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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Stuart Heritage

He's just Marilyn – Marilyn Manson from the block

Marilyn Manson
OK, so maybe the transformation is not quite complete yet. Photograph: Chelsea Lauren/FilmMagic

Fans of Marilyn Manson will be thrilled to learn that he has finally one-upped the try-hard self-parody of his 2005 wedding to Dita Von Teese – which was reportedly lit by the great-grandchildren of Hitler's favourite architect and featured, get this, a worst man – with his backstage rider demands.

A support act has revealed that Manson will only perform if his dressing room has been painted black and kept at a temperature lower than 10C, and nobody ever makes eye contact with him. Which, give or take a couple of shades and degrees, more or less makes him the same as Jennifer Lopez.

This is great news, especially for anyone desperate to see Manson star in a romcom where he plays a kooky wedding planner who falls for Matthew McConaughey. Stick at it, Marilyn! A few more years like this and you too can appear in a television advert for a Fiat 500! You just need to believe!

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