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HOLY WOOD (IN THE SHADOW OF THE VALLEY OF DEATH)

READ OR WATCH THE SELECTION OF INTERVIEWS LISTED BELOW. GO DEEP INTO THE MIND OF MARILYN MANSON AND IMMERSE YOURSELF INTO EVERY ASPECT IN THE CREATION OF HOLY WOOD, THE REVELANCE TO THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AND HOW IT TIES TOGETHER TO FORM THE TRYPTICH RECORDS.

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KERRANG! - 2000

"The first song GodEatGod is loosely about the character of Adam," Manson elaborates. "The song is about him contemplating things from Death Valley - I use Death Valley as a metaphor for the outcast and the imperfect of the world. The second song The Love Song, is kind of a strangely religious anthem for the new religion that rules Holy Wood - a very fascist, commanding and demanding religion."

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CMJ NEW MUSIC - NOVEMBER 2000

"I make references to the Zapruder film being the most important movie ever made in modern times. And the irony that anyone could complain about violence in films and entertainment when that was shown on the news. Growing up, I saw it so many times, and I've never seen anything so violent in my life. to me, Kennedy was a second Christ because he died and enough people were watching, and so you become a martyr. I think the image of Christ hanging on the cross not only makes him the first real celebrity, the first real icon, but it is also one of the most sexual images ever."

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HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE - NOVEMBER 2000

" The end of the 60's became something I was really obsessed with on this album. I think it was because of the Stones being blamed for Altamont and the Manson murders were a lot like Columbine. The same media coverage. That's why I started getting into The Beatles' White Album more and more, because it was the first record that was blamed for some sort of crime or associated with it. I felt like this had to be our White Album."

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METAL EDGE - 2000

"The death of one is a tragedy, the death of millions is just a statistic.' I don't know what struck that specific comment, but I think it was inspired by how it's such a big deal when some person dies in such a dramatic way, then for some reason their death is more relevant than thousands of other people that die all the time. It's insulting that people make such a fuss over Columbine and act like it's the first time it happened. People die in schools all the time, especially in the urban areas where it's just like a common occurrence. Kennedy was martyred because the production value of his murder was so grand; the cinematography was so well done. I think that's really where the root of that remark came from.""

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REVOLVER - WINTER 2000

"People want to blame the entertainment media for violence in our society," he says. "But entertainment didn't inspire the violence that put Christ on the cross. In fact, that image of him on the cross is probably the most important element of all entertainment, because it represents sexuality and despair and violence, all in one. What's really ironic is that the crucifix is phallic. People are made to feel so guilty about having human feelings, but then they're supposed to pray to this phallic symbol with a half-naked rock star on it. It creates so much conflict in them, so much rage. In the end, they grow up feeling that it's wrong for them to follow their desires. And I'm saying if you don't find a place to focus that, then something bad is going to happen."

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HOLY WOOD - DOT MUSIC

HOLY WOOD - DISINFORMATION SPEECH

HOLY WOOD - OFFICIAL WEBCAST

HOLY WOOD - FAST FORWARD

HOLY WOOD - BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE

HOLY WOOD - O' REILY FACTOR

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