The Long Hard Road Out of Hell | Marilyn Manson, Neil Strauss

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	The Long Hard Road Out of Hell Marilyn Manson, Neil Strauss HarperEntertainment, 1999 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 435 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

AMAZING

this book is one of the best, most interesting books ive read in a while. i may be biased because i have been listening to manson since i was in 3rd or 4th grade when PORTRAIT came out, but regardless, it is VERY well written, he is extremely smart which alot of people dont realize, and if you have a sense of humor like i do, you will find parts of this book to be absolutely hysterical (such as his first experience with certain drugs etc.) ...if you like manson or his music i HIGHLY suggest you read this book, if your anti-manson, or new to him, then you may not enjoy it as much, but it will definitely give you another perspective of his life other than how he portrays himself on stage... it seems we all have a little more in common with mr. manson than we may like to believe

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this is a veary nice book about mr manson a short little summary of his life and how he got started a bunch of early drawing by him photos and this in that its another look then how we see him on stage

awsome

i recomend this book to anyone who wants a good biography to read. it shows us a different side of marilyn manson and gives us some insight of the hectic lifestlye of a rock star.

A very insightful & interesting read...

I've always been fascinated with reading "Rock Star" biographies. For the most part, they've mainly been written by other people - which in some ways puts a damper on thing, as I would like to "get inside" the artist's head, and possibly look at how they "tick". Unlike, the last biography I've read - which was Ozzy Osbourne's - I found Marilyn Manson's to be quite engrossing to say the least. Personally I think that the majority of people are afraid of things which look different to them, because they are scared of uncovering the facts which will bring it into focus, and therefore make it seem normal. Mr Manson is no different. He starts out as a regular kid - and bing curious and inquisitive as children are, sets out to uncover the secrets lying in his grandfather's basement. What he discovers down there - changes his view on society's norms, and paves the way for what he will become today. I've never felt "freaked out" by Manson, nor can I say I'm his biggest fan. But I do have respect for the guy, and I think that before people start shooting their mouths of on a topic they probably don't know ANYthing about - they should at least have the decencey to sit down and read this book. Who knows. Maybe they'll start to educate their close-minded friends on a man who isn't that different after all.

PS: I didn't realize till after reading it that it was written in the late 90's. It would have been good to see Manson describe & reflect on his relationships with Rose McGowan, Dita von Teese & lately Evan Rachel Wood. As I'm interested to know about how him & Rachel came about, other than reading about it in Rolling Stone.

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"The less people understand you the more intelligent they think you are" muses Marilyn. In a catch 22 kind of way the understanding of Brian Warner I've gained from this book supports his claim.
I at least think he's less compassionate than I previously did, if not less intelligent. He talks seriously about planning to murder an unstable girl who was harassing him after he led her on then dumped her and kicked her out of the band, plans he was only scared off completing because a homeless man started following him and his accomplice while they were on their way to do the deed and after failing to lose him a cop car happened to pass by.
Learning about some of the experiences that inspired his lyrics and performance I can look at them and say yeah that's a good way of expressing that, but previously it was hard to see much meaning in anything he wrote or did. Yet he claims that conservatives were trying to silence him because of what he was saying. Dude, people liked you or disliked you based on image, no one knew you were saying anything.
His comraderie with Anton Lavey, who is portrayed (presumably unintentionally) as a fortune-telling conman, illuminates Manson's worst trait, his willingness to see only the worst in his conservative christian detractors, seeking to villify rather than enlighten them, denying their humanity in the same way they do his.
He also subscribes to a "contempt for the weak" ideology typically expressed by white supremecists, involving disgust for sluts and drug addicts, and advocates the death penalty for shoplifters "because if you're stupid enough to get caught you deserve to die."
His jaded attitude to "sex, drugs and rock n roll" culture inspires some repellant descriptions that could probably do a better job of turning kids off it than any parental warnings or PSAs.
The commitment he maintained to his artistic vision in the face of difficulty in getting his short stories and poetry published, finding people committed to his musical endeavors, and in-band politics is inspiring.
At it's core the book is about how he felt and as an overview of his most emotionally significant moments I don't think he's holding anything back.

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