I'm in the final stages with one of the major companies,

What would Marilyn Manson be if no one hated Marilyn Manson?

I can't go to sleep at night if I didn't accomplish at least something. That's the one thing that keeps me up.

In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero's not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his armor. He's one-dimensional intentionally, but the villain is the person who owns up to what he is and stands by it.

I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it.

They'll see it. And it doesn't matter if they don't. It's only Rock 'n' Roll. But I do intend to move more into the Mainstream. Marilyn Manson is just the First phase.