Marilyn Manson Has Discussed The Columbine Tragedy

The tragedy occured in 1999 when two students at the Colorado school, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris , shot dead 12 fellow students and one teacher befoe turning the guns on themselves.

The finger was pointed at Manson - his music was labeled as a factor in the tragedy, because the shooters were said to be fans.

Manson said: "I always knew that I never felt guilty or that I did something wrong. I despised people who accused me of doing that. The whole point of my name was to make a statement about the very same thing I was being blamed for."

Speaking on The Orange Playlist, he said: "I almost feel cheated if Columbine is talked about and I'm not mentioned because I went through so much bullsh*t and torment, emotionally and personally, and so much concentrated effort to destroy me that I feel I'm being left out when I'm not mentioned. No one else can take credit for or take responsibility for what I already got blamed for. I don't wanna take responsibility because I already took it."

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Comments

[Havenspear]

Old?
Maybe just a bit confusing.

[Kradle_of_Filth]

this is such crap nothing about marylyn manson's music could cause anything like that to happen they just want a reason to act mad at him and blame somebody

[deathbyawesome]

Kradle_of_Filth wrote:

this is such crap nothing about marylyn manson's music could cause anything like that to happen they just want a reason to act mad at him and blame somebody

+1

[abs_n91]

It's weird really. Nobody actually knows this, but investigators actually found that Marylin Manson had NOTHING to do with those young killers, in fact it's known that they didn't even like Manson. The only reason for the outcry is because groups like the PMRC, backed by the government, had the power to blame ANYONE they wanted and get away with it. And, of course, they picked the one person who at the time didn't conform to any norms in society: Mr. Manson.

I really feel for the guy. All that shit he went through. The whole world, literally, trying to crucify him. Though I don't like much (if any) of his music I'm really happy he's going on in his artistic pursuits with new music and art, etc.

Rock on Marylin >_

[kaze_no_oto]

"I almost feel cheated if Columbine is talked about and I'm not mentioned because I went through so much bullsh*t and torment, emotionally and personally, and so much concentrated effort to destroy me that I feel I'm being left out when I'm not mentioned.

Are you kidding me? People were slaughtered meaninglessly, young kids were killed, families were completely torn apart, and this clown is bitching when people DON'T associate his name with it? I hate society - loathe it becuase of self involved people like Manson, who are still speaking on something that just brings up bad memories for many people - all in order to get a little more publicity in his shock rock career. Pathetic.

[kaze_no_oto]

What he went through during that "crucifixion" as he called it is nothing compared to the families that suffered through it, and he's arrogant and presumptuous to even compare the two. He built his whole career around being as stupidly controversial as he could, and now when he's caught up in controversy, he cries like a baby.

[Gus Pablo]

Those last two posts are definately right.

Manson's being a little bitch here. He's trying to act like a victim. There's much worse victims than he's ever been.

[guitar_lvr]

its human nature to find reason and blame for tragedies like these, so everyone looks to manson to blame. its all bullcrap, there are a thousand reasons columbine happened. its the same thing with virginia tech, the reason all those people died wasnt because of the loose gun laws, its because there was a crazy guy who wanted to kill people. sometimes tragedies like this just happen and cant be explained. (p.s. i still hate marilyn manson)

[vamprocker]

gus pablo **** you dude well where are you and where is he besides he kinda is the victim having this blamed on him

[guitar_lvr]

and yes, manson is acting like an idiot here.

[Black Hole Sun]

I don't see how people can get angry at Manson for feeling victimised, because he was. He was blamed for this tragedy, but because other people suffered worse as a result of the incident, and because he's famous and you may not like his music, you say that his suffering is meaningless. Well, it may not be as bad as the families of the victims, but he has sufferend nonetheless.

And just so you know, I think his music's shit.

[ready2breakdown]

old news. Manson had every damn right to complain! He had NOTHING to do with the damn thing. I'm 100% sure that he feels for those families, but why the hell should he be forced to grieve for people he didnt know. I find HIGHLY UNLIKELY that these kids just picked up a manson cd and started getting ideas of killing people. Trust me, either there was A LOT OF OTHER SHIT WRONG WITH THESE KIDS MENTALLY, or they had some REALLY SCREWED UP LIVES.

Rap's flatout talks about shooting and killing one another(and follows through with it), but yet I dont hear the media RAGING on ONE PERSON in rap! I'm black and I've lived in "the hood"(aka Philly) and I truly have seen how it affects those kids. They all want to follow what they see in those videos, no joke, not just because I'm not a fan of most rap(with the exception of positive and more artist rap; underground basically).

Manson didnt deserve what he got, nor did those kids that were killed and their families affected. But come on I think these problems rooted much closer than some god damn rock songs.

Where was the parental supervision of these kids who managed to obtain and possess guns for some time? Answer that question and then I believe we have a fair argument.

Cherry-Checked.

[jonnieb123]

why the hell has this been brought up now?

[misbachrhcp]

this is the most ridiculous thing iv ever heard, what has he endured, hes feeling sorry for himself when all those people died, someone kill marilyn manson

[garthunkle]

misbachrhcp wrote:

this is the most ridiculous thing iv ever heard, what has he endured, hes feeling sorry for himself when all those people died, someone kill marilyn manson

U r a complete arrogant ******* my friend. Dude go watch the Michael Moore documentary 'Bowling for Columbine'. He was was blamed for this because people thought his music was responsible when obviously wasn't. Can imagine what it must have been like for him to have so many people thinking he was responsible for those deaths. F U!

[misbachrhcp]

think what u want but this shouldnt even be on this website, the guy doesnt even play music, the only good thing he ever did was the eurythmics cover, n it was only good cuz it wasnt his

[HailToTheManson]

misbachrhcp wrote:

think what u want but this shouldnt even be on this website, the guy doesnt even play music, the only good thing he ever did was the eurythmics cover, n it was only good cuz it wasnt his

ok, whatever u think of his music is not relevant to this discussion. I see your point about how the families have been through far worse, and I agree with that. I also don't think it was very nice of marilyn to say something like that (clearly disrespectful to the families; but you've got to admit that he did get blamed for something he did not do, would you think it wrong if falsely accused murder said he was wronged because it would cause the victim's family more grief?

[morb1d-angel]

FUCK THAT!! MANSON FOREVER!! LIFE MANSON!!

[Copius]

First off, wtf? The colombine murders were a hella long time ago. Second off, I can see how Marilyn Manson would have suffered through that. He's been constantly under attack by PRMC douchebags ever since the beginning of his career, so I can see how he would have suffered through the bullshit they try to pin on him and other musicians.

[Xander-Xone]

Some of the people didn't pick up the sarcasm much. Marilyn Manson has a very dry sense of humour. The remarks about being upset about not being mentioned and whatnot, and about not getting credit, it's sarcastic.

He's just saying stuff like that because people keep bringing it up in interviews. No matter how long the guy keeps making music, *******s like Spin magazine and Rolling Stone are going to keep mentioning Columbine. People don't want to move on from it, so he's talking about it on his terms.

It's just stupid he needs to talk about it at all anymore.

[speedylocs]

kaze_no_oto wrote:

"I almost feel cheated if Columbine is talked about and I'm not mentioned because I went through so much bullsh*t and torment, emotionally and personally, and so much concentrated effort to destroy me that I feel I'm being left out when I'm not mentioned.

those kids didnt listen to MM

Are you kidding me? People were slaughtered meaninglessly, young kids were killed, families were completely torn apart, and this clown is bitching when people DON'T associate his name with it? I hate society - loathe it becuase of self involved people like Manson, who are still speaking on something that just brings up bad memories for many people - all in order to get a little more publicity in his shock rock career. Pathetic.

[speedylocs]

sorry bad quote job, those kids didnt listen to MM, btw they listened to ramnstien

[Afi_rocker_91]

abs_n91 wrote:

It's weird really. Nobody actually knows this, but investigators actually found that Marylin Manson had NOTHING to do with those young killers, in fact it's known that they didn't even like Manson. The only reason for the outcry is because groups like the PMRC, backed by the government, had the power to blame ANYONE they wanted and get away with it. And, of course, they picked the one person who at the time didn't conform to any norms in society: Mr. Manson.

I really feel for the guy. All that shit he went through. The whole world, literally, trying to crucify him. Though I don't like much (if any) of his music I'm really happy he's going on in his artistic pursuits with new music and art, etc.

Rock on Marylin >_

yea dude i know what you mean. I hate people who treat others bad jsut cause they are differnt, but in a way..isnt everybody differnt from each other?

[Kobrakai]

I think the key point to mention is that the shooters "didn't like Manson". It's like someone blaming 50 Cent if I went and shot someone. 50 Cent has no impact on my life cos I don't LISTEN to him.

Also the album they blamed it on, Mechanical Animals...come one! How weak!

[heliothehunter]

This is old news. But still, I can feel for the guy, really I can. He was just doing what he felt like doing in music, and just because he did that he gets blamed for the shooting. That is actually a case of discrimination and if anything the people blaming him need to be attacked for saying "he acts like this, so he must be responsible!". That's one of the most racist thoughts one can think, and in the harsh reality, that's what was thought. The only negetive thing I have to say is that he does act like the biggest victim here. At least he's alive. Everyone in the school that's still alive are traumatized for life, many were injured, others were killed and families are weeping over their loved ones. I definately don't blame Manson, but he needs to realize that there are more people in pain here than just him and his want for an apology. Overall, he's the victim of discrimination everywhere, but he shouldn't feel like he was in the masssacre or lossed a loved one from it.