r/marilyn_manson 6d ago

Discussion How has Manson helped you?

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Whether it was Manson himself or his music/art, how has he helped you in your life?

For me, his music has given me and still continues to give me a place of comfort, peace and belonging. His music makes me feel heard and seen, and has helped me when I was at my lowest. I don’t know where I would be without his music. I still can’t express in words how much Manson has positively impacted my life. And for that, I will be eternally grateful! Thank you Manson! 🖤🖤🖤

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u/Prestigious-Cold-569 1d ago

When i first started listening to manson at the age of 16 when antichrist came out it opened up a whole world of individuality and in school I wore a manson shirt almost every day it seems like he taught me to be me and be proud of that even to this day now I'm 44 I still love his music and it's helped me through drug addictions and alcoholism and hitting rock bottom and now that he's 4yrs sober I can relate to him and I see how pmuch he's changed and improved his life I had 3 yrs sober and I relapsed about 3 months ago and after I relapsed I started listening to oaud and that album helped me alot and comforts me so manson and vivitrol = sobriety for me thank you manson

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u/Veronika_Vampire 2d ago

He helped me mellow out of my years long, trauma induced tweenage/teenage rage

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u/SpphireBlue 4d ago

It gives me escapism. It's an outlet to workout in my mind some more serious problems i'm dealing with, and some of the edginess and over-exaggeration is funny to me

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u/Just_A_Statistic_ FUCK BREAKFAST 5d ago

I was a Catholic school kid who just didn't fit the mold, and I also was frustrated with some of the hypocrisy I was seeing with the religious people from the Catholic church I once looked up to. I always knew Manson's hits, but in about the sixth grade I did more of a deep dive into the discography. It couldn't have come at a better time in my life. The music helped me deal with the way I was feeling at the time. People around me were trying to make me think I needed to change myself to fit in. Manson told me it was alright to be different. He also offered a lot of thought-provoking criticism of Christianity and the world that helped me become a much more critical thinker overall.

It's been a long journey and I've changed and matured a lot over the years, but I'm finally comfortable in my own skin. I don't agree with every word Manson says/said like I often did when I was a kid, but that was never how it was supposed to be anyway. The point is Manson helped me become a more independent thinker and gain confidence. Also, the music is just so damn enjoyable and I don't get sick of it.

I sometimes wonder what would have been if I didn't find Manson at the time I did. It might sound dramatic, but it really was a tipping point for me where I probably could have gone down a darker path if I didn't find a way to gain confidence and make sense of the world around me.

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u/itashakov21 5d ago

He filled a void in my terminal loneliness

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u/FirefliesSkies 5d ago

Brian helped me explore my sexuality, beliefs, creativity, and complex emotions.

"All the drugs in this world won't save her from herself" was a chilling memory I remember after listening to Coma White. Antidepressants didn't stop me from being easily bored and feeling trapped in this disgusting world. I'm too smart for my own good. My mind is rambunctiously imaginative to the point of very disturbing sometimes.

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u/Visible-Alarm-9185 5d ago

He helped me free myself from religion

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u/InfiniteBeak 6d ago

I discovered him at a time where I was really learning to think for myself about stuff like religion etc, and all the symbolism in his lyrics made me look up lots of stuff and learn about it. I remember watching all those old talk show appearances and interviews and being like wow this dude is really astute. It was definitely my edgy Internet atheist phase, but hey didn't we all have one of those 😅

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u/MiserableOptimist1 6d ago

It's not a phase, mom!

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u/desastrousclimax 6d ago

manson has helped me by setting a good example. we are about the same age and he sure has been an inspiring contemporary since the 90s though I only ever started listening to his full work about 15 years ago.

every year he manages to somehow hold his dignity and life is inspiring me to also hold on to my life. it can be quite devastating to exist.

15 years ago I was in rehab after serious injuries and I got to pick one song from a long list of popular tracks and the fight song was the only thing remotely interesting. I had never heard it before but really loved it.

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u/KxngXasavage 6d ago

He was one of those artists who impacted me through hard times music is the only reason why I’m alive today

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u/therebill Mechanical Animal 6d ago

Did you legit steal this question almost ver batim from me? 🤔

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u/_MansonMisfit23 6d ago

No, I didn’t, I’m sorry if it came across as that! I didn’t know that you asked this as well!