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If God Does Exist, It's In Music And In Art, I Think There's More Spiritually In What I Do Than In A Lot Of Religious Groups Judging, Especially In The Way They've Treated Me In The Past Couple Of Years. I've Grown Tired Of Talking About Religion. It's Time For Me To Move On. I'm Trying To Redefine The Idea Of Spirituality And Make It Now Such A Bad Word For Myself, Because I Find That I Sound Really Stupid Saying It Sometimes

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If God Does Exist,

Marilyn Manson

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If God Does Exist, It's In Music And In Art, I Think There's More Spiritually In What I Do Than In A Lot Of Religious Groups Judging, Especially In The Way They've Treated Me In The Past Couple Of Years. I've Grown Tired Of Talking About Religion. It's Time For Me To Move On. I'm Trying To Redefine The Idea Of Spirituality And Make It Now Such A Bad Word For Myself, Because I Find That I Sound Really Stupid Saying It Sometimes

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There's Nothing That Anyone Could Say About Me That Would Hurt My Feelings.

Hurt My Feelings

I Put A Mustache And Some Eyebrows On, And I Looked Just Like Nicolas Cage. ... We Have The Same Amazingly Handsome Good Looks.

It's Not Like I Turn Off Marilyn Manson And I'm An Everyday Guy Who Goes And Has Another Job And Doesn't Think About Any Of This Stuff. Marilyn Manson Is The Most Real Thing That Can Come From Me.

Apart From A Very Close Circle Of Friends, Few People Know My True Self, And It's Normal, I Never Put It Into My Music.

If I Think I Weigh Too Much, I'll Lose Weight; If My Hair Looks Stupid, I'll Cut It. I Guess I'm My Harshest Critic. I'm Not Easily Satisfied.

What I'm Doing Is Keeping The Spirit Of Rock'n Roll Alive. Rock 'n Roll Is Supposed To Be Fast And Loud And Its Supposed To Piss Off The Older Generation.

There Are Definitely Dark Forces Out There That None Of Us Fully Understand. People Fear What They Don't Understand, And Lash Out Against It

If We're Bringing Up Kids That Are So Stupid That They Kill Themselves Because Of A Song, What Good Are The Kids In The First Place ?

I Usually Wake Up Far After Breakfast. So I Have No Other Choice But To Go Straight To Dinner.

I've Never Treated Anyone In My Band Like They're Not On The Same Level As Me. I'm Not That Kind Of Person.

If You Lose Emotion, And You Gain It Back, You Realise That Hate And Love Are Very Important To Distribute Properly. So I'm Not Going To Waste Any Kind Of Emotion On Things That Aren't Related To Me.

When I Finish A Picture I Don't Show It To Anyone If I Feel It's Not Good Enough Yet. I've Learnt To Listen To My Partners And My Friends. For Me It's The Biggest Success If They Like It.

Not Good Enough

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