Marilyn Manson

This article is about the musician. For the band, see Marilyn Manson (band).

Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969 in Canton, Ohio), better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American singer, artist and actor. He is known for his stage name and image as the lead singer of the band named after him. His stage name was formed from the names of actress Marilyn Monroe and murderer,^[1] Charles Manson.^[2][3]

Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson during Mechanical Animals era
Background information
Birth name	Brian Hugh Warner
Born	(1969-01-05) January 5, 1969 (age 56) Canton, Ohio, US
Genres	shock rock industrial metal alternative metal Industrial rock hard rock glam rock gothic rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, artist, poet, painter.
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums.
Years active	1989-present
Labels	Nothing, Interscope

Manson is best known for the music he made in the 1990s. Many people thought he was a bad influence on children because of his music.^[4] Three of his band's albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA. Manson has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. Four of them were with his band. One of them was for working on Donda with Kanye West.

In February 2021, Manson was accused of sexual and physical abuse by many women and men, including his ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood.^[5]

Discography

All with the band:

• Portrait of an American Family (1994)
• Antichrist Superstar (1996)
• Mechanical Animals (1998)
• Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000)
• The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003)
• Eat Me, Drink Me (2007)
• The High End of Low (2009)
• Born Villain (2012)
• The Pale Emperor (2015)
• Heaven Upside Down (2017)
• We Are Chaos (2020)
• One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1 (2024)

Related pages

• List of poets from North America