15 Insanely Weird Moments That Made You Love Marilyn Manson
4. Appearance On The Phil Donahue Show
Moshing will always be controversial; it's passionate, intense, and regularly misunderstood as an act of aggression. For music fans, the reality is quite different, but that hasn't stopped many people over the years from accusing it of inciting violence.
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In 1995, Manson and fellow band members Twiggy Ramirez and Madonna Wayne Gacy appeared on The Phil Donahue Show an immensely influential American talk show to defend their music and their fans. Seeing Manson and Co. decked out in their usual attire surrounded by clean-cut middle-aged parents is simultaneously hilarious and strange. What's clear is Manson's ability to calmly and intelligently reason with his debaters, even when Twiggy is keen to engage in devious distraction.