It bothers me greatly how you all come to these assumptions and conclusions as to what the song means to the artist, when you've no idea what was going on in their head at the time of composing it. Unless you heard it from Manson's own mouth, it seems rather ignorant to advertize bitterness towards Trent or Rose as the actual meaning.
If you're not even going to research your facts, then why not just say what the song means to you instead of feeding others false information? From what black hole in the numerous circles of hell was the idea that it was meant to piss off Twiggy pulled from?
"Outburn Magazine: In one of your new songs, you say, “I'm not an artist, I'm a fucking work of art.” Does that ring a bell?
Marilyn Manson: That's a song called “(s)AINT.” A lot of people are like, “Is that song about your ex-girlfriend or is it about this person...” I think everyone misses the point that the song's about me. It's about everyone expecting me to fit into their definition of perfect and pointing out that success doesn't change the fact that people always demand something from you. In fact, sometimes it could be worse, because there's a lot of pain and pressure that everyone sees with anyone's career to maintain something that is great and to not let it expire. That song throws out a bitter sarcastic element that is directed to people who don't understand what I do, and a lot of people don't want to dismiss me. A lot people have a hard time saying, "Hey, that's actually good," which I find a lot. I don't take it as an insult, because if I wasn't myself, I'd quite possibly dislike someone like me also, buy only because I think that what I do is good and I get away with it."
It bothers me greatly how you all come to these assumptions and conclusions as to what the song means to the artist, when you've no idea what was going on in their head at the time of composing it. Unless you heard it from Manson's own mouth, it seems rather ignorant to advertize bitterness towards Trent or Rose as the actual meaning. If you're not even going to research your facts, then why not just say what the song means to you instead of feeding others false information? From what black hole in the numerous circles of hell was the idea that it was meant to piss off Twiggy pulled from?
"Outburn Magazine: In one of your new songs, you say, “I'm not an artist, I'm a fucking work of art.” Does that ring a bell?
Marilyn Manson: That's a song called “(s)AINT.” A lot of people are like, “Is that song about your ex-girlfriend or is it about this person...” I think everyone misses the point that the song's about me. It's about everyone expecting me to fit into their definition of perfect and pointing out that success doesn't change the fact that people always demand something from you. In fact, sometimes it could be worse, because there's a lot of pain and pressure that everyone sees with anyone's career to maintain something that is great and to not let it expire. That song throws out a bitter sarcastic element that is directed to people who don't understand what I do, and a lot of people don't want to dismiss me. A lot people have a hard time saying, "Hey, that's actually good," which I find a lot. I don't take it as an insult, because if I wasn't myself, I'd quite possibly dislike someone like me also, buy only because I think that what I do is good and I get away with it."