Dissecting Marilyn Manson - Softcover

Baddeley, Gavin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859652831 ISBN 13: 9780859652834

Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

An in depth cultural autopsy of rock phenomenon, Marilyn Manson, examining the seminal influences and psychotic sources which have made him. A psychotic scrapbook, uniting text and pictures to put Manson himself under the knife, this is an irreverent exploration of both man and myth.

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Synopsis

Marilyn Manson is more than a mere musician - he is a rock phenomenon. He has created a phantasmal world of freaks that has proved irresistible to a whole generation of disaffected youth, and generated unprecedented controversy and protests from conservative and Christian organisations. In Dissecting Marilyn Manson, Baddeley performs a cultural autopsy upon Manson, examining the seminal influences and psychotic sources that have gone into making him the fascinating Frankenstein monster that he is today. With its heavily visual approach, the text and pictures help to create the impression of a pathological scrapbook, emphasising the idea that the performer being put under the knife, reflecting the Manson mythos and exploring it in an irreverent but reliable manner. Each chapter exposes one gruesome angle after another, gradually revealing just what makes Marilyn Manson tick and just why so many find him so compelling. Dissecting Marilyn Manson offers the legion of dedicated Manson fans an alternative look into his macabre and twisted world. Gavin Baddeley is one of the world's leading experts on Satanism and has worked for many of the leading rock magazines.

Baddeley is, like Marilyn Manson, a priest of the Church of Satan. Both Manson and Baddeley have received Honorary Priesthoods, only awarded to those who Anton LaVey, Church of Satan founder, considered pivotal in the Church of Satan's development: Baddeley for his journalistic work, and Manson for his work as a performer. Baddeley has written for numerous wellknown general publications, and specialises in true crime and macabre media.

About the Author

Journalist. Lecturer. TV consultant. Gavin Baddeley is an acclaimed author who has made a successful career of writing on occult, rock music and trash culture for numerous publications. Having served as a consultant and interviewee on all UK terrestrial channels, Gavin is also active on the academic circuit, and has delivered talks at institutions including Cambridge University. He is the author of Lucifer Rising, Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide to Dark Culture,Goth: Vamps and Dandies,Vampire Lovers: Screen's Seductive Creatures of the Night and Street Culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0859652831
• ISBN 13: 9780859652834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176