8 Times Marilyn Manson Proved The World Wrong

2. He Exposed Hypocrites By Being Successful

There's nothing more satisfying than outing an hypocrite - and that's exactly what Manson did in 2003 with his album The Golden Age Of Grotesque. In 1999 the American supermarket chain Walmart took a stance against Manson, deciding not to sell any of his music. The more popular Manson became, however, the more difficult it was for Walmart to ignore him.

With the release of the massively successful The Golden Age Of Grotesque, they began selling the record in massive quantities, proving to the world that companies don't care about integrity when there's money involved. Obviously there's no integrity in banning Manson anyway -€“ suffocating freedom of artistic expression is a pretty futile act €“- but it highlighted just how quick the company was to back peddle whenever they stood to make a profit.

If that's not shameful enough, Walmart's excuse didn't even try to mask their motivation. They stated it was okay to sell the record because it had suddenly become commercially viable. Once again, Manson proved the world wrong just by being Manson.