Marilyn Manson proves to the world in this book that not only does he have feelings and emotions , but despite his demonic bogey man image, has a sensitive and articulate side wich jumps out of every page of this book. With the help of neil strauss, he documents his bitter sweet 28 years with frightening intensity,while giving the middle finger to the moral majority and the facist behavior of the christian establishment.
A large portion of this book is dedicated to the various tours that marilyn undertook while in his explosive friendship with trent reznor of the nine inch nails.The backstage antics on these tours turn out to be the filling in this goth rock sandwich as marilyn documents uses his own revisionism to recall things ranging from silly and crude, to the most diabolical and shocking acts of depraivity that the mind can conjure.
The imfamous "jock strap duct tape story" and the "dollar bill coke story" get exposure here, and prove to be as hilarious as they are perversley interesting. However as the book progresses the mood changes from comical and humurous to dark and abused, the books sinks into stories of drug overdoses,murder,rape and abortion (this was the inspiration for the skull crushing "Tourniquet") and eventually culminates with the release of " antichrist superstar ".
This book will leave you drained,shocked,disgusted but most of all informed.
"Some of them want to abuse you, some of them want to be abused"