Alice Cooper recently opened up about Marilyn Manson’s personal transformation and current performance. He commented on the artist’s evolution in a statement shared on Eddie Trunk’s Instagram.
Alice Cooper talks about Marilyn Manson
Cooper said that his perception of Marilyn Manson has changed significantly over the years. He explained that while he previously avoided the artist as a person, he now views him in a completely different light.
“Offstage, he was an entirely different spirit. He was alive. He was absolutely on it. First time I’ve ever really talked to him, cause I talked to this other thing before, you know, that I didn’t understand what he was,” Cooper said.
“We had lots of things going on. I never quite understood where he was at all. I just didn’t get it. And I don’t think he did either. I think he was just winging it on every level. And it worked.”
Cooper highlighted that the dramatic shift he’s witnessed in Marilyn Manson’s current state, both on and off stage.
“But now, he gets on stage and does his show and kills it. I thought the band was great. I thought he was great. He looked healthier. As sick as he looks on stage, it’s a healthy sick. His whole personality offstage is like ‘I wanna hang with this guy now,’” Cooper continued.
“But there was a time when I avoided him. I didn’t avoid his music or his show, but I just avoided him as a person. And now, I look forward to seeing him. It’s really a different human being.”
Cooper said that this transformation is a result of natural growing pains artists experience in the music industry. He suggested that Marilyn Manson has finally discovered his authentic self.
“I think that everybody has to go through that. Everybody has to go through their growing pains in this business, where you don’t know who you are for a long time. You don’t know who you are offstage. You know who you are onstage but you don’t know who you are offstage,” he said.
Cooper added, “And finally, everybody gets to a point that if you’re gonna survive, you have to decide you’re gonna be. And he decided he’s going to be this person, which I really like. I really like this person. He doesn’t want to water down his show at all. So, his whole personality now, I think he sings better, you know, everything about it is better. I’m very impressed with Marilyn Manson, to be honest with you.”
