Bloodbought on 02/25/03:
Why do you hate Jesus so much? Why do you hate a God who loves you with all that He is?

MARILYN MANSON on 02/26/03:
I really like Jesus, he is my gardener (no joke). I said hello to him today. As far as Christianity goes... you'll have to try harder. I know the song already, "Jesus loves me this I..." It's catchy. I like God on my own terms. I like Jesus in the Bible on my own terms. He was human, he liked whores and criminals. I won't make fun of the Bible, but people can look at that book as blindly as you look at me---for example. Drink my blood? VAMPIRES. DEMONS. MURDER. ANIMAL SACRIFICE. If you preach love, go find some street kid who needs a home and take him/her in. Pay for their food and school. Really help one person. WWJD? Don't be a weekend warrior for Christ. Get your hands dirty, or get off my site. With respect, MM

MM on 02/25/03:
I really hope that it's just the rain that is making everyone so depressed, including myself. I am not a saviour and you should know that there is nothing in this world that deserves credit for beating down your confidence. You obviously believe in me enough to come here, so I in return believe in you. Tomorrow will be a better day. Trust me... we have all felt like you do. Write down your feelings and you can read them to yourself in a month or so. You will realize how strong you really are then.

luridesign on 02/25/03:
my friend Libby died just recently. she was 16. as a fan of yours, she saw art as filtered through the truth you represented to her and the lies others wrapped arond her to blind her to what she truly wanted to see. they blindfolded her and cut her off from the world. her response was to cut her "scar stacked upon scarred flesh and cut out the tumor plaguing the shell I am becoming." she sent a letter to me the day she did it, knowing that I would not get it for days. she asked me to relay to you that she was grateful for your honesty. she wrote: "both you and he tried to cut through my shell of fear with his honesty and your graceful acceptance. only, I failed you. i want everyone to know that MM isn't responsible for what I am doing. I want them to know that I was suffocated by isolation and smothered by pitiful normalcy. the freaks don't come out at night. they drop the kids of at soccer and and plan mergers. thank him for me." She was a dear person who eventually lost hope. I gave her your cd's 3 years ago. she cried and called me to say one phrase "he knows." I loved her like rain and fog. I just want to say to others losing hope out there that all you can do is know yourself. Rage against the rest and find your own tongue. many times I wanted to give up and they tried to stuff me with fake beliefs and rancid ideas... only now can I say I am finding myselfand not just reacting to their jealous pitifulness. They may see the individuality in you and try to stop it. the only way you can keep it is to find it first and hold on, wherever it takes you. Sorry I am rambling I just needed to tell this. Libby lives on in every isolated child that finally finds freedom through LIVING. thank you for sharing with me and her your vision. and she hoped that you would think of kids like her and rage on FOR them. thanx.

MM on 02/25/03:
That really tears me up. I'm sorry for your loss, but now I feel it is OUR loss. May Libby find happiness somewhere beyond this world... She sounded so special and I understand that's why she was in so much pain. I want people to realize that feeling of hopeless are the first signs of hope, really. This is not the world we want to live in. There is one in our mind... but it is never too late to make that a reality. R.I.P. Libby It's raining here. Someone is listening and crying. I'm truly there with you.

sCARREdnOBODy on 02/24/03:
Mr. Manson, I've sent you two messages before this and neither have been responded. I'm not angry, i know how many you get, but i would like to point out that even without you replying this is a good place and scenario to express myself (and ask you questions). I'm on the verge of ending my suffering with a knife but i know that there is something that is worth fighting for, i just am not in the mindset to think of it. The strange thing is that my life seems to be great aside from the fact that im "clinically depressed" even though i think that that's just how i am and the only reason that people are realising it is because recently i've been making my own choices about school and extra curricular activities. My dad (who i wish was dead) had chosen what i do throughout my life, he had me doing boy scouts and any other type of activity that includes learning about morals and how to be a good person. Theres much more than that but i think this is enough for you to have a generalized idea. If you get this message please reply with how you've kept yourself from ending it all throughout your life.

MM on 02/25/03:
Everyone told me that I'd be shit and people still tell me I am shit. You know you are not. Even though people's words can beat you down, the fact you have the balls to say this to me and evryone here, proves that you KNOW you will get above this. Anyone with any sense of personality or intelligence is "depressed." The happy people are living a lie. You can find happiness, though, if you redifine it on your own terms. You SHOULD make your own choices. Don't hate your dad, I did once... realize he is probably in more pain than you, if he cares. He's too proud to show it. Be the strong one and rise above. The world needs people who can think for themselves.

MM on 02/25/03:
[...] I am speaking to you now, and I honestly care about what you said. That song and that record were my survival tools. You can overcome any fear if I did. Thank you for asking me, although I am no hero. And most important---when that song ends, it is not the ending. The "chamber" was empty and seeing death in the face was what made life so much more precious. Everyone is afraid, you are not alone.

MM on 02/24/03:
I don't number the works according to their specific media. Paintings, photographs, movies and music become 'one' with performance. Performance is not something that can be counted because it is always an abstract energy that changes with its environment as it changes its environment.

MM on 02/22/03:
Ridiculous = absurd or preposterous. Humility is a step towards regaining the magic of childhood. Small kids do not have the small minds of adults. If you talked, blinked, thought or fought---I have achieved my goal, with my partner Helnwein.

into-the-winter on 02/21/03:
Hi, I wanted to know how is your relationship with drugs in the present. Do you consume something on a regular basis? do you consume drugs for inspiration and writing songs and that??? Thanks for your time, sorry if my english is not good. Lucas.

MM on 02/22/03:
Relationship? Is this a one-night stand? Will you respect me in the morning? When can I meet your parents? Do you really love me? What if drugs could speak as in a "relationship?" I would prefer to be single then.

--- [chuckles]

MARILYN MANSON on 02/22/03:
[...] Art is not ours, and we are privileged to be allowed to create it for others. I will be called "degenerate," but I will not allow my art to be labeled as such!

MM on 02/21/03:
All I can say is that the theatre of the grotesk and vaudeville houses were created to help people's minds escape. Even though things are painted in such ugly media colors to scare and nauseate us---This makes me feel an obligation more than ever to be a magician and make the troubles vanish for a few moments. The sleight of hand. I want to make people feel something that make their lives (and my own) more tolerable.

MARILYN MANSON on 02/17/03:
[...] Showers and flowers. you know. LOVE AND I AM the leader of the club...

--- You are, you are, you fucking are!! [childish grin & you know the soundtrack] ^-^`

MM on 02/15/03:
[...] All I ask is to please show me the respect I show you. I only have so many fingers and so many brains to work with. Love and I am, MM

MM on 02/15/03:
I feel bad everyday, we all do. Find the one thing you love and get lost in it. Daydream, spaceout, be "irresponsible." That ends up making me happy.

MM on 02/15/03:
What money? People have sued me, defamed me, beaten me and bled me dry... but I could care less. Look at my band and listen to my album. That is all that I could ask for. You people here supporting, does fucking matter, so drop this judgemental bullshit. We came here to get away from that and yet people bring it right back. I am the music and you are apart of me, like it or not. I can't judge fans, so don't judge me. There are better wars to fight... together.

MM on 02/15/03:
I make music and art for "fans"... but I myself am a fan. So I care for you all as much as I care about my hard work. Have faith, I will have a brick tied to my foot and I will kick your balls in. I say this with all do respect. I appreciate your honesty. I am not afraid. You will not be either.

[ another asshole... *yawn* ]

MM on 02/14/03:
I am what you spend your time hating. If you don't like people like "us" you should go beat up a homeless person you (and I am sad to say) weak-minded bigot. Too bad you don't have the balls to come from behind your fake name and meet the people you so bravely insult. NOTE: This is to make an example of the cowardly liars that clog up our drains like cum-caked hairballs.

MM on 02/13/03:
I make music and I make it for you. Don't ever forget that. I believe in you more than you believe in me.

MM on 02/13/03:
[...] The blues in a red room makes me so purple.

MM on 02/13/03:
[...] Is it ever the same thing or are you just looking for the same thing? I am a catalogue of bullfights, bullfrogs, bulletholes and this is a bulldozer that has no time for bullshit passive-aggressive bullies. Family dinner is served, and you my friend are always invited. Don't be late. RSVP

MM on 02/12/03:
[...] I don't judge any fans or friends. I simply create and if that pleases you, that pleases me. If I was looking to make money, I picked the wrong ideals and the wrong ways to express them. I do this because it is all I believe in. I don't care if people think this is true... I know it is.

MM on 02/11/03:
[...] I am compiling a book of my diaries, speeches, ramblings and aphorisms. There will be more to come.

--- Funnily, this site came up from curation for creating the very same for myself, heh.

MM on 02/10/03:
This is not about music this is about the difference between me and you. If you are unable to understand that modern art and realism is more phoney than "degenerate" art, then you should organize a book burning. We are the only ones that realize that being ugly is impossible in this AGE.

MM on 02/10/03:
[...] The way anyone acts is always related to what stage they are on (or in) and the theatre itself, has a double. The two create whatever I end up being. I am a Maximalist. People, attitudes, voyeurs, haters and words are all estovers any artist must make use of if he/she wants to heat his house or set the world on fire. I hope I gave you some kindling to let your mind burn beautifully dear one.

MM on 02/10/03:
[...] Sometimes if something is sinking, one should place a foot on its head and gently push it under rather than getting pulled in. I am speaking metaphorically, of course. Anyone you care for and cares for you, would never jump out of the boat I suppose.

[ Quite annoying `smart`-ass dellusioned that he`s not a dumb fuck `cause he once read a book in his life. ]

MM on 02/09/03:
I really hope you choke on your library card. You have no explanation for your misconception of late Victorian fashion. Aubrey Beardsly would love to cook your pathetic liver for me and my "dandies" to snack on between Oscar Wilde poetry readings.

MM on 02/06/03:
I never intended to create a place people needed to exist or to take one away. I hope that any loss can be focused into something more than this keyboard prison. The BBS is really just in your mind. I'm here to communicate, I'm not looking for thank-yous. I'm here to listen, and you can believe that. But you already have all the answers, you know that deep down.

MM on 02/06/03:
It's not fair to generalize any group of people. I don't feel like I have recieved anything but support. Manson fans take a part of my pain and they are like family. I can see someone in the front row that I recognize from 5 years ago and it's like we never missed a day.

MARILYN MANSON on 02/04/03:
This "Oracle" will be one of many AKTIONS created to prevent any prostitution of our collective mind. I believe it will provide immediate communication that respects the value of our love affair between danger/chaos and reality without the middle (meddle, mid-ill) man. I will tell my tales as they plummet faster, from floor to floor, like a broken elevator with its door cracked open for you to see. That is the sole purpose of my journal and the finished album's obligation as we set foot into this GOLDEN AGE. However, this "Oracle" is for you, dedicated spectators, that I invite to join in this spectacle. I feel that you want to ask me and my handsome boys so many questions, so I will oblige in the most disorderly fashion. Be careful what you ask for, because sometimes it is also the question that becomes the show. This is the beginning and everyone should know that I love you and thank you for your devotion.