Marilyn Group. Marilyn Manson: myths and facts from the life of the scandalous musician. The unusual childhood of a leader

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While the great and terrible Marilyn Manson is slowly turning into a kind and sweet guy, people, addicted to theatrical devilry, are waiting for their new hero... It’s scary to think - but the one who comes after Manson, in order to impress the public, will probably have to cut off his own head and appear beheaded at a press conference... The musician raised the bar so high that the task for his followers is extremely difficult - it’s like coming up with a new weapon after the hydrogen bomb...

But in childhood and adolescence, Marilyn Manson was not at all terrible. And his name was not Antichrist Superstar, but simply Brian Warner.

He had quite ordinary parents - his mother, a nurse, and his father, a furniture dealer...

In 1987, at age 18, Brian graduated from high school in Ohio and moved to Florida.

He began his independent life by working in a music magazine: he began writing reports from concerts and, in the end, realized that his calling was not to watch from the auditorium as others perform on stage, but to rock it himself.

At the age of 20, Brian took the first step towards future success and created the group Marilyn Manson and Spooky Kids.

The guys almost immediately became a phenomenon in American club life: during their performances, the musicians deliberately tried to make a shocking impression on the audience.

It is at this time that crosses with girls crucified on them, bald goat heads, and fresh goat blood appear on the stage, which is splashed on the audience...

The young musicians are noticed by Nine Inch Nails lead singer Reznor Trenty and takes them under his wing: soon Marilyn Manson and Spooky Kids are already performing as the opening act... And in 1993, Brian's connections - by this time he began to call himself Marilyn Manson - in musical circles and Trent's support made the group famous throughout America...

But of course, main reason The success of the Marilyn Manson project became a truly shocking show.

There was absolutely no one to scare the public at that time. In the early nineties, Alice Cooper, who once became famous for biting off the head of a chicken on stage, had already switched to romantic ballads...

...And Ozzy Osbourne, who once trampled on a Christian cross at a concert, stopped drinking and began to promote healthy image life.

Marilyn Manson not only filled the niche of shock rock, but also surpassed all his predecessors...

In 2000, Marilyn Manson's activities reached a climax - the head of the Catholic Church in America, William Donahue, accused the musician of waging war on Jesus himself. Manson did everything to anger the clergy - he tore up Bibles at concerts, went on stage with a cross drenched in imitation blood, put on a priest's cassock...

In 2003, Marilyn stated live on an American television show that the Prophet Moses was gay. But Marilyn's main scandal is still the brawl during his performance in Salt Lake City - then the indignant head of the Mormon church climbed onto the stage, and the singer tore out all the pages from the Book of Mormon as a sign of protest. As a result, the singer's fans - in the name of Marilyn - and the Mormons - in the name of the Lord - started a real fight in the hall.

After this, as soon as a musician comes to any country with a concert, local religious authorities immediately declare that the performance must be urgently cancelled. For example, in 2001, before Manson’s concert in Moscow, the hierarchs Orthodox Church sent a letter to Mayor Yuri Luzhkov with a request not to organize a concert in the capital of a performer who shows disrespect for Christianity.

While shocking religious figures, Manson does not forget about mere mortals... For example, the rock star's security guard David officially stated that during a concert the musician suddenly attacked him, grabbed him by the head and pressed him to his thighs, simulating oral sex. The man assessed moral damages at $75,000, but later withdrew the lawsuit.

Manson tells things about himself that make decent people immediately uncomfortable: that at home he has a whole collection of enemas - he supposedly often invites friends and together they happily cleanse their stomachs. The musician also claims that he slept with a sheep and then killed it on the altar. Manson spreads the most terrible rumors about himself with amazing ease - this is also one of his talents.

But even if the musician had not torn the Holy Bible to shreds, he still would not have gone to heaven: he would not have passed face control. The terrible image in which the singer appears in public clearly indicates that he was born near nuclear waste. All his predecessors in the field of shock rock - Alice Cooper, King Diamond or Ozzy Osbourne - with their supposedly terrible makeup - are simply handsome in comparison with Manson.

However, Lately In the face of the zombie mutant Manson, human traits are increasingly visible... He does not yet go to church, but he already respects the Holy Scriptures. The reason for this, as one might expect, was women: they never saw Manson as the devil’s spawn, they always admired his... kindness and decency.

His first official girlfriend, with whom he appeared in front of journalists, actress Rose McGowan, star of the TV series “Charmed,” spoke about the singer like this: “Everyone thought I was a savage and crazy, and I sat and baked cupcakes for Manson at home. He’s very cool – not at all like what they write about him in the newspapers.”

Another woman - famous on both sides of the ocean, stripper Dita Von Teese, also did not see anything terrifying in Marilyn, on the contrary - she was going to settle down and enjoy family happiness with him. “I want three children - at least,” said Dita.

Manson and Dita became husband and wife in 2005. For the wedding, “The Great and the Terrible” touchingly presented his wife with an engagement ring with diamonds, made to his order. But a year later they divorced - due to domestic disagreements, nothing original or shocking.

Not long ago, Manson introduced the public to a new friend - 20-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood. Despite the big age difference, Evan and Marilyn are happy together: the aged musician enthusiastically talks about his love for his girlfriend and how she suits him, although recently he only gave interviews on the topic of devilry and Satanism...

The new lover claims: “We both adore the Beatles. I truly love Manson! The only drawback is that he sometimes snores at night. Although I like this too!”

At official receptions, Manson shyly, like a schoolboy, holds Evan’s hand. And not so long ago they were photographed on the beach in Malibu, where they carefully listened to the instructions of a surfing coach. It seems that Evan masterfully completed what her predecessors started. The gates of hell slammed shut in the face of respectable citizen Marilyn Manson, and he remained with us forever.

Yielding to the pacifying influence of Evan, Marilyn Manson today is not concerned with how to effectively shock the world community, but with completely different things: the film “Phantasmagoria”, in which he acted as both director and screenwriter, and an exhibition of his own drawings. Marilyn Manson has good capital - he has a mansion in Hollywood worth $1,700,000 and an antique Cadillac worth $650,000, and most recently he purchased a yacht for $340,000... His immediate plans are to open a clothing boutique, write a book about show business and have children ...

The shocking group Marilyn Manson attracts the public's attention with its provocative statements. Its leader became an icon of originality; since childhood, he was not like everyone else, and made this his main feature.

The unusual childhood of a leader

The future group Marilyn Manson, who would become world famous, was born on January 5, 1969 in Canton. His family was not entirely ordinary: his grandfather did not hide his sexual fetishism. Brian spoke about his impressions of what he saw in his autobiographical book “The Long Hard Way Out of Hell,” which he wrote in 1998. Brian's father was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was exposed to chemical weapons. Therefore, the child needed to undergo a medical examination to eliminate the risk of painful consequences. In the hospital, Brian saw many of his father’s fellow soldiers with children who had prosthetics instead of limbs, this left an indelible mark on the boy’s psyche. Apparently, this is why he later begins collecting prosthetics and actively uses them in When Brian was little, he had to survive an attack: robbers broke into the house at night, and one of them began to suffocate the child with a pillow. Since then, Marilyn Manson has been afraid to sleep in the dark and always turns on the TV before going to bed.

The parents, seeing that the child was growing up strange, sent Brian to a Catholic school, hoping that they could re-educate him there. But relationships with his classmates did not work out, and the school only contributed to the boy finally turning away from God.

Strange hobbies

Marilyn Manson was born out of Brian's unusual interests as a child. From an early age, he experienced an inexplicable passion for mutilation, blood, and human entrails. In addition, he thought a lot about the fate of the world and came to disappointing conclusions. The banal and vulgar life of the people around him, including his parents, did not satisfy him; he longed for more, at least fame. In high school, he enthusiastically reads Darwin and Nietzsche, as well as The Satanic Bible by Sandor Anton LaVey, which makes a strong impression on the teenager. All these interests did not become decisive in the “philosophy” that the Marilyn Manson group later “professed,” but became elements of the future image. The young man had a keen sense of the edges of outrageousness and from a young age began to create his own legend and future image. While still at school, Brian was interested in music; he listened a lot to the rock idols of that time: Kiss, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Queen and dreams of the same fame as theirs.

Birth of the group

After graduating from school, Brian leaves for Florida, works in a music store and moonlights as a journalist, writes poetry, but most of all spends his time in bars, where he smokes marijuana and communicates with different people. This is how he meets George White, who also passionately dreams of a musical career, and guitarist Scott Putesky. And in 1989 the group Marilyn Manson appeared. The songs are based on Brian's poetry; George and Scott compose the music. This is how the famous Marilyn Manson and The Spooky Kids was born, a group that earned scandalous fame thanks to the strangeness of its lead singer.

He deliberately shocks the public, knowing that this is the only way to quickly gain fame. His journalistic experience was very useful here; Brian knew how to get into newspapers and magazines. The simple path of shocking becomes the path chosen by the group Marilyn Manson. The lineup of the group changed frequently, but the “golden” lineup is considered to be Brian Warnen, George White, Scott Putesky, John Lowry, Stephen Beer and Kenny Wilson, who different time made the team famous. But of course they are known by other names. Later, the band's name is shortened to just the frontman's pseudonym.

Nicknames of musicians

Often, artists take pseudonyms for themselves in order to get a sonorous, memorable name. The Marilyn Manson team was no exception. The group members immediately decided to take bright names for themselves. Brian was the first to come up with the idea; he chose the names of two celebrities: Marilyn Monroe, who at one time shocked the public with her deliberate sexuality, and Charles Manson, a man accused of the brutal murders of several dozen people, including the pregnant wife of director Roman Polyanski. The idea was greeted with a bang by his colleagues, and subsequently each musician who joined the group took a pseudonym. This is how they appear: Daisy Berkowitz (the name of the heroine of the famous series and the surname of a murderous maniac), Twiggy Ramirez (the name of the model and inventor of the miniskirt, the surname of a maniac, serial killer), (the name of a shocking pop singer, the last name of a pedophile who killed 35 boys. The names of all new team members were formed according to the same principle.

Musical style

Researchers have repeatedly tried to attribute the Marilyn Manson group to any one style, but they were unable to do so, primarily because the group constantly changed their style. Its principle is uniqueness and originality. At different times, the band's music could be called punk rock, industrial, nu metal, grunge or glam rock. But the best fit is the name that the musicians themselves came up with - shock group. After all, the musical style may change, but the stage image and philosophy of the group remain unchanged, the main goal is to shock the audience.

Albums

The Marilyn Manson group, whose discography includes eleven studio albums, strives to ensure that each new record is an event in musical culture. They released their first album, Portrait of an American Family, or Poaaf, in 1994. This program helped the group pave the way to the top, with it they performed for a long time as an opening act for other groups, but in the end, the disc became “golden”. Listeners were already waiting for the next album, Smells Like Children, and in 1995 it began its ascent, gradually reaching 31st place on The Billboard magazine's list of the best albums of the year. This album showed more aggressive and hard music of the group, which was very popular with the public.

The third album Antichrist Superstar, released in 1996, was already eagerly awaited by fans, and on the day of release the entire circulation was sold out in just a few hours, and in total it was sold in the amount of more than 7 million copies. The release of the album was accompanied by real hysteria in the media, which threw mud at the band and even predicted Manson's suicide. This collection has already shown a mature team, which changes with the arrival of new members, but continues to produce a high-quality musical product. Marilyn Manson, a shock group, habitually releases all subsequent albums under the fierce attack of Christian defenders and bans from various organizations; all this only benefited the records, which were not always distinguished by bright musical material, but all demonstrated Manson’s development as a musician. The group has repeatedly received awards for best album of the year and best group.

Clips

Most of the band's fame came from its visual image, which could be seen at concerts, but no less important role Its videos played a role in popularizing the team. In their videos, as in their concert performances, the group does everything to shock the audience. The emphasis on sadomasochistic themes, on the themes of death and sexual perversion is dominant in the work of the group. Several clips were so scandalous that they were banned from showing by many television companies; in particular, the Born Villain clip was banned from showing by all music channels. In total, the group released about 40 videos, each of which at one time became a shock to the public and an event in musical culture. Several works have been awarded world-class music awards.

Marilyn Manson in cinema

Many musicians, including the Marilyn Manson group, often strive to realize their talents not only in music, but also in other forms of art. The soloist, whose name many fans wonder, since he has so merged with the stage image that he does not want to answer to his real name, has repeatedly embodied various images in films. For the first time on the big screen, he appears in the film Lost Highway by the famous mystical director David Lynch in 1997 as a porn star. In total, Manson’s filmography includes 15 films, in three of which he played himself. Directors invite a musician more because of his stage image and fame than because of his acting talent. In 2007, Manson launched his own film, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, in which he played the role of the main character, but after some time the project was frozen. It remains unfinished.

Marilyn Manson leader in art

Marilyn Manson, the group, albums have become the embodiment of his alter ego for Brian, but he strives to realize his creative potential in other areas. In addition to cinema, he is quite successfully involved in fine arts - he paints watercolors. In total, about 150 of his works are known today, which were successfully exhibited in many countries around the world, including Moscow, Berlin, Vienna, and Los Angeles.

Personal life of participants

Music stars always attract the attention of the public, who are interested in the personal lives of their heroes, and the Marilyn Manson group is no exception. A photo of the participants without makeup will not make anyone pay attention to them, because it is shocking makeup that has become the main element of the musicians’ image. Their stage appearance makes them famous and interesting to the press and public. In 2005, the frontman of the group married singer and actress Dita von Teese, who is known as a burlesque star. But in 2006 the couple broke up. The press records Manson's numerous affairs with models and actresses, but he does not start long-term relationships. The musician is fond of tattoos, of which there are already 23 on his body, loves absinthe, listens to a lot of different music, and is a fan of the work of David Bowie.

Less is known about the private lives of other members of the group; the press writes that all of them were repeatedly seen using drugs and were involved in various kinds of scandals, including trials. The only one who never used drugs was Frank Kenny Wilson.

Philosophy of Marilyn Manson

The notorious group Marilyn Manson, whose photos adorn many covers of newspapers and magazines, achieved fame thanks to the special view of the world of their permanent leader. Manson always declared a protest against everyday life. Despite the fact that he is accused of adhering to Satanism, he considers himself an atheist, although he claims that God is in everything. His style and philosophy are shocking, so looking for consistency in his views is pointless. But you definitely can’t deny him a showman’s talent and knowledge of the public’s tastes. Manson skillfully manipulates the public, telling them stories that cause them delight and horror.

Marilyn Manson was born into an ordinary family, where his father, Hugh Warner, was a furniture dealer, and his mother, Barbara Warner, was a nurse. As Manson himself stated, his childhood psyche and worldview in general were greatly influenced by his grandfather’s sexual fetishes.

As a child, Manson attended the Episcopal Church with his mother, although his father had different religious views and was a Catholic. In addition, since the first grade, Brian went to Heritage Christian School High School. But from the tenth grade he was transferred to a regular high school.

Star Trek Singer

After graduating from school, Manson went to one of the music magazines to earn extra money. In his free time, he wrote poetry. In 1989, Brian decided to create his own rock band with guitarist Scott Puteski. In his opinion, he needed a new name that would correspond to a real rock artist. His choice settled on the pseudonym Marilyn Manson. This name consists of two fragments of the names of completely different people: the movie star Marilyn Monroe, the embodiment of sexuality and beauty, and the murderous maniac Charles Manson.

Until the Marilyn Manson group gained popularity, the guys performed as opening acts. One day, the lead singer of Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, liked the young musical group, and he became the band's mentor. Trent also created an interesting logo for the band. At the top of the logo was the beautiful and enchanting look of Monroe, at the bottom - the crazy look of Charles Manson. In the middle was the inscription Marilyn Manson, made in a “dripping” font.

Over time, the group developed, and vocalist Manson came to the fore, leaving all the other members in the shadows. The band tried to attract listeners by any means: sandwiches with nut butter could fly from the stage, cages with girls in them surrounded the stage, and some of the musicians could go on stage in a skirt and bra.

Personal life of Marilyn Manson

Since 1998, the musician dated actress Rose McGowan. Although they were engaged, the romance did not last long and the couple broke up in 2000. In 2005, one girl finally managed to ring Manson: Dita von Teese became the musician’s wife. But less than a year later, Dita filed for divorce.

Since 2006, Manson began dating young actress Evan Rachel. This relationship ended after two years, but in January 2010 the couple got back together and Manson proposed marriage. The actress agreed, but the engagement was called off in August.

Mason is a fan of the TV series Californication, where he starred in season 6, playing himself.

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Marilyn Manson is the stage name of Brian Hugh Warner, the most controversial rock performer of our time, the vocalist of the band of the same name Marilyn Manson, “the most terrible musician of all time” (according to Billboard magazine), visual artist and actor.

Many call him a “blasphemer of morality” and “a messenger of the Antichrist.” But the lyrics of his compositions are smart and ironic, his spectacular shows are beautiful and shockingly effective, his video clips are akin to high-budget horror films and are full of cultural references, and his image is free from rules and standards imposed by society.

The secret of the popularity of the rocker, who took a pseudonym according to the concept of the dichotomy of good and evil - in honor of the sex symbol Marilyn Monroe and the famous criminal Charles Manson - is not only in his shocking appearance and crazy actions. Manson is an artist and musician with a capital “A”. This is evidenced by the abundance in his creative treasury of such prestigious awards as the MTV Video Music Award, BMI Awards, Alternative Press Music Awards, etc., and four nominations for the most prestigious music award, the Grammy.

Five Marilyn Manson albums received gold status, and four became multi-platinum. The publication “Classic Rock” included the discs of the group “Antichrist Superstar” and “Mechanical Animals” in the list of the hundred best rock albums of the century, along with records of such legendary groups as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles.

Speaking in his work as a social critic, branding the vulgarity and hypocrisy of capitalist society, he, according to many critics, remains the last true US rocker carrying the protest banner of the 1960s.

Childhood

The future extraordinary rock singer was born on January 5, 1969 in the city of Canton, located one hundred kilometers from Cleveland, Ohio. The boy's mother, Barbara Jay Warner, was a nurse, and his father, Hugh Angus Warner, was a furniture dealer. Parents who had English, German and Sioux Indian roots (on their mother's side) were religious, but professed different directions Christianity - Catholicism and Protestantism. From an early age, my mother took her only son to the Episcopal (Protestant) church, trying to instill love for God. And at the age of 5 he was sent to a Christian school.

Later, in the autobiographical book “The Long, Hard Path from Hell,” the artist described all the nightmares hiding behind the idyllic façade of this educational institution and their family. In particular, he was brutally honest about how other children bullied him into thinking he was gay, how his father threatened to take him to a prostitute, and how his grandfather was a sexual deviant. As a child, Brian often heard his grandfather pleasuring himself in the basement to the accompaniment of strange sounds made by his throat after a tracheotomy. “I am grateful to my grandfather. He conveyed to me one simple truth: in the basements of America everything is not as decent as it seems,” the singer recalled.

A comparison of the biblical commandments with the behavior of those around him showed the teenager the falsity of society and provoked him to become acquainted with the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and the “Satanic Bible” by Anton LaVey. In it, he found the idea of ​​the presence in every person of a light and a dark side, of God and the devil, interesting. He subsequently made it fundamental in his image and work. But, according to Manson, he is an atheist and has never professed Satanism (although the media has repeatedly called him “the most famous Satanist in the world”).

The teachers tried their best to hammer into the heads of their students the idea of ​​what kind of music they should not listen to under any circumstances. Brian, as often happens with children, rebelled against the imposed opinion and went “against”, becoming an ardent fan of hard rock. At school, he wrote poetry, published the magazine “Stupid” (“Stupid”) and was fond of precisely the music that teachers did not recommend listening to - Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, The Beatles, David Bowie.

When Warner graduated from 10th grade, his family moved to the resort town of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There he attended Glen Oak School and graduated from high school in 1987. He then studied journalism at Broward College, continued to write poetry, and simultaneously worked for Fort Lauderdale and 25th Parallel as a music critic and interviewer. In particular, I interviewed Groovy Mann from the industrial rock band Thrill Kill Kult and TKK (translated from English as “My life with the cult of killing for the sake of excitement”), who presented the topics of sex and religion in a comic way.

Music

In late 1989, Brian met guitarist Scott Puteski for the first time and showed him his poetry. Together they decided to found the rock band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, focusing on gothic music with a predominance of intellectual lyrics and dark themes. Later the name was shortened to Marilyn Manson.

All its members created stage names by analogy with the principle invented by the frontman: the name was taken from some cult beauty, and the surname from a serial killer. Scott became Daisy Berkowitz (on behalf of the heroine of the American series Daisy Duke and the maniac David Berkowitz), Jordie White, who later became the second face of the group after Manson - Twiggy Ramirez (in honor of the cult British model Twiggy and serial killer Richard Ramirez), etc. The band's frontman borrowed his first name from Marilyn Monroe and his last name from Charlie Manson, the founder of the hippie commune called the Family, whose henchmen killed the pregnant wife of director Roman Polanski in 1969.

The rock band quickly became popular thanks to its signature vocals, unique guitar sound, as well as performances with elements of performance and theater. Women's clothing, bright makeup, tights, oppressive atmosphere, frightening surroundings - for the singer and his associates there were no restrictions when it came to stage images and props.

One of the first concerts of Marilyn Manson's band (1991)

In 1993, they were noticed by Trent Reznor, the leader of Nine Inch Nails, known for no less original shows, when the musicians behaved obscenely and threateningly on stage, smashed musical instruments, self-mutilated. Reznor offered them a contract and opening acts. Having accepted the offer, the rock team began simultaneously recording their debut album, “Portrait of an American Family.” It was released in 1994 and was an undoubted success, touching on the current problems of American families. Based on sales results (over 500 thousand copies), the disc became “gold”. But with its release, in addition to the army of fans, the shocking rocker also had a huge number of critics, represented by representatives of the church and authorities.

At the same time, the musicians released the promotional single “Dope Hat”, as well as a video for it, reminiscent of Manson’s favorite film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”. It featured the group on a boat through a psychedelic tunnel. During the same period, the vocalist met with the high priest of the “Church of Satan” LaVey, who awarded him the title “Reverend”.

Marilyn Manson – Dope Hat

In 1995, the debut national tour of the rock band took place. Soon they presented a cover version of the composition of the British duo Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams”. It became their first unconditional hit and received platinum status (after sales of over 1 million copies). A year later, in October, the group’s second studio disc, “Antichrist Superstar,” went on sale. It brought rock artists worldwide fame, charting in more than ten countries and reaching number three on the Billboard 200. It was elaborate and conceptually complex. Its true essence remains a matter of debate to this day.

The song "The Beautiful People", which plays on the theme of beauty culture and its connection with Nietzsche's theory of master-slave morality, was released as the lead single of the disc. Subsequently, it became the “calling card” of the group. The author of its words was traditionally Manson, and the composer was Twiggy Ramirez. No less mysterious and complex was the packaging of the disc. It contained intriguing religious motifs, hidden messages in the form of digital codes. The rock musicians then went on the “Dead to the World” world tour and played 175 shows, often facing protests from conservative organizations.

Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People

In 1997, Rolling Stone magazine put a photo of the original artist on the cover and named him the best new artist of the year. At the same time, information appeared that the disc was conceived as a component of a triptych, united by the common idea of ​​​​the formation of the Antichrist.

At the same time, to create another studio album, the artist moved from Florida to Los Angeles. In 1998, the group presented a disc calling it “Mechanical Animals” (No. 2 of the triptych). It topped the charts in Canada, Australia and the USA, where it was certified platinum. Its tracks, created by Manson in contrast to the previous two discs in the spirit of glam rock, and in its design still had a lot of symbolism. For example, the cover depicted the singer as an asexual androgyne whose left hand had six fingers instead of five, hinting at his numerous conflicts with Christian activists.

The video for the single “The Dope Show” was nominated for a Grammy. Experts called the track “Great Big White World” a classic example of a rocker plunging into terrible drug dreams and proof of his ability not only to demonstrate the hell on earth that people themselves have created, but also to drag them into the hell of his own fantasies.

At the peak of the singer’s career, many absurd rumors were circulated in the press. The tabloids wrote that Manson removed the lower ribs and pigment from the iris of his eyes, drank the blood of Christian babies, had intimate pleasures with animals on stage, swallowed a cat whole during a concert, pointedly cut off a hamster's leg, amputated his genitals... The list goes on and on. In the late 90s and early 2000s, the mere name of Manson, which became a household name, caused rage among “pious Christians.” But behind the motley image hid a completely different person - vulnerable and emotional.

Interview with Marilyn Manson (2001)

In 1999, the rock band went on tour. The musicians canceled his last concerts out of respect for the victims of the tragedy at Columbine School, where two teenagers killed twelve children and one teacher, and then shot themselves. Public opinion then almost accused the singer of inspiring them to violence. But later it turned out that these two schoolchildren were not his fans, and Marilyn himself, during an interview on this topic, uttered very wise words:

In 2000, the presentation of the fourth disc “Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)” (No. 1 in the triptych) took place. The album marked the musician's return to the industrial metal style. It has earned gold certification in Japan, Switzerland, Canada and the UK. She was rated as the most better job team. Most of The disc was written in response to the Columbine massacre. The performer’s especially acute reaction was discernible in the song “The Nobodies,” where he repeated: “There’s something wrong with this world.”

The rockers' fifth disc, “The Golden Age of Grotesque,” ​​was also successful, released in May 2003. Manson found inspiration for its creation in a burlesque show with the participation of his then official girlfriend Dita von Teese. The disc took first place on the Billboard 200 list. In June of the same year, the musicians took part in the Ozzfest festival, founded by British singer Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon, and then went on tour in support of the album.

The later creations of the “king of horror” no longer had the same resounding success. The sixth disc, “Eat Me, Drink Me,” was released in 2007 and ended up only in eighth position on the Billboard 200. The song “Putting Holes In Happiness” from this disc is considered one of the most subtle, deep and underrated works in Manson’s work.

Marilyn Manson – Putting Holes In Happiness

In 2008, the luminary of the rock scene took part in the recording of a remix of Lady Gaga’s song “Love Game”. A year later, the seventh disc of his group, “The High End of Low,” went on sale, taking fourth place in the list of 200 most popular albums. It contained works written by the king of American industrial rock during the difficult dissolution of his engagement to Evan Rachel Wood.

He tried to contact her 158 times on Christmas Day to no avail and self-harmed after each attempt. Later, a video for the song “Running to the Edge of the World” was released. In it, the vocalist beat a copycat character of his ex-girlfriend to death. The video received widespread condemnation for the rock singer's alleged glorification of violence against women.

Marilyn Manson – Running To The Edge of The World

As part of a world tour in support of the disc in November 2009, the musician visited St. Petersburg and Moscow, where he had already performed before (in 2001, 2005 and 2007). 2012 was marked by the release of the band's eighth studio album, Born Villain. Debuting at number ten on the Billboard 200, the disc spent two weeks at number one on the UK Rock Albums Chart. As part of a grand tour in support of it, he gave a concert in St. Petersburg.

During the same period, at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles, Manson sang a cover of the hit “Sweet Dreams” along with Johnny Depp and Taylor Momsen, lead singer of The Pretty Reckless. He made his mark at the Echo Awards ceremony in Berlin, where he presented his hit song “The Beautiful People” together with Rammstein, and at the Doomsday Festival, performing with the legendary band The Doors.

Marilyn Manson ft. Rammstein – Beautiful People

In 2013, during Alice Cooper’s “Masters of Mayhem” tour, the rocker sang the song “I’m Eighteen” in a duet with him and, as part of Eminem’s big concert in Barcelona, ​​performed the song “The Way I Am” with the rapper. In addition, With rap artist Gucci Mane, he recorded a joint track, “Fancy Bitch.” Gucci was delighted with their collaboration, saying that Manson was “cool as hell.”

The concert of the “king of horror” scheduled for June 29, 2014 in Novosibirsk was canceled by decision of the city authorities. The official reason for refusing to provide a platform for the performance was the holding of events in honor of City Day. But fans believed that the real reason for the show’s disruption was the musician’s accusations of promoting homosexuality and insulting the feelings of believers.

Religious fanatics against Marilyn Manson

During the same period, his performance at the Park Live festival, held in Moscow at VDNKh, was also cancelled. First, Orthodox activists under the leadership of the odious Dmitry Enteo threw eggs at a bus of rock musicians, and then an anonymous message was received about a bomb allegedly planted near the stage. The singer commented on the incident on his Twitter, describing it as “some kind of chaos.”

In 2015, the ninth disc of the group “The Pale Emperor” (translated as “The Pale Emperor,” as fans later began to call their idol) went on sale. The musician was inspired to create this image by a book about Heliogabalus, a cruel Roman ruler. Johnny Depp gave him the book as a gift for 16 years of friendship. The frontman dedicated the record to the memory of his mother, who passed away in 2014. The disc reached eighth place on the Billboard 200. But many publications called it the band’s best album in the last 10 years. In his new work, the artist added a more advanced blues sound to the “gothic” image.

A year later, Marilyn Manson toured North America with the metal band Slipknot, performing in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego and a number of other cities. In the summer of 2017, the “great and terrible” finally performed in the White Stone capital in a crowded Stadium club. He then played a big solo concert at the Sports Palace in Kyiv, appearing surrounded by inverted crosses, wearing black robes, infernal makeup and a knife-shaped microphone.

And the next, tenth album “Heaven Upside Down” was released in October of the same year. The author of the lyrics for all the tracks on the disc was traditionally the leader of the group. According to him, the album became "one of the most complex and thematic things" of his work.

Movie

The extraordinary artist did not go unnoticed by film directors and producers. He played many roles: episodic, but striking. The shock rocker first appeared on screen in 1997 in the psychological thriller Lost Highway by David Lynch, starring alongside his band's bass guitarist Twiggy Ramirez as an adult film actor.

A year later, he played a stranger in the black comedy “Murder Queens” by Darren Stein, where one of the main characters was played by his girlfriend at that time, actress Rose McGowan. In 2002, he took part in the documentary Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore, dedicated to the problem of violence in US schools. In 2003, the tragicomedy “Club Mania” was released with Macaulay Culkin in the title role. The musician was entrusted with the role of the travesty superstar Christina. A year later, he played the episodic role of Jackson in the drama Chicks by Asia Argento, and in 2007 - a bartender in the horror film Vampire.

In 2012, the rock singer joined the cast of the French-American comedy film directed by Contant Dupieux (known as Mr. Ozio) “The Wrong Cops,” presented at the Cannes Film Festival. He played a techno fan to whom a policeman decided to teach a lesson in good music.

A year later, the rock artist played himself in the comedy-drama series Californication, of which he has always been a big fan. At the same time, the creators of the popular TV series Once Upon a Time, being fans of the singer, decided to entrust him with voicing the shadow of Peter Pan. They needed a voice that would give you goosebumps.

In 2014, the “king of outrageousness” played the role of neo-Nazi Ron in the crime drama “Sons of Anarchy.” In 2016, he played the sociopathic Thomas in the fantasy film Salem, starring Janet Montgomery and Shane West.

In 2017, the drama “Let Me Make You a Martyr” was released, where Manson got one of the key roles, a colorful killer and psychopath of Indian origin named Pope. His colleague on the set was Mark Boone Junior, with whom he became friends while working together on the TV series Sons of Anarchy.

Art

A gifted musician is outstanding in everything. His creativity is amazing. Since the creation of the group, he designed almost all of its flyers and demo cassette covers, and in 1999 he began painting watercolors. The best of the more than 150 paintings he created were exhibited for public display.

The first exhibition of Manson's work, "The Golden Age of the Grotesque", was organized in September 2002 at the Contemporary Exhibitions Center in Los Angeles. One of the paintings, valued at $55,000, depicted the hermaphrodite Hitler.

Two years later, in Paris and Berlin, he presented his second exhibition, Trismegistus. Its central exhibition had the same name and represented a three-headed Christ depicted on a wooden tabletop, which was taken from an antique embalming table.

In 2006, he opened his personal gallery, The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, in Los Angeles. The first show there was his third exhibition “Flowers of Evil”. In 2007, a number of her exhibits were shown at the Space 39 contemporary art gallery in Fort Myers, Florida, and then at the Brigitte Schenk Gallery in Cologne. The works of “the most eccentric freak on the planet” were also exhibited in Miami, Moscow, and Athens. The cost of his paintings “Anaclitism”, “Sisyphus”, “Fibonacci”, “Superman”, etc. ranged from 1.5 thousand to 50 thousand dollars.

In 2011, in collaboration with film director David Lynch, Manson published the book “Genealogy of Pain.” It was a catalog of thirty of the artist's watercolors, which could be seen in the exhibition of the same name at the Kunsthalle gallery in Vienna, with illustrations from four of Lynch's early experimental short films: "The Alphabet", "Grandmother", "Woman with an Amputated Leg" and "Six Sick Persons".

Personal life of Marilyn Manson

Despite his specific appearance, the rock musician’s personal life was rich in hobbies and romances. His first girlfriend was Missy Romero. They met at a Beastie Boys concert in 1992 and were a couple for five years.

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After breaking up with Rachel, the rock idol was credited with having affairs with TV star Caridi English, singer Lana Del Rey, and photographer Lindsay Yusich. In 2015, he declared that he was free and did not let any more journalists in on his affairs of the heart.

Marilyn Manson now

In the spring of 2019, the rock musician announced on his Instagram that he had almost completed work on his next studio disc and that singer-songwriter Shooter Jennings participated in its recording.

In the summer, he recorded a cover version of the psychedelic hit “The End” by the cult group The Doors, and later posted a video for it. The song was recorded specifically for the TV series The Stand, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Stephen King. The CBS All Access channel announced the creation of a new film adaptation of post-apocalyptic fiction. The master of shocking intends to play one of the roles in it.

In January 2020, a dramatic series with the participation of Manson, “The New Pope” by Paolo Sorrentino, was released, which is a continuation of the “The Young Pope” project. The rocker's colleagues in the film were Jude Law, John Malkovich, and Sharon Stone.

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The composition of the group changed several times, with the exception of a couple of members and, in fact, the frontman himself - Marilyn Manson. The composition of the group is this moment, is:

• Marilyn Manson- vocals, guitar, Pan flute, saxophone (1989 - present day);
• Twiggy- backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar (1993-2002, 2008 - present day);
• Paul Wiley- backing vocals, live guitar, programming (2014 - present day);
• Daniel Fox- live keyboards, percussion (2015 - present day);
• Gil Sharon- drums (2013 - present day).

The name of the group (as well as the pseudonym of the band’s frontman) is formed by adding the name of a Hollywood star of the 60s and the surname of a legendary criminal, which symbolizes the dichotomy of American culture, which will continue to serve as the leitmotif of the group’s creativity. Marilyn Manson personally came up with pseudonyms for the first stream of group members, but with the arrival of subsequent musicians who were in other groups (for example, John 5) similar model pseudonyms became irrelevant (since 1996 with the arrival of the new guitarist Zim Zam).

Throughout their career, the group has released 9 studio albums, 2 EPs, 1 live album and 1 collection of hits. Among them, the group's 4 albums have been certified multi-platinum, 5 gold albums, 1 gold compilation album, 1 gold video album, and 7 group albums have reached the top 10, including two number one albums. VH1 ranked Marilyn Manson as the 78th best rock band on its "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list. It has sold approximately 65 million records worldwide. .

History of the group

The name of the group became the pseudonym of its vocalist and permanent leader, Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner). The pseudonym was compiled by Warner from the name of the famous American film actress Marilyn Monroe and the surname of the murderous maniac Charles Manson. Such an unusual combination, according to Warner, had a number of meanings, ranging from a fundamental statement about the inevitability of the presence of two principles in a person (good and evil) to a protest against the fact that “America puts murderers on the cover of Times magazine, making them just as as famous as our favorite movie stars” (essay “Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?”). All other members of the group took similar aliases from the female first and last names of famous killers (with the exception of John 5).

Trent Reznor (with his label “Nothing Records”), a permanent member of the group Nine Inch Nails, helped a lot in paving the way for the group. His greatest contributions were in the albums “Portrait of an American Family” and “Antichrist Superstar”, where he acted as a producer.

Style, influence

The image and musical style of the group changes from album to album almost beyond recognition, which gives reason to classify it as industrial, glam rock, and nu metal. Even though individual elements of the listed styles are present in the music of Marilyn Manson, the group’s work does not completely fit into any of the stated categories.

As American musicologist Charles Muller notes, the group is often classified as gothic music, but such a definition is completely erroneous. At the same time, Müller identifies in the group’s work elements of such diverse styles as glam rock, hardcore, heavy metal, punk rock.

Group awards and nominations

Awards

Composition of the group

Current lineup

• Marilyn Manson ( Marilyn Manson / Brian Hugh Warner) - vocals, lyricist, keyboards, percussion, guitar, flute, writing, producer, founder and face of the group (1989 - to this day)
• Twiggy Ramirez ( Twiggy Ramirez / Jeordie Osbourne White - bass guitar, backing vocals (1994 - 2001, 2008 - to this day)
• Paul Wiley ( Paul Wiley) - rhythm guitar, backing vocals - (2014 - to this day).
• Gil Sharon ( Gil Sharone) - drums - (2014 - to this day).
• Daniel Fox - keyboards, percussion - (2015 - to this day).
• Tyler Bates - lead guitar, writing, backing vocals - (2014 - 2015, 2016 - present)

Former members

• Tim Skold ( Tim Skold) - guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, co-producer of the group (2002-2007).
• Ginger Fish ( Ginger Fish / Kenneth Robert Wilson) - drums - (1995-2004, 2006-2011).
• Madonna Wayne Gacy (Pogo) ( Madonna Wayne Gacy (Pogo) / Stephen Bier) - keyboards, percussion (1989-2006).
• John 5 ( John 5 / John William Lowery) - guitar (1998-2004).
• Zim Zam ( Zim Zum / Timothy Michael Linton) - guitar (1996-1998).
• Daisy Berkowitz ( Daisy Berkowitz / Scott Mitchell Putesky) - guitar, bass guitar (1989-1996) - one of the founders of the group.
• Sarah Lee Lucas ( Sara Lee Lucas / Fred Streithorst, Jr.) - drums (1991-1995).
• Gidget Gein ( Gidget Gein / Bradley Mark Stewart) - bass guitar (1989-1993) †
• For For Speck ( Zsa Zsa Speck / Perry Pandrea) - keyboards (1989).
• Olivia Newton Bundy ( Olivia Newton Bundy / Brian Tutunick) - bass guitar (1989).
• Chris Vrenna ( Chris Vrenna) - keyboards, sampling, percussion - (2004 - 5, 2007-2011).
• Fred Sablan - bass guitar, backing vocals - (2010-2014).

Members of the tour lineup

• Mark Shawssey ( Mark Chaussee) - guitar (2004-2005).
• Chris Vrenna ( Chris Vrenna) - keys, percussion (2004-2005).
• Rob Holiday ( Rob Holliday) - bass guitar (2007-2008), guitar (2008).
• Wes Borland ( Wesley Louden Borland) - guitar - (July 2008 - early 2009).
• Andy Herold ( Andy Gerold) - bass guitar - (2009-2010).
• Jason Sutter ( Jason Sutter) - drums - (2012-2013).
• Spencer Rollins ( Spencer Rollins) - keyboards, rhythm guitar - (2013).

Time scale

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Discography

Studio albums

Band music in films

• "John Wick" - Killing Strangers (2014)
• "Followers" - Sweet Dreams (2013)
• "Forbidden Zone" - No Reflection (2012) (Uncredited)
• "Time of the Witch" - Long Hard Road Out of Hell (2011)
• "Vampires Suck" - If I Was Your Vampire (Instrumental) (2010)
• "Trick or Treat (Trick'r Treat)
• "Stargate: Atlantis" - Beautiful People (2009)
• "Gamer" - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (2009)
• "Max Payne" - If I Was Your Vampire (Instrumental) (2008)
• "Saw 2" - Irresponsible Hate Anthem (Venus Head Trap Mix) (2005)
• "House of Wax" - Dried Up, Tied and Dead to the World (2005)
• "Enron. The Smartest in the Room" - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (2005)
• "Cold Fear (game)" - Use Your Fist and Not Your Mouth (2003)
• "Club Mania" - La La Song (2003)
• "The Matrix Reloaded" - This Is the New Shit (2003)
• "Resident Evil" - The Fight Song (Slipknot Remix), Resident Evil Main Title Theme, Seizure Of Power, Reunion, Cleansing (2002)
• "Queen of the Damned" - Redeemer (2002)
• "From Hell" - The Nobodies (Wormwood Remix) (2002)
• "Not for Children" - Tainted Love (2001)
• "Valentine's Day" - Valentine's Day (2001)
• "The Expendables" - I Put a Spell on You (in film) (2002)
• The Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2- Suicide Is Painless, Disposable Teens (in the film) (2000)
• Celebrity Deathmatch- Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes (1999)
• "House on Haunted Hill" - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (1999)
• "Grimm" - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (2011)
• "The Matrix" - Rock Is Dead (1999)
• Detroit Rock City- Highway to Hell, The Nobodies (1999)
• Dead Man on Campus- Golden Years (1998)
• "Lost Highway" - Apple of Sodom, I Put a Spell on You (1997)
• "Private Parts" - The Suck for Your Solution (1997)
• Nowhere- Kiddie Grinder (Remix) (1997)
• "Spawn" - Long Hard Road Out of Hell (1997)
• Strange Land- Sweet Tooth (1995)
• SFW- Get Your Gunn (1994)
• F.E.A.R. 3- Four Rusted Horses (2011)
• Saints Row: The Third - Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon (2011)
• Salem - Cuppid Carries A Gun

Tour

Years	Tour	Information
1989-1993	The Spooky Kids	Not an official tour. Most of the concerts were given in Florida. 100 concerts were played.
1994-1995	Portrait of an American Family	Touring in support of his first album Portrait of an American Family, which was released on July 19, 1994 in the United States. The group also often performed as an opening act for bands such as Nine Inch Nails in 1994 and Danzig in 1995. They played 155 concerts.
1995-1996	Smells Like Children	Tour in support of the new mini-album Smells Like Children, which went on sale on October 24, 1995. 105 concerts were played.
1996-1997	Dead to the World	The group goes to Antichrist Superstar, which went on sale in the United States on October 8, 1996. Also during the tour, material was recorded that was later released as the first video of the album. Dead to the World February 10, 1998. 175 concerts were played, making this the longest tour in the band's history.
1998-1999	Rock Is Dead and mechanical animals promo	Tour in support of the new album Mechanical Animals, which went on sale September 15, 1998. During the tour, video materials were recorded, which were later released on a video collection. God Is in the TV. The tour is also known as the most scandalous and shocking in the history of the group. [ ] A total of 107 concerts were played.
2000-2001	Guns, God and Government	Tour in support of the new album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death), which went on sale November 14, 2000. During the tour, the group visits Russia for the first time with a concert in Moscow. In the summer of 2001, the group performed at the famous Ozzfest festival on the same stage with Ozzy Osbourne. Also during the tour, video material was recorded and released on DVD. Guns, God and Government October 29, 2002. A total of 125 concerts were played.
2003-2004	Grotesk Burlesk	Tour in support of the new album The Golden Age of Grotesque, which went on sale May 13, 2003. During the summer the band performed at Ozzfest. A total of 119 concerts were played.
2004-2005	Against All Gods	World tour in support of the hit collection Lest We Forget. The title Against All Gods is a play on the expression “against all odds” (“in spite of everything”). The tour lasted from October 27, 2004 to August 31, 2005. During this time, the group played 64 concerts. The tour was initially planned as a purely American tour and only later was expanded to the rest of the world. The group gave two concerts in Russia, performing for the first time in St. Petersburg
2007-2008	Rape of the World	Tour in support of the new album Eat Me, Drink Me, which went on sale June 5, 2007. Video material was recorded during the tour, but was not released. A total of 122 concerts were played.
2009	The High End of Low Tour	Tour in support of the new album The High End of Low, which went on sale May 29, 2009. A total of 107 concerts were played.
2012	Hey Cruel World…Tour	Tour in support of eighth studio album Born Villain, released April 30, 2012. A total of 163 concerts were played.
2013	Masters of Madness Tour	Joint tour with Alice Cooper
2014	Summer 2014 Tour	Summer tour 2014. 6 out of 10 concerts were played.
2015-present	The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour	Tour in support of the new album “The Pale Emperor”, which went on sale on January 20, 2015.
2015	The End Times Tour	Joint tour with The Smashing Pumpkins.

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Literature

• Charles Mueller. The Music of the Goth Subculture: Postmodernism and Aesthetics. - Tallahassee: Florida State University, 2008. - 245 p. - ISBN 9781109045741.

Links

• (English)
• on Last.fm
• (English) - wiki project about Marilyn Manson and his group.
• (English) on Discogs.com

Notes

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An excerpt characterizing Marilyn Manson

“We have to give it to them!” - Pierre thought, taking his pocket. “No, don’t,” a voice told him.
There was no room in the upper rooms of the inn: everyone was occupied. Pierre went into the yard and, covering his head, lay down in his carriage.

As soon as Pierre laid his head on the pillow, he felt that he was falling asleep; but suddenly, with the clarity of almost reality, a boom, boom, boom of shots was heard, groans, screams, the splashing of shells were heard, the smell of blood and gunpowder, and a feeling of horror, the fear of death, overwhelmed him. He opened his eyes in fear and raised his head from under his overcoat. Everything was quiet in the yard. Only at the gate, talking to the janitor and splashing through the mud, was some orderly walking. Above Pierre's head, under the dark underside of the plank canopy, doves fluttered from the movement he made while rising. Throughout the yard there was a peaceful, joyful for Pierre at that moment, strong smell of an inn, the smell of hay, manure and tar. Between two black canopies a clear starry sky was visible.
“Thank God this is no longer there,” thought Pierre, covering his head again. - Oh, how terrible fear is and how shamefully I surrendered to it! And they... they were firm and calm all the time, until the end... - he thought. In Pierre's concept, they were soldiers - those who were at the battery, and those who fed him, and those who prayed to the icon. They - these strange ones, hitherto unknown to him, were clearly and sharply separated in his thoughts from all other people.
“To be a soldier, just a soldier! - thought Pierre, falling asleep. – Enter into this common life with your whole being, imbued with what makes them so. But how can one throw off all this unnecessary, devilish, all the burden of this external man? At one time I could have been this. I could run away from my father as much as I wanted. Even after the duel with Dolokhov, I could have been sent as a soldier.” And in Pierre’s imagination flashed a dinner at a club, at which he called Dolokhov, and a benefactor in Torzhok. And now Pierre is presented with a ceremonial dining box. This lodge takes place in the English Club. And someone familiar, close, dear, sits at the end of the table. Yes it is! This is a benefactor. “But he died? - thought Pierre. - Yes, he died; but I didn't know he was alive. And how sorry I am that he died, and how glad I am that he is alive again!” On one side of the table sat Anatole, Dolokhov, Nesvitsky, Denisov and others like him (the category of these people was as clearly defined in Pierre’s soul in the dream as the category of those people whom he called them), and these people, Anatole, Dolokhov they shouted and sang loudly; but from behind their shout the voice of the benefactor could be heard, speaking incessantly, and the sound of his words was as significant and continuous as the roar of the battlefield, but it was pleasant and comforting. Pierre did not understand what the benefactor was saying, but he knew (the category of thoughts was just as clear in the dream) that the benefactor was talking about goodness, about the possibility of being what they were. And they surrounded the benefactor on all sides, with their simple, kind, firm faces. But although they were kind, they did not look at Pierre, did not know him. Pierre wanted to attract their attention and say. He stood up, but at the same moment his legs became cold and exposed.
He felt ashamed, and he covered his legs with his hand, from which the greatcoat actually fell off. For a moment, Pierre, straightening his overcoat, opened his eyes and saw the same awnings, pillars, courtyard, but all this was now bluish, light and covered with sparkles of dew or frost.
“It’s dawning,” thought Pierre. - But that’s not it. I need to listen to the end and understand the words of the benefactor.” He covered himself with his overcoat again, but neither the dining box nor the benefactor was there. There were only thoughts clearly expressed in words, thoughts that someone said or Pierre himself thought about.
Pierre, later recalling these thoughts, despite the fact that they were caused by the impressions of that day, was convinced that someone outside himself was telling them to him. Never, it seemed to him, had he been able to think and express his thoughts like that in reality.
“War is the most difficult task of subordinating human freedom to the laws of God,” said the voice. – Simplicity is submission to God; you can't escape him. And they are simple. They don't say it, but they do it. The spoken word is silver, and the unspoken word is golden. A person cannot own anything while he is afraid of death. And whoever is not afraid of her belongs to him everything. If there were no suffering, a person would not know his own boundaries, would not know himself. The most difficult thing (Pierre continued to think or hear in his sleep) is to be able to unite in his soul the meaning of everything. Connect everything? - Pierre said to himself. - No, don't connect. You can’t connect thoughts, but connecting all these thoughts is what you need! Yes, we need to pair, we need to pair! - Pierre repeated to himself with inner delight, feeling that with these words, and only with these words, is expressed what he wants to express, and the whole question tormenting him is resolved.
- Yes, we need to mate, it’s time to mate.
- We need to harness, it’s time to harness, your Excellency! Your Excellency,” a voice repeated, “we need to harness, it’s time to harness...
It was the voice of the bereitor waking Pierre. The sun hit Pierre's face directly. He looked at the dirty inn, in the middle of which, near a well, soldiers were watering thin horses, from which carts were driving through the gate. Pierre turned away in disgust and, closing his eyes, hastily fell back onto the seat of the carriage. “No, I don’t want this, I don’t want to see and understand this, I want to understand what was revealed to me during my sleep. One more second and I would have understood everything. So what should I do? Pair, but how to combine everything?” And Pierre felt with horror that the entire meaning of what he saw and thought in his dream was destroyed.
The driver, the coachman and the janitor told Pierre that an officer had arrived with the news that the French had moved towards Mozhaisk and that ours were leaving.
Pierre got up and, ordering them to lay down and catch up with him, went on foot through the city.
The troops left and left about ten thousand wounded. These wounded were visible in the courtyards and windows of houses and crowded in the streets. On the streets near the carts that were supposed to take away the wounded, screams, curses and blows were heard. Pierre gave the carriage that had overtaken him to a wounded general he knew and went with him to Moscow. Dear Pierre learned about the death of his brother-in-law and about the death of Prince Andrei.

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On the 30th, Pierre returned to Moscow. Almost at the outpost he met Count Rastopchin's adjutant.
“And we are looking for you everywhere,” said the adjutant. “The Count definitely needs to see you.” He asks you to come to him now on a very important matter.
Pierre, without stopping home, took a cab and went to the commander-in-chief.
Count Rastopchin had just arrived in the city this morning from his country dacha in Sokolniki. The hallway and reception room in the count's house were full of officials who appeared at his request or for orders. Vasilchikov and Platov had already met with the count and explained to him that it was impossible to defend Moscow and that it would be surrendered. Although this news was hidden from the residents, officials and heads of various departments knew that Moscow would be in the hands of the enemy, just as Count Rostopchin knew it; and all of them, in order to relinquish responsibility, came to the commander-in-chief with questions about how to deal with the units entrusted to them.
While Pierre was entering the reception room, a courier coming from the army was leaving the count.
The courier hopelessly waved his hand at the questions addressed to him and walked through the hall.
While waiting in the reception area, Pierre looked with tired eyes at the various officials, old and young, military and civilian, important and unimportant, who were in the room. Everyone seemed unhappy and restless. Pierre approached one group of officials, in which one was his acquaintance. After greeting Pierre, they continued their conversation.
- How to deport and return again, there will be no trouble; and in such a situation one cannot be held accountable for anything.
“Why, here he is writing,” said another, pointing to printed paper which he held in his hand.
- That's another matter. This is necessary for the people,” said the first.
- What is this? asked Pierre.
- Here's a new poster.
Pierre took it in his hands and began to read:
“The Most Serene Prince, in order to quickly unite with the troops that were coming to him, crossed Mozhaisk and stood in a strong place where the enemy would not suddenly attack him. Forty-eight cannons with shells were sent to him from here, and His Serene Highness says that he will defend Moscow to the last drop of blood and is ready to fight even in the streets. You, brothers, don’t look at the fact that public offices have been closed: things need to be tidied up, and we will deal with the villain in our court! When it comes down to it, I need young people from both towns and villages. I’ll call the cry in two days, but now there’s no need, I’m silent. Good with an axe, not bad with a spear, but best of all is a three-piece pitchfork: a Frenchman is not heavier than a sheaf of rye. Tomorrow, after lunch, I’m taking Iverskaya to the Catherine Hospital, to see the wounded. We will consecrate the water there: they will recover sooner; and now I’m healthy: my eye hurt, but now I can see both.”
“And the military people told me,” said Pierre, “that there is no way to fight in the city and that the position...
“Well, yes, that’s what we’re talking about,” said the first official.
– What does this mean: my eye hurt, and now I’m looking at both? - said Pierre.
“The count had barley,” said the adjutant, smiling, “and he was very worried when I told him that people had come to ask what was wrong with him.” “And what, count,” the adjutant suddenly said, turning to Pierre with a smile, “we heard that you have family worries?” It’s as if the Countess, your wife...
“I didn’t hear anything,” Pierre said indifferently. -What did you hear?
- No, you know, they often make things up. I say I heard.
- What did you hear?
“Yes, they say,” the adjutant said again with the same smile, “that the countess, your wife, is going abroad.” Probably nonsense...
“Maybe,” said Pierre, looking around absentmindedly. - And who is this? - he asked, pointing to a short old man in a pure blue coat, with a large beard as white as snow, the same eyebrows and a ruddy face.
- This? This is one merchant, that is, he is an innkeeper, Vereshchagin. Have you heard perhaps this story about the proclamation?
- Oh, so this is Vereshchagin! - said Pierre, peering into the firm and calm face of the old merchant and looking for an expression of treason in it.
- This is not him. This is the father of the one who wrote the proclamation,” said the adjutant. “He’s young, he’s sitting in a hole, and he seems to be in trouble.”
One old man, wearing a star, and another, a German official, with a cross on his neck, approached the people talking.
“You see,” said the adjutant, “this is a complicated story. Then, two months ago, this proclamation appeared. They informed the Count. He ordered an investigation. So Gavrilo Ivanovich was looking for him, this proclamation was in exactly sixty-three hands. He will come to one thing: from whom do you get it? - That’s why. He goes to that one: who are you from? etc. we got to Vereshchagin... a half-educated merchant, you know, a little merchant, the adjutant said, smiling. - They ask him: who do you get it from? And the main thing is that we know from whom it comes. He has no one else to rely on other than the postal director. But apparently there was a strike between them. He says: not from anyone, I composed it myself. And they threatened and asked, so he settled on it: he composed it himself. So they reported to the count. The count ordered to call him. “Who is your proclamation from?” - “I composed it myself.” Well, you know the Count! – the adjutant said with a proud and cheerful smile. “He flared up terribly, and just think: such impudence, lies and stubbornness!..
- A! The Count needed him to point to Klyucharyov, I understand! - said Pierre.
“It’s not necessary at all,” the adjutant said fearfully. – Klyucharyov already had sins, for which he was exiled. But the fact is that the count was very indignant. “How could you compose? - says the count. I took this “Hamburg newspaper” from the table. - Here she is. You didn’t compose it, but translated it, and you translated it badly, because you don’t even know French, you fool.” What do you think? “No,” he says, “I didn’t read any newspapers, I made them up.” “If that’s the case, then you are a traitor, and I will bring you to trial, and you will be hanged. Tell me, from whom did you receive it? - “I haven’t seen any newspapers, but I made them up.” It remains that way. The Count also called on his father: stand his ground. And they put him on trial and, it seems, sentenced him to hard labor. Now his father came to ask for him. But he's a crappy boy! You know, such a merchant's son, a dandy, a seducer, listened to lectures somewhere and already thinks that the devil is not his brother. After all, what a young man he is! His father has a tavern here near the Stone Bridge, so in the tavern, you know, there is a large image of the Almighty God and a scepter is presented in one hand, and an orb in the other; so he took this image home for several days and what did he do! I found a bastard painter...

In the middle of this new story, Pierre was called to the commander-in-chief.
Pierre entered Count Rastopchin's office. Rastopchin, wincing, rubbed his forehead and eyes with his hand, while Pierre entered. The short man was saying something and, as soon as Pierre entered, he fell silent and left.
- A! “Hello, great warrior,” said Rostopchin as soon as this man came out. – We’ve heard about your prouesses [glorious exploits]! But that's not the point. Mon cher, entre nous, [Between us, my dear,] are you a Freemason? - said Count Rastopchin in a stern tone, as if there was something bad in this, but that he intended to forgive. Pierre was silent. - Mon cher, je suis bien informe, [I, my dear, know everything well,] but I know that there are Freemasons and Freemasons, and I hope that you do not belong to those who, under the guise of saving the human race, want to destroy Russia.
“Yes, I’m a Freemason,” answered Pierre.
- Well, you see, my dear. You, I think, are not unaware that Messrs. Speransky and Magnitsky have been sent where they should be; the same was done with Mr. Klyucharyov, the same with others who, under the guise of building the temple of Solomon, tried to destroy the temple of their fatherland. You can understand that there are reasons for this and that I could not exile the local postal director if he were not a harmful person. Now I know that you sent him yours. crew for the rise from the city and even that you accepted papers from him for safekeeping. I love you and do not wish you harm, and since you are half my age, I, as a father, advise you to stop all relations with this kind of people and leave here yourself as soon as possible.
- But what, Count, is Klyucharyov’s fault? asked Pierre.
“It’s my business to know and not yours to ask me,” cried Rostopchin.
“If he is accused of distributing Napoleon’s proclamations, then this has not been proven,” said Pierre (without looking at Rastopchin), “and Vereshchagin...”
“Nous y voila, [It is so,”] Rastopchin suddenly frowned, interrupting Pierre, and cried out even louder than before. “Vereshchagin is a traitor and a traitor who will receive a well-deserved execution,” said Rostopchin with that fervor of anger with which people speak when remembering an insult. - But I did not call you in order to discuss my affairs, but in order to give you advice or orders, if you want it. I ask you to stop relations with gentlemen like Klyucharyov and get out of here. And I'll beat the crap out of whoever it is. - And, probably realizing that he seemed to be shouting at Bezukhov, who had not yet been guilty of anything, he added, taking Pierre by the hand in a friendly manner: - Nous sommes a la veille d "un desastre publique, et je n"ai pas le temps de dire des gentillesses a tous ceux qui ont affaire a moi. My head is spinning sometimes! Eh! bien, mon cher, qu"est ce que vous faites, vous personnellement? [We are on the eve of a general disaster, and I have no time to be polite to everyone with whom I have business. So, my dear, what are you doing, you personally?]
“Mais rien, [Yes, nothing,” answered Pierre, still without raising his eyes and without changing the expression of his thoughtful face.
The Count frowned.
- Un conseil d"ami, mon cher. Decampez et au plutot, c"est tout ce que je vous dis. A bon entendeur salut! Goodbye, my dear. “Oh, yes,” he shouted to him from the door, “is it true that the countess fell into the clutches of des saints peres de la Societe de Jesus?” [Friendly advice. Get out quickly, that's what I tell you. Blessed is he who knows how to obey!.. the holy fathers of the Society of Jesus?]
Pierre did not answer anything and, frowning and angry as he had never been seen, left Rostopchin.

When he arrived home, it was already getting dark. About eight different people visited him that evening. Secretary of the committee, colonel of his battalion, manager, butler and various petitioners. Everyone had matters before Pierre that he had to resolve. Pierre did not understand anything, was not interested in these matters and gave only answers to all questions that would free him from these people. Finally, left alone, he printed out and read his wife’s letter.
“They are soldiers at the battery, Prince Andrei has been killed... an old man... Simplicity is submission to God. You have to suffer... the meaning of everything... you have to put it together... your wife is getting married... You have to forget and understand...” And he, going up to the bed, fell onto it without undressing and immediately fell asleep.
When he woke up the next morning, the butler came to report that a police official had come from Count Rastopchin on purpose to find out whether Count Bezukhov had left or was leaving.
About ten different people who had business with Pierre were waiting for him in the living room. Pierre hastily dressed, and, instead of going to those who were waiting for him, he went to the back porch and from there went out through the gate.
From then until the end of the Moscow devastation, none of the Bezukhovs’ household, despite all the searches, saw Pierre again and did not know where he was.

The Rostovs remained in the city until September 1, that is, until the eve of the enemy’s entry into Moscow.
After Petya joined Obolensky’s Cossack regiment and his departure to Belaya Tserkov, where this regiment was being formed, fear came over the countess. The thought that both of her sons are at war, that both of them have left under her wing, that today or tomorrow each of them, and maybe both together, like the three sons of one of her friends, could be killed, for the first time just now, this summer, it came to her mind with cruel clarity. She tried to get Nikolai to come to her, she wanted to go to Petya herself, to place him somewhere in St. Petersburg, but both of them turned out to be impossible. Petya could not be returned except with the regiment or through transfer to another active regiment. Nicholas was somewhere in the army and after his last letter, in which he described in detail his meeting with Princess Marya, he did not give any news about himself. The Countess did not sleep at night and, when she fell asleep, she saw her murdered sons in her dreams. After much advice and negotiations, the count finally came up with a means to calm the countess. He transferred Petya from Obolensky’s regiment to Bezukhov’s regiment, which was being formed near Moscow. Although Petya remained in military service, with this transfer the countess had the consolation of seeing at least one son under her wing and hoped to arrange for her Petya in such a way that she would no longer let him out and would always enroll him in places of service where he could not possibly end up. into battle. While only Nicolas was in danger, it seemed to the countess (and she even repented of it) that she loved the eldest more than all the other children; but when the youngest, the naughty one, who was a bad student, who broke everything in the house and who was boring everyone, Petya, this snub-nosed Petya, with his cheerful black eyes, a fresh blush and a little fluff on his cheeks, ended up there, with these big, scary, cruel men who they fight something there and find something joyful in it - then it seemed to the mother that she loved him more, much more than all her children. The closer the time approached when the expected Petya was supposed to return to Moscow, the more the countess’s anxiety increased. She already thought that she would never see this happiness. The presence of not only Sonya, but also her beloved Natasha, even her husband, irritated the countess. “What do I care about them, I don’t need anyone except Petya!” - she thought.