Columbine Massacre Cost Me Everything, Marilyn Manson Says

Cry me a river, Manson.

13 people lost their lives that day, and you're upset that you lost some money on album sales.

He was sick before; he's a sick b*stard now.

In response to Adam's comment:

Yeah a lot of people did lose their lives that day and it was and still is horrible what happened. I'm not a supporter of Manson by any means, but let's be honest. Imagine if people pointed the blame of something that horrific on YOU. With that many people acusing him, I have no doubt that it probably started messing with his head probably causing himself to occassionally think that it is possible that it may be his fault. I bet you'd love to think of yourself as guilty, for no other reason than the fact that society and the media say you are, for causing one of the most terrifying events in the history of our country. I don't know you but I think it's a safe judgement to make that no uninvolved and innocent person would want the blood of those innocent victims on their hands.

get a life. they only tried to blame him because he was scary. he is everything scary is. they blamed him when they should be blaming the president because the presidant was dropping bombs and killing people.Marilyn Manson wrote songs and they blame him for this. that is ridiculas! so how the hell is that fair? he lost sales for it yes, but what about the bastard that held a rifle rally 10 days after the massacre and said you cant take my gun til i die when families and everyone else was still in mouring. he is the sick bastard, not Marilyn Manson.

the boys from columbine didnt even like marilyn manson. did marilyn manson put the guns in those kids hands? oh yeah i didnt think so.

Condescending isn't the way to be

are you * ? how can you even say that it's his fault that that happened? what about responsibility? what about the parents of the boys asking them about their days, and when not getting a response they ignore it? what about the school that didn't listen to them when they were bullied? what about the people who bullied them? avoided them? made them feel so alone and so afraid that the only thing they could do was leave this world and take as many fuckers with them?
you are an idiot, if you truly believe that a singer is to blame for someone else's crime, then the world is a sad sad place. i bet to God that you are an american

After Columbine anyone in our school that wore Manson shirts were preaty much singled our by the school as the trouble makers. Got kicked out of the local mall with my friends after being yelled at by a couple of people saying I was gonna burn in hell, I just tried to walk around them and ignore it. But they just got louder and were yelling that no one should follow me because I was a demon and leading all my friends to hell. After that you couln't even wear a Manson shirt in the mall even though they sold them there!
Had one friend expelled after ticking off football players, one smaked a pregnant chick and my friend stepped in, they couldn't get in a fight so the jerk said my friend had a hitlist in his locker with the guys name on it... there was nothing in his locker or anywhere else but he still got expelled for the rest of high school (3 years) and didn't get to graduate. Crappy stupid people blame the wrong person and worse when others use peoples fears to manipulate them

I am a fan of Manson. I'm not violent. I'm not evil, I'm a 16 year old girl. If you want to blame manson for his music them you're blaming all his fans too. because we sat by and supported him through it all. Blame me if you want. But you're wasting you're time while you should be blaming the ones who actually killed them. It was actuall found out that they weren't fans of Manson. Proves how stupid the world really is. Don't take Manson's creativeness for granted he is kinda like god, if you do something wrong you only make your self look like a jackass.

marilyn manson is blamed for everything from murders to suicides. Leave the poor thing alone.

I HATE the fact of Marilyn Manson being blamed for what happened at Columbine in 1999 I am a huge fan of Manson's I don't like it when people blame all the murders of kids on 'Dark Music' because music is NOT the blame
for the Columbine shootings.

Where were the parents? I worked in a juvenile correctional institution and none of the kids there got there because their parents were too strict. The parents either let their kids do whatever they wanted or abused them physically. Music made a big impression on the kids I worked with because their non-existant parents did not. Hey parents have kids because you WANT them not just because it is a function of your body! And it would be a good idea not to have kids when you are still in seventh grade or high school.

I mean I can see where they would want to blame Marilyn Manson, He is an Antichrist and a devil worshiper and have you actually listened to the lyrics of his music Im not downing him or anything I mean Im a christian and I listen to two of his songs and thats "The Beautiful People" and "Sweet Dreams" but I mean I have read things like he has alters at his concerts for kids to come and give their soul to the devil and he burns holy bibles on stage to me thats a little to far to go with a image. At one of his concerts he took a six week old puppy and threw it into the crowd told them to tear it apart and smear the blood on each other which they gladly did. Stories of the massacre say the kids were screaming "Marilyn Manson Rules" while shooting other peers. I can see why they would want to blame him for this. But I also say the parents are to blame because where were they when the children were going psychologically crazy I mean they would have have to see a change in behavior. But no one really knows why they did it or what influenced them because the dark secret died when they killed themselves. Only them and god knew why. I mean they did leave physical evidence of why behind like journals but we really dont know whos to blame or why it happened because the secret died with them. And I realize Im a little late on the commenting but oh well.

you need to check your facts before posting ridiculous things. im not even a fan of manson but the puppy story is NOT true and it's annoying and aggrevating that people spread lies about other people who they know absolutely nothing about. the puppy story is an old school rumor that was around even before manson.. the same rumor existed with ozzy and alice cooper and it never happened with any of them.

Marilyn Manson should not have been blamed! If frustrates me that adults wanna point fingers at innocent people. He became a scapegoat. Harris and Klebold were insane, its said that they didn't even like Marilyn Manson's music, the media just chose someone closer to their generation. Manson has always tried to tell us that the devil we see..is each one of us. Our world that we live in is full of fear, the news pumps us with information that scares us. I've read so much about Manson and listened to all of his music. If people would just stop and listen to the lyrics and quit being so judgmental about his appearance.
Marilyn Manson stopped the next concert(s) from happening at the time, to show respect for those that lost lives. He did what no other hypocritical * bag would do..he went back to where it happened and talked with families that lost kids.
What I don't really get is..The president was shooting bombs overseas-yet Manson was a bad guy cause of his music. Who's a bigger influence there? In an interview they asked him "If you were to talk directly to the kids at Columbine, and the people in the community what would you say to them if they were here right now?" Manson's response "I wouldn't say a single word to them, I would listen to what they have to say, and that's what no one did." Marilyn Manson isn't as heartless as all you punks think he is.

I agree with manson..it is ridiculous how how people pointed fingers blaming him and his music. Think about it..isn't it ironic how these religious groups condemned manson and blamed his music for the actions of Eric and Dylan..but then u got "religious" bands such as P.O.D. that sing songs such as "youth of the nation" that clearly sends out a message that modern day society of America are unpredictable. When reason to their actions are unexplained and unknown..people start blaming others. And I find it quite peculiar how people blame manson for the actions of Eric and Dylan..but what about Cho from the Virginia tech massacre..he had an obsession for collective soul's song "shine". Why didnt they get condemned or blamed??

The fact of the matter is that not everyone is the same. Some people just have limited mental capabilities of expressing their anger and distinguishing reality from fantasies. Humans were designed so * complex that noone can understand or explain how our brains work..people might think they do but obviously not if they have the ignorance to blame innocent people such as musicians for the actions of two disorderly minded teenagers. I'm not even a fan of Marilyn Manson's music, but as far as I can see..he's just like any other artist. He takes feelings and emotions, more than likely anger and disappointment, and let them out through music in his own creative way..he isn't out there on a killing spree cuz he's * off. He simply knows how to release his feelings in a more creative and harmless way. And if you wanna get technical...anything in the world could be manipulative enough to influence anyone with a fragile thinking process. Take a look at the world..it surrounds us everyday from the beginning of earths time. Take a look at the big picture..musicians are the least of ur worries...we should be focusing more on sources such as government, money, propaganda, religions, and parenting. Governments all around the world lie and manipulate and are responsible for more deaths than anything or anyone. Over what??..money..land..power. Yes..yes..and yes, however, religion is the biggest reason for government chaos and catastrophes. Its always been like that since before Christ, up to witch-craft, up to hitler, and guess what..it still goes on today. Religion is the cause of millions and millions of deaths. And yet, these religious groups blame Manson for manipulating Eric and Dylan..driving them to kill. Get real, do I really need to point out the irony here? And for so-called Christians to be so judgmental and ignorant about it..its a disgrace and beyond hypocritical. Apparently they don't know the Bible that well like they claim they do. Sorry if my opinions offend anyone..but tell me, how does it feel to get a taste of your medicine? It doesn't feel so good to have fingers pointing at you..does it? Atleaat Marilyn Manson showed affection and respect for those who lost their lives and families that lost loved ones. How can a regular musician be the source of manipulating society of modern day America over the sources that I mentioned? Talk is cheap when the story is good..that's all it is. Its * . Fact is..the world is just a * up place..bad things happens that we can't control or understand sometimes. If you wanna blame anyone..blame Eric and Dylan themselves..they the ones that pulled the triggers and planted the bombs. They are reliable for their own actions. I guess I can end this with a quote..DON'T JUDGE WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND -Disturbed-

I believe Marilyn Manson is not the one to blame for this act of crime! He writes music and performs. He does not say do what this says!

Funny. We're shifting the blame to Manson, instead of the parents and the community for not showing the kids the right way to behave. So basically, they couldn't face the fact that the killings were a result of their abysmal parenting and a failure to understand the kids, and instead of taking it as a lesson, they're not accountable for it at all. The ignorant mother knew absolutely nothing about her child, she didn't even know he was amassing weapons, HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN? How out of your kids' circle must you be to not notice these things?

First answerer is talking about money. Where did MM talk about money? Can you imagine the emotional turmoil of being blamed for mass murder by tons of people? Wrongfully accused, mind you.

I'm not even a MM fan, and I can see the injustice in this situation.

blaming marilyn manson is a pathetic attempt to avoid responsibility

This was a witch hunt caused by liberal media. Marilyns songs consists of lyrics that are against violence. I am catholic but what I see in his videos makes perfect sense. "Personal Jesus" fights idolatry in a sense. In I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me Manson is hanging on a cross made of TVs which symbolizes demonization and persecution of the media.

Marilyn Manson never threw a goddam puppy into the audience. Before you start accusing people of violent acts, get the facts. ASPCA has even confirmed this has never happened, and yet people STILL continue to shove their heads up their * .

I don't think Manson should be blamed for Columbine,its music and people are taking this way to far. I think people had no one else to blame so they blamed him and Rammstein which is insane. What if this did happen today? I would love to see how many parents would blame other rock and metal bands. I mean God bless the people that lost their lives but from what I am reading these kids didn't even like Marilyn Manson. People are blaming this man because he is "scary" but do you really think his intention was for kids to go around and hurt each other for no reason? Maybe you should look at the people bulling these kids or their family problems before you go blaming other people that had not one thing to do with it!

I've been listening to Antichrist Superstar repeatedly for a while now without listening to anything else. I've been studying the concepts and art that inspired the album because for now I'm fascinated by it. I wouldn't be surprised if the trench coat mafia kids were directly inspired by the Antichrist Superstar to destroy.