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Indianapolis Star Interviewed Marilyn Manson
     

Featured in the Arts and Entertainment section on the December 3rd edition of the Indianapolis Star, the interviewer asked Marilyn Manson if he remembers the last time he was in Indianapolis, which was the two days following the Columbine High School slayings in Littleton, Colo.

Manson fan Andy Werner attend that it concert more than a year ago and said, "I had hoped that it wouldn't affect his performance, but after hearing him talk about those times," he said. "I now realize that it was naive on my part to think that something like that would not have an effect on the show. I can't imagine the things that he was going through at the time. All I can say is that I'm glad that he's back and the chains are off." He continued, "It seemed as if the whole world was watching everyone at that concert with scrutinizing intensity, especially Marilyn."

The album's protagonist is "Adam Kadmon," a name Manson borrows from Kabbalah. In the Jewish form of mysticism, Kadmon is a heaven-residing blueprint for the first human.
"The album deals with the idea of growing up and wanting to fit into this world that you think is perfect, this world that I called Holy Wood," Manson says. "When you finally get there, after fighting and fighting, you realize that everyone around you are the same people that beat you down. You ask, 'Why did I fight to get here?' "
Holy Wood's lyrics are filled with references to John F. Kennedy, Jesus Christ and John Lennon. Manson views the trio as revolutionaries who fell victim to mankind's unquenchable thirst for violence:

"What happens, your revolution not only doesn't change the world -- as I tried to assert with Mechanical Animals -- your revolution gets turned inside out and becomes a product. It becomes everything you are fighting against."

Fans can continue reading the entire interview at this location, which mentioned it was the fans the sustained him.

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