Marilyn Manson returning to form at Mandalay Bay

Marilyn Manson (Courtesy)

He considers his latest album a phoenix rising from the ashes created by burning himself in effigy.

“I think this record was a redemption,” Marilyn Manson told the Review-Journal prior to his last Vegas visit this past September. “It was really me feeling completely at home with being who I am.”

And who is that?

Manson is deliberately vague on the details.

“Confusion is the strongest form of communicating,” he said.

Nevertheless, said disc, “Born Villain,” is a snarling, equally catchy and caustic return to form for Manson, who takes its title seriously.

“I’ve wanted people to hate me more than love me from the beginning,” he said. “I think that’s pretty obvious considering the name of the band and my behavior. So, I think it’s a great phenomenon that there are people in the world who relate with what I have to say. I’m not the first one to say it — Alice Cooper, David Bowie, John Lennon even. I’m trying to uphold Jim Morrison.”

Contact reporter Jason Bracelin at jbracelin@
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