What do those three have in common? Strong reactions from the general public. Two for beauty, one for animalism. Together they make the triple tip for the artist I’ve chosen for today. I don’t know about you, but the ways that people become famous today are pretty insane. At least in the time of Monroe and Manson you could still be outrageous. Now it’s no longer good to be outrageous.
For Marilyn, she was the buxom beauty that became the centerfold for controversy over a supposed affair with a president. Hmmm… Monica Lewinsky anyone? Anyone? Not to mention that she did some bit parts in movies, and had a tendency to be a bit riské with exposing her body. Today, you aren’t taking a risk doing that anymore. Courting the president though, oooh that’s daring. Even now. Too bad someone can’t court George W. Bush and expose him for getting a blow job. That would be too ironic. Then again we’re talking about a man with very little charisma compared to someone like J.F.K.
For Charles Manson you have a cold blooded killer. Here’s a man that was clearly beating the rhythm of his own drummer. That beat must have been extremely loud though, as he was able to attract other people to follow the words he spoke. In fact, from what I understand, he only masterminded his devilish desires – it was his followers that actually carried out the dastardly deeds. In a way, it was as if he was starting a religion, or better yet a cult. It’s damn hard to start such things now-a-days. It takes a boat-load of money, lots of money to get a religion or cult off the ground. Once you have that, you can then bully people.
For Anna Nicole we have what many considered the modern Marilyn. Personally, I’m not sure how she rose to fame. I didn’t get the attraction. Wait, I’ve got it, she must have been like watching a train-wreck. You know it’s bad, but you just can’t help yourself to rubber-necking or even stopping to oogle at what you see. Even now there’s a curious state of events unfolding around her death and her body. The theories around who the father of her child are running a plenty. If there is anything that interests me it’s going to be who’s DNA actually proves correct as the father. I have a sneaking suspicion that it’s the child of the dead billionaire whose fortune she’d been attempting to collect.
In steps Marilyn Manson. Like these three, he’s certainly a spectacle. I was never a big fan, but there are elements about this song that I truly like. I also appreciate the man behind the mask. He’s actually very well spoken and it’s painfully obvious that he created this persona strictly for controversy. You can’t get more controversial than standing on a stage in Utah, holding up a book of mormon and berating the audience about it. I understand he even tore out pages and stomped on them. Or so I was told. I didn’t actually see the concert in question. But I knew someone that did. That is a truly ballsy move if you ask me.
His controversy has come and gone, for whatever reason. Thus it’s why I call it a Fallen Friday.
(** Disclaimer: If Marilyn Manson’s label comes after me to tear me down for my looks, I’ll have to get laser treatment to blast the audio off the server. The post will remain to show my/our facination with fame. **)