The evolution of what would one day
become Marilyn Manson began in Canton, Ohio on
January 5, 1971. There a baby boy named Brian Warner
was born to a world that would eventually, in many
cases, rise up against him. Much of the future fury
was anticipated, much of it was based on false
premise, but all of it was enjoyed, if not desired,
by the original rocker.
Marilyn Mason's music career began in Tampa Bay,
Florida in 1989. Working occasionally as a music
journalist and interested in the freedom of speech
that so many media types hold dear (ironic,
considering his future struggles for fair
representation), Warner created a band called
'Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids' with a mission
to "explore the limits of censorship". The
band, consisting of Manson, bassist Olivia
Newton-Bundy (later replaced by Gidget Gein), Daisy
Berkowitz (guitar), keyboardist Zsa Zsa Speck (later
replaced by Madonna Wayne Gacy), and Sara Lee Lucas
(drums), defined themselves from the start. Each
member choose a last name of a notorious murderer
and a forename of a prolific female celebrity.
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