll all night
But now my hair’s turning gray
I need to get to bed by nine
Rub on a tube of Ben-Gay
If the shows keep on sellin’
We’ll keep on yellin’*
Unfortunately his Web site navigation makes direct linking impossible (and even finding a specific song is next to impossible).
ETA: Ah, it’s on this page. (I Used To Rock & Roll All Night)
I’m sure Marilyn Manson / Brian Warner is all busted up over turning 40, and will be tossing and turning all night on his mattress stuffed with $100 bills.
I thought they were dusters, not trench coats. At any rate, in the wake of Columbine, our local high school outlawed the wearing of dusters. Because, you know, dusters cause violence.
I’ve never been a huge fan of his music (Portrait of an American Family was alright at the time of it’s release, however it’s aged horribly) but he’s always come across in interviews as a rather intelligent and well spoken guy.
But how seriously can you take a guy who markets his own Absinthe called Mansinthe?
Marilyn Manson wrote a rather good editorial regarding his getting blamed for Columbine, shortly after it happened:
I’ve seen him on talk shows, and he comes across to me rather like Alice Cooper even out of makeup–both are articulate, soft-spoken, and have wicked senses of humor. I like both, though I prefer Alice.
I read his autobiography a few years ago, and it was actually pretty interesting and well-written.
Which fucking sucks because I was looking into buying a trench coat at the time and pretty much couldn’t anymore. I was already “the weird kid” that became one of the kids most likely to go Columbine in the last few months of senior year. Buying a trenchcoat probably would have sent a few of the administrative morons over the edge.
I read parts of that when the library got it, but all I can remember is a section where he describes what some of his fans were into. Some deaf groupie apparently stripped down to nothing but her knee high boots and proceeded to let the Manson family throw sausage on her and piss on her. And this fucker somehow snagged Rose McGowan for a time…
Oh yeah, some parts were pretty disgusting! Still interesting if you can overlook the urine and vomit. 
And Dita Von Teese.
He must be hung like a side of beef.
And Jenna Jameson (sp?). Who I believe said he IS hung as such.
Mine too, actually.
Trenchcoats are bad, mmmmkay?
My thoughts exactly. While not a huge fan or detractor of his music myself, I am a fan of him as a person because I think he was a genius at marketing himself, and was laughing his ass off the whole time he was at the center of controversy (not that I think he laughed about what happened at Columbine). I always thought he was nothing but a businessman with a plan that was very effective, and the furor surrounding him was quite amusing. The kids who loved him were histrionic goth/emo posers, so they were funny. The grown ups who hated him fell for his anti-christ superstar act even more than his fans and worked themselves into a froth over it as if it were some sort of real threat to the fabric of America blah blah blah, so they were even funnier. Meantime, Mr. Warner gets publicity and therefore wins either way.
So, happy birthday to Marilyn Manson. He provided great entertainment (and I don’t mean his music either).
ETA: His last girlfriend was Evan Rachel Wood, who I think is all of 21?
Remember, Marilyn Manson is a Bad Boy, and if there’s one things that is as true as anything was ever true…
CHICKS DIG BAD BOYS!
Dammit, you stole my post!!!
And I’d say forty is elderly for Manson. If only because he’s like that emo kid in junior high who’s always trying to shock your parents.
As a 51 year old, I’m here to announce that elderly does not begin until at least 75. So there.
