Brian Hugh Warner Quotes

United States, Singer-Songwriter
January 5, 1969

Brian Hugh Warner, known by his stage name, Marilyn Manson, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, actor, painter, author, and former music journalist. He is known for his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson, which he co-founded with guitarist Daisy Berkowitz and of which he remains the only constant member. Like other members of the band, his stage name was formed by combining and juxtaposing the names of two American pop cultural icons of the 1960s: actress Marilyn Monroe and criminal Charles Manson.

Also known as Musician, Composer, Painter, Author, Actor

To me, anything that is a church is really just far too close minded.

Brian Hugh Warner
- Church
If someone listens to our music, and it makes them creative, that makes me happier than anything. But with our music, we try to teach the masses of fans that not everything is as it seems.

Brian Hugh Warner
- Music

The whole concept of this band is to present the ugly truth about society – warts and all, and let the chips fall where they may.

Brian Hugh Warner
- May
- Truth
- Society
I hope that with our music we can inspire other people to be creative and to use their imagination, because it is something that is so lacking nowadays. You have virtual reality, MTV, video games and VCR's. Nobody really wants to think about things or create things. You have programs on a computer which will write a poem for you.

Brian Hugh Warner
- People
- Music
- Hope
If they think that an artist can destroy their faith, then their faith is rather fragile.

Brian Hugh Warner
- Faith
If people really stopped and realized how much art and creative people move the world versus politics and religion, I mean it’s not even up for debate. An artist at least creates things, puts things into the world. Where as these other people are destroying things, taking things out of the world.'

Brian Hugh Warner
- People
- Up
- World
… I don't expect everyone to get something deep out of it. Some people can just listen to the music, or get their aggressions out, but I think with any great painting or movie, album or whatever it is, it's better if people can take what they need from it. That they're not forced to get some particular message.

Brian Hugh Warner
- People
- Great
- Music
Art gives me the freedom I don’t have when I make music. In music, you feel a connection to the voice and think about the person behind it. In art that's secondary.

Brian Hugh Warner
- Music
- Art
- Freedom

Is adult entertainment killing our children? Or is killing our children entertaining adults?

Brian Hugh Warner
- Children
Hopefully, I’ll be remembered as the person who brought an end to Christianity.

Brian Hugh Warner
We don't like to kill our unborn, we need them to grow up and fight our wars.

Brian Hugh Warner
- Up
We don't believe in credibility, because we know that we're fucking incredible.

Brian Hugh Warner
- Believe
It's really important for me to get across to our fans that whenever I put myself in different circumstances. It is to learn from it so I can relay it to others.

Brian Hugh Warner
- Different
- Important
I'm not anything like Brad Pitt or Antonio Banderas, but maybe it's the taboo element of my image, which is almost deathlike, that attracts them. I should be the last person that people should be attracted to.

Brian Hugh Warner
- People