♪ (gloomy music) ♪

- Wait. Is this Marilyn Manson?

- Marilyn Manson? Ooh.

- He got old.

- I've actually never listened to any of his work.

- What the heck is this?

- ♪ Something is shedding its scales ♪

♪ Crying from the heat of the light ♪ - Um...

- This got really-- really creepy really fast, not gonna lie.

- ♪ And cash is a poor man's money ♪

- Is this supposed to be a vampire reading the Bible?

♪ (metal riffs) ♪

- Oh no, don't throw the Bible.

- Satanic music. All right.

♪ (music crescendos) ♪

- What? Why is there so much gore?

- ♪ You say "god" ♪ - Yikes.

- This is like an atheist music video.

- ♪ You say "god" ♪ - This is absolutely terrible.

- ♪ ...say "say 10" ♪

- If this is supposed to be creepy to me,

I like Marilyn Manson, so...

- Wait. What? What did I just see?

I have no words. I don't know what that was.

- I thought it was good. I like his sound.

- It pulled me in. I can't lie.

It got me interested in the video.

- (FBE) So that was a teaser for a new song from Marilyn Manson.

- Ohh, okay.

- Oh wait. I heard that name.

- (FBE) He's rumored to be putting out

his 10th studio album soon,

and that's why we're covering him today. - Ohh. Damn.

- All right. Good for him. Dude, that's insane.

- He still has a career?

I thought-- I thought he was dead actually.

- (FBE) Here's a medley of some of his hits throughout the years.

- Oh, I can't wait.

- Okay, cool. I'll probably know some of these.

- ♪ Sweet dreams are made of this ♪ - Oh, I like this song.

- (singing along) ♪ Who am I to disagree? ♪

Man, I've never seen any of these music videos. Cool.

- I really like the original Eurythmics version.

And I, like, hate this. It's nightmare fuel.

- ♪ ...looking for something ♪ - It's interesting,

'cause you can tell how hard he's trying

to make the viewer uncomfortable.

- ♪ ...you ♪

♪ Some of them... ♪ - Is that a pig? (giggles)

- Okay, actually, what the hell? (chuckles)

- ♪ Some of them want to... ♪ - I just, like, love his voice.

It's so unique.

- ♪ Some of them want to be abused ♪

- Do people actually listen to this?

♪ (riveting metal) ♪

- He's ultimate edge.

- He's an interestin' dude.

- Can you imagine being like a ringtone?

Like, being in a job interview, and then it's like,

"Bah-rah-rah! Rah!"

- ♪ The beautiful people, the beautiful people ♪

- Oh, I like this one too.

- This one I actually like, 'cause it sounds good.

- ♪ The beautiful people, the beautiful people ♪

- That's creepy.

- (whispering along) ♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ The beautiful people ♪

♪ (music intensifies) ♪

- ♪ Hey you, what do you see? ♪

- This is actually a really good song.

- I feel like I'd be able to enjoy his music

if I was just listening to it.

But watching these, these make me a little uncomfortable.

- ♪ If you live with apes, man, it's hard to be clean ♪

- I want to know how much this guy spends on makeup.

- I don't think I could listen to this and enjoy it.

- That was the one that my dad used to play all the time,

and that was the one that didn't give me nightmares.

So I really like that one.

- ♪ We're disposable teens ♪

♪ We're disposable teens ♪

♪We're disposable teens♪

- I like the whole one contact thing.

- ♪ ...evolution ♪

♪ The ape was a great big... ♪ - This is just not my thing.

It just really isn't.

- His costumes are so great.

I don't think he gets enough credit for that.

- ♪ ...full of... ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ - Looks like a fun concert to go to.

- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ - If you're, like, dead.

- Interesting.

- In the overall genre of metal/screamo-type stuff,

there's definitely some merit to it.

- He's a weird dude, but I love him.

- ♪ Cops and queers ♪

♪ To swim, you have... ♪ - What? Oh my god. He has boobs.

- That's an interesting suit he's got on.

- ♪ ...for tomorrow ♪

- ♪ We're all stars now ♪

♪ In the dope show ♪

- Oh, okay. I know this song too. "Dope Show."

- ♪ ...now in the dope show ♪

♪ Lots of pretty, pretty ones ♪ - How did he-- or she-- do that?

- ♪ ...want to get you high ♪

♪ But all the pretty ♪

♪ Pretty ones ♪ - This video's pretty cool.

- Do you guys understand what's going on in this?

- ♪ ...blow your mind ♪ - Wow.

The more I'm watching it, the more I'm liking it.

- How many of these are there? (giggles)

- This is really bad. Like, I don't like it.

♪ (heavy rock music) ♪

- ♪ A pill to make you numb ♪

♪ A pill to make you... ♪

- But I didn't say "Beetlejuice" three times.

- ♪ ...to make you... ♪

- This is not something I would just

open my computer and listen to.

- ♪ ...this world ♪

- This is by far the most normal one.

- I like the cinematography for this.

♪ (instrumental) ♪

- Okay. We're getting better. I feel like it's getting better.

- I go back and forth between Marilyn Manson.

Like, I want to listen to more of him.

But I also don't want bad dreams.

- ♪ Blah blah blah got your lovey-dovey sad-and-lonely ♪

♪ Stick your stupid slogan in ♪

♪ Everybody... ♪ - What's wrong with his mouth?

- ♪ ...ready for the new shit? ♪

♪ Stand up and admit ♪

♪ Tomorrow's never coming ♪

♪ This is the new shit ♪ - Is that Mickey Mouse?

Don't bring Mickey into this.

- ♪ Do we get it? No ♪

♪ Do we want it? ♪ - Woo! This makes me pumped up!

- ♪ ...is the new... ♪ - I don't know.

His music is just so fun to me.

- I think if I was hearing it without the music videos,

it might make it a little bit more tolerable,

'cause I think that the images are just throwing me off.

That was a trip through a very dark place of humanity.

- I liked it. It was fun.

- With music nowadays, it's empty, and it's lifeless.

But this is-- even though it's something

I wouldn't listen to on my own time,

it's interesting how his artistry is important to him.

♪ (punk rock music) ♪

- (FBE) So Marilyn Manson is known

for always being on the cutting edge of shock

and has even said, "My point on Earth is chaos."

Do you think that this persona that Manson puts on

has helped his music career or hurt it?

- Well, if that's what he's going for,

then it's definitely helped his music career.

- I don't think he'd be where he was today

if he wasn't as crazy as he was.

- It's there to get people very angry,

being like, "What is this?"

But then it gets you talking about it.

- Definitely helped.

I really appreciate him knowing who he is

enough to be comfortable with it,

enough to produce stuff that he likes.

- In one way of making it so that

the people who do like his persona and all that, they're happy,

then it definitely does get from there.

But to a wider audience,

it definitely loses him a good amount of sales

because not many people

are gonna want to get into something so outrageously different.

- Controversy is his thing, I guess.

So there's definitely people who don't like him

and aren't a fan of him, but I don't think he would care.

Think he would probably appreciate that.

- If they're into his music,

they're gonna be die-hard into his music,

and they're gonna only listen to his music.

I feel like they would hate anyone that tries to be like him.

His style is his own style,

and that's what kind of makes him and his fan base so connected.

- (FBE) Many times over his career, his music and videos

have been blamed to impact people's behavior,

including the Columbine school shooting in 1999,

where it was rumored that the shooters

were big fans of his music.

- Okay, but how many fans does this guy have?

Of course you're gonna have some crazy fans.

That's so stupid.

- A lot of the things that you do does reflect on your actions.

But a shooting-- that's going way too far.

Just because they listen to that person's music

doesn't mean that it should reflect on the singer.

- There's so many factors, like how they're raised,

what's surrounding them, how did they grow up?

Like, it's not solely-- you can't blame Marilyn Manson.

It's just all dependent on how you raise your kid.

- (FBE) Do you find that today that parents or the media

still blame artists and video games

and other types of media for influencing teens?

And is there any merit to that kind of thinking?

- Um, yeah. I mean, there's always gonna be something to blame.

Like, if you just think of all of the Grand Theft Auto series,

always gets blamed for violence.

Video games for me at least can be a stress reliever sometimes.

People are just people, and you just have to accept that.

- Adults look at our generation and think that,

oh, this hip-hop and this Black Ops and Call of Duty

and all that kinda stuff influences us to behave badly.

And that's why they're like,

"Oh, your generation is going down the toilet."

- It is really connected.

They're gonna feel less that it's wrong

when they see other people doing it or portraying it.

Then they get this idea, seeing that type of stuff is okay.

- The music industry has a definite impact

on the way we live our lives, depending on who we look up to.

- If somebody watches it

and they don't have any inclination towards it,

then it's fine.

I don't think it really pushes people towards

anything that they wouldn't have done anyway.

- I don't think they're setting an example of,

"Go out and do all this."

They're just setting an example of,

"Hey, I can present you with images of this

so it will hopefully stimulate that so you don't have to."

- (FBE) And finally, now that you've heard

more about Marilyn Manson, do you think you'll be interested

in checking out his music and his upcoming album?

- No and no.

- No, I'm not gonna go home and be like,

"Let me look up this person again." No.

- No, not at all.

Respect, but no, that's not for me.

- I think I'd be interested,

but I don't know if I'll actually do it.

- I will say there's some songs that I enjoy.

But the way that Marilyn Manson presents them

and that he presents himself, it just doesn't float my boat.

- Yeah, definitely.

It's different, and it's energetic, and it's fun.

- Every single time he releases anything,

I'm always like, "I'm gonna listen to it."

- He's actually pretty enjoyable.

He's an interesting person,