When Marilyn Manson kickstarted his career, his choice of stage name was unconventional to say the least. Choosing to borrow from both film star Marilyn Monroe and cult leader Charles Manson, conveying two extremes of 60’s culture, he cultivated his own career and became a pop culture figure in his own right. At one point during the rise of his career, it appears he caught the attention of one of his namesakes.
Following false reports of 81 year old Charles Manson’s death in prison this year, an unnerving letter from Manson (Charles), to Manson (Marilyn) has been making the internet rounds. If authentic, the letter showcases a pretty good insight into what sheer mental instability looks like, complete with nonsensical ramblings and erratic (to say the least) handwriting. This isn’t the first time the letter has been brought to people’s attention however. The letter was originally published back in 2012 by a Charles Manson fansite, becoming what is sure to be a golden find for any psychopathic cult leader fan…
The letter in it’s original form is near impossible to read (unless of course, you have a knack for deciphering god-awful handwriting), but here it is along with a more reader-friendly transcription- props to anyone who can figure out what he’s talking about.
To Marilyn Manson –
It’s taken me a long time to get there from where I could touch M. Manson. Now I got a card to play – you may look into my non-profit, ATWA, and give Manson what you think he’s got coming for Air, Trees, Water, and you. Or I will pay Manson what you think Manson got coming – the music has make Manson into Abraxas Devil, and I’m SURE you would want some of what I got from what I got. It’s a fallout balance. Beyond good and bad, right, wrong. What you don’t do is what I will do – what you did a sing-along, and let it roll and said how you saved me a lot of steps – I don’t need, it’s not a need or a want. Couped – coup. Ghost dancers slay together and you’re just in my grave Sunstroker Corona-coronas-coronae – you seen me from under with it all standing on me. That’s 2 dump trucks – doing the same as CMF 000007
Marilyn Manson and The Smashing Pumpkin’s Billy Corgan, or as he now likes to be called, William Patrick Corgan, paired up over the weekend to perform Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, in a preacher man and nun costume.
Manson has been on the road with The Smashing Pumpkins for the majority of the American summer for their The End Times tour.
The pair had previously been embroiled in a feud that lasted two decades. The feud allegedly began after Corgan sent a letter to Manson’s then girlfriend, Rose McGowan.
Manson himself, has commented on the feud in the past while being interviewed by the iconic Larry King:
“I haven’t spoken to him but there was no fall out or anything. I think he might have got mad once when I told him that it would be a good marketing idea that if he sold Charlie Brown T-shirts and bald caps at concerts and he may not have liked that. He does look like Charlie Brown a little bit, in fairness.”
Now, all seems resolved when they announced the joint co-tour, fulfilling the wishes of ’90s rock fans all over the world. If you think you’ve heard all the Cyndi Lauper covers one needs to in a lifetime, this will prove you wrong.
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I’m picturing a ‘School of Rock’ type thing here….
Seriously though, Unlocked The Truth are an 8th grade metal band. They are apparently very good and have actually been signed to Sony already. They’ll be playing at Bonnaroo and releasing an EP this year, which is more than most of us could’ve said when we were that age!
Anyway, they recently got the chance to share the stage with Marilyn Manson, who is their idol, and was actually one of my idols back in Year 8 too. He was playing a gig in their hometown, and he got them up on stage to perform the classic 1996 hit The Beautiful People.
Holy shit, that song it nearly 20 years old. Just let that sink in for a moment.
Either way it is still a fucking good song.