Editing Marilyn Manson (band) (section)

==Musical style==
Although the band's music has often been labeled as [[shock rock]] by mainstream media,<ref name="TPEBillboard" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/music/top-10-shock-rock-bands-of-all-time-6574780 |title=Top 10 Shock Rock Bands of All Time |author=Distefano, Alex |work=[[OC Weekly]] |publisher=Duncan McIntosh Co. |date=November 21, 2013 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521070836/http://www.ocweekly.com/music/top-10-shock-rock-bands-of-all-time-6574780 |archive-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westernherald.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_df770d06-a7ee-11e4-b4a4-5709a3d3fa72.html |title=Marilyn Manson trades shock rock for new sound in The Pale Emperor |author=Garza, Richard |work=[[Western Herald (Western Michigan University)|Western Herald]] |publisher=[[Western Michigan University]] |date=January 29, 2015 |access-date=June 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/music/high-guru-of-shock-rock/ |title=High Guru of shock rock |author=Wolgamott, L. Kent |work=[[Boulder Weekly]] |publisher=Stewart Sallo |date=May 30, 2013 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916044832/http://www.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/music/high-guru-of-shock-rock/ |archive-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> Manson disputes the use of the label,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-new-album-grandest-concept-record-disputes-shock-rock-label/ |title=Marilyn Manson Calls New Album His 'Grandest Concept Record' + Disputes 'Shock Rock' Label |author=Hartmann, Graham |work=[[Loudwire]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]] |date=March 2, 2012 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040449/http://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-new-album-grandest-concept-record-disputes-shock-rock-label/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> preferring instead to identify his band's music as [[rock and roll]].<ref>{{cite episode |title=Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m99d |series=Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |series-link=Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |date=June 6, 2003 |season=4 |number=11 |minutes=14 |access-date=June 13, 2016 |quote='''Ross:''' How would you describe your band? I've heard the new album and there's so much going on. Do you consider it heavy metal or glam rock or dance – what is it? / '''Manson:''' I don't really care for genres. When we first started out, grunge was everywhere. After that, it was the whole industrial thing. Then it was [[nu metal]]. And we've outlasted them all. We're a rock 'n' roll band. |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123185636/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m99d |archive-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> The band combined [[industrial music|industrial]], goth, shock rock and [[heavy metal music|metal]] into a "creative bricolage".<ref>{{cite book |last=Weinstein|first=Deena |editor=Heesch, Florian |editor2=Scott, Niall |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Heavy Metal, Gender and Sexuality |chapter=Playing with gender in the key of metal |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8I-kDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA18 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=18|isbn=9781317122982}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote that the band "draws equally from schlock metal, [[progressive metal]], [[new wave music|new wave]], [[gothic rock|goth rock]], and [[industrial rock]]".<ref name="ACSSAllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/antichrist-superstar-mw0000188724 |title=Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi]] |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525142511/http://www.allmusic.com/album/antichrist-superstar-mw0000188724 |archive-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> AllMusic also described the band's music as "[[glam rock|glam]]-influenced [[industrial metal]]".<ref name="allmusic" />''[[The Daily Texan]]'' wrote that the band "originally found success during the rise and popularity of [[nu metal]]", however "Manson distanced himself from that movement, preferring [[alternative metal]] anguish over [[Cookie Monster|cookie monster]]-sounding [[rapping|rap]]s."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytexanonline.com/life-and-arts/2012/04/30/marilyn-manson-returns-with-signature-darkness-intelligence |title=Marilyn Manson returns with signature darkness, intelligence |work=[[The Daily Texan]] |last=Watson |first=Elijah |date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=January 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219100404/http://www.dailytexanonline.com/life-and-arts/2012/04/30/marilyn-manson-returns-with-signature-darkness-intelligence |archive-date=2013-02-19}}</ref> According to ''The Evolution of Goth Culture'', the [[goth subculture]] "resisted this takeover of the goth name by Marilyn Manson and their fans" initially, but the band's music would eventually be identified as being goth rock and industrial metal, even though Manson himself has been reluctant to "pigeonhole" his band as goth or metal.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Karl |first1=Spracklen |last2=Spracklen |first2=Beverly |date=August 15, 2018|title=The Evolution of Goth Culture |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2-9mDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA97 |chapter=Goths and the Globalisation |publisher=Emerald Publishing Limited |page=97 |isbn=9781787146761}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described the band's music as "heavy, industrialized goth rock",<ref name="RSBio">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/marilyn-manson/biography |title=Marilyn Manson – Rolling Stone Biography |author=Serpick, Evan |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627105722/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/marilyn-manson/biography |archive-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref> while AllMusic contends that the band merely borrows from gothic rock's imagery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/goth-rock-ma0000002623 |title=Goth Rock Music Genre Overview |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' wrote that "gothic darkness and industrial rock [pervades] all of" the band's music.<ref name="CoS">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/09/marilyn-manson-we-are-chaos-album-review/|title=Marilyn Manson Masterfully Embraces His Influences on WE ARE CHAOS: Review|author=Kaufman, Spencer|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911120335/https://consequence.net/2020/09/marilyn-manson-we-are-chaos-album-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Stereogum]]'' wrote that "metal has never been an integral part of Manson’s sound" and although the band utilizes "varying degrees [of] gritty, distorted guitar", the magazine suggested that the core of their music was actually [[pop music]].<ref name="StereogumGenres">{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1792094/the-10-best-marilyn-manson-songs/franchises/10-best-songs/ |title=The 10 Best Marilyn Manson Songs |author=Schafer, Joseph |work=[[Stereogum]] |publisher=[[SpinMedia]] |date=April 8, 2015 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034026/http://www.stereogum.com/1792094/the-10-best-marilyn-manson-songs/franchises/10-best-songs/ |archive-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref>

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From 1996 to his departure in 2002,<ref name="TwiggyDeparture">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1454584/marilyn-manson-splits-with-bassist-twiggy-ramirez/ |title=Marilyn Manson Splits With Bassist Twiggy Ramirez |author=D'Angelo, Joe |work=[[MTV]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=May 29, 2002 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520015151/http://www.mtv.com/news/1454584/marilyn-manson-splits-with-bassist-twiggy-ramirez |archive-date=May 20, 2015}}</ref> Twiggy was their chief musical contributor, co-writing many of the band's biggest hits with Manson during this period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/the-big-gigs-shows-and-highlights-of-the-upcoming-entertainment-week/15402841/ |title=The Big Gigs: Shows and highlights of the upcoming entertainment week |author=Riemenschneider, Chris |work=[[Star Tribune]] |publisher=Michael J. Klingensmith |date=February 7, 2008 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810055954/http://www.startribune.com/the-big-gigs-shows-and-highlights-of-the-upcoming-entertainment-week/15402841/ |archive-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> Despite never receiving a writing credit, drummer Ginger Fish provided substantial [[pre-production]] assistance to both Manson and Twiggy while composing demos for ''Antichrist Superstar''. His drums loops and sound effects would go on to be predominantly featured on several tracks, most notably "The Beautiful People".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/ginger-fish-in-the-beginning/ |title=From The Archive: Ginger Fish Vs. Marilyn Manson |author=Doerschuk, Andy |work=[[Drum!]] |publisher=Enter Music Publishing, Inc. |date=September 24, 2009 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220072847/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/ginger-fish-in-the-beginning |archive-date=February 20, 2016}}</ref> John 5 and Tim Skold were also prevalent composers,<ref name="DirtyLittle" /> while ''The Pale Emperor'' and ''Heaven Upside Down'' were composed entirely by Tyler Bates.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/marilyn-manson-the-pale-emperor-20150120 |title=Marilyn Manson: The Pale Emperor |author=Dolan, Jon |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=January 20, 2015 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506115713/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/marilyn-manson-the-pale-emperor-20150120 |archive-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref>

All of the band's lyrics are written by Manson, whose songwriting style varies between albums.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2009/05/album-review-marilyn-manson-the-high-end-of-low/ |title=Marilyn Manson – The High End of Low &#124; Album Reviews |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=May 27, 2009 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630191428/https://consequence.net/2009/05/album-review-marilyn-manson-the-high-end-of-low/ |archive-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref> Utilizing aesthetics often found within [[Performance poetry|spoken-word poetry]],<ref name="Beat.au">{{cite web |url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/marilyn-manson-born-villain |title=Marilyn Manson : Born Villain |author=Bailey, Thomas |work=Beat.com.au |publisher=Furst Media |access-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816122549/http://beat.com.au/music/marilyn-manson-born-villain |archive-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blazeradioonline.com/review-marilyn-manson-born-villian/ |title=Review: Marilyn Manson Born Villain |work=[[KASC (AM)|KASC]] |publisher=[[Arizona State University]] |date=May 2, 2012 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917035040/http://www.blazeradioonline.com/review-marilyn-manson-born-villian/ |archive-date=September 17, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> his writing features comedy,<ref name="Beat.au" /> [[pun]]s,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-marilyn-mansons-vicious-dance-floor-metal-banger-deep-six-20141215 |title=Hear Marilyn Manson's Vicious Dance-Floor Metal Banger 'Deep Six' |author=Grow, Kory |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 15, 2014 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421154338/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-marilyn-mansons-vicious-dance-floor-metal-banger-deep-six-20141215 |archive-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/first-impressions-marilyn-manson-pale-emperor/841639 |title=First Impressions: Marilyn Manson – Pale Emperor |author=Macgregor, Jody |work=[[Junkee]] |publisher=[[Junkee Media]] |date=January 15, 2016 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821015854/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/first-impressions-marilyn-manson-pale-emperor/841639 |archive-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Nissim |first=Mayer |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/album-reviews/review/a379218/marilyn-manson-born-villain-album-review/ |title=Marilyn Manson: 'Born Villain' – Album review |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst (media)|Hearst Media]] |date=May 1, 2012 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008205833/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/album-reviews/review/a379218/marilyn-manson-born-villain-album-review/ |archive-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> and [[double entendre]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/05.15.03/manson-0320.html |title=Metroactive Music &#124; Marilyn Manson |work=[[Metro Silicon Valley]] |publisher=[[Metro Newspapers]] |date=May 15, 2003 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617043401/http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/05.15.03/manson-0320.html |archive-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.perdeby.co.za/sections/entertainment/music/4102-the-pale-emperor-marilyn-manson |title=The Pale Emperor: Marilyn Manson |author=Paulet, Emma |work=Perdeby.co.za |publisher=Perdeby Newspaper |date=February 11, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819123244/http://www.perdeby.co.za/sections/entertainment/music/4102-the-pale-emperor-marilyn-manson |archive-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref> and he makes frequent use of [[alliteration]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/marilyn-manson-releases-new-video-for-the-mephistopheles-of-los-angeles-6970708 |title=Marilyn Manson Releases New Video for "The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles" |author=Furness, Dyllan |work=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]]  |date=May 12, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008160529/http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/marilyn-manson-releases-new-video-for-the-mephistopheles-of-los-angeles-6970708 |archive-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> The band's [[wit]]ticisms often take the form of [[neologism]]s, delivered several at a time in rapid-fire succession.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SegCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48|title=The Satanic Verses |author=Chris Norris |date=January 13, 1997 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |publisher=New York Media, LLC |issn=0028-7369 |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=48; 62; 79|author-link=Christopher Norris (critic) }}</ref> Lyrical content has emerged from a wide range of subjects, including love,<ref name="EMDMSpin" /> [[Sexual intercourse|sex]] and [[Human sexuality|sexuality]],<ref name="TravelingControversy" /> [[sexual abuse]], [[rape]], [[consumerism]], politics,<ref name="GuardianEvolution">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/29/marilyn-manson-evolution-justin-bieber |title=The evolution of Marilyn Manson: from Columbine scapegoat to Belieber |author=Ewens, Hannah |work=[[The Guardian]]  |date=July 29, 2016 |access-date=August 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015091841/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/29/marilyn-manson-evolution-justin-bieber |archive-date=October 15, 2016}}</ref> revenge,<ref name="SuicideGirls" /> suicide, capitalism,<ref name="StereogumGenres" /> violence and mortality,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/marilyn-manson-0 |title=Marilyn Manson Interview &#124; Beat Magazine |author=Wray, Tyson |work=Beat.com.au |publisher=Furst Media |access-date=June 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619221824/http://www.beat.com.au/music/marilyn-manson-0 |archive-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as the Bible<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2015/02/12/marilyn-manson-fillmore-auditorium-denver-photos-review/100295/ |title=Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver (photos, review) |author=Shultz, Steve |work=HeyReverb.com |publisher=[[The Denver Post]] |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428061200/http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2015/02/12/marilyn-manson-fillmore-auditorium-denver-photos-review/100295/ |archive-date=April 28, 2016 }}</ref> and [[Greek mythology]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sympathy-for-the-devil-marilyn-manson-19970123|title=Marilyn Manson: Sympathy for the Devil|author=Strauss, Neil|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 23, 1997|access-date=January 13, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423144646/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sympathy-for-the-devil-marilyn-manson-19970123|archive-date=April 23, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Manson predominantly delivers lyrics in a melodic fashion,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nouse.co.uk/2015/02/13/album-review-marilyn-manson-the-pale-emperor/ |title=Album Review: Marilyn Manson – The Pale Emperor |work=[[Nouse]] |publisher=[[University of York Students' Union]] |date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919194329/http://www.nouse.co.uk/2015/02/13/album-review-marilyn-manson-the-pale-emperor/ |archive-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref> although he invariably enhances his [[vocal register]] by utilizing several [[extended vocal technique]]s, such as [[vocal fry]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/marilyn-manson/ |title=Marilyn Manson – NOW Toronto Magazine |author=Semley, Jon |work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]] |publisher=[[Now Communications]] |date=January 28, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828133505/https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/marilyn-manson/ |archive-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref> [[Screaming (music)|screaming]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2015/01/live-review-marilyn-manson-at-new-york-citys-terminal-5-129/ |title=Live Review: Marilyn Manson at New York City's Terminal 5 (1/29) |author=Bogosian, Dan |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=January 30, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318064851/https://consequence.net/2015/01/live-review-marilyn-manson-at-new-york-citys-terminal-5-129/ |archive-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref> [[Death growl|growling]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/feb/17/review-marilyn-manson-brings-valentines-day-mayhem/ |title=Review: Marilyn Manson brings Valentine's Day mayhem to HOB |author=Robinson, Melina |work=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |publisher=[[Greenspun Media Group]] |date=February 17, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625161856/http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/feb/17/review-marilyn-manson-brings-valentines-day-mayhem/ |archive-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref> and [[crooner|crooning]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2449/reviews/218- |title=Album Review: Marilyn Manson – Holy Wood (In The Shadow of the Valley of Death) / Releases |author=Price, Dale |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |publisher=Silentway |date=November 13, 2000 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921003735/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2449/reviews/218- |archive-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/01639-marilyn-manson-high-end-of-low-album-review |title=Marilyn Manson's High End Of Low Reviewed Track-By-Track |author=Robb, John |work=[[The Quietus]] |date=May 12, 2009 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719120157/http://thequietus.com/articles/01639-marilyn-manson-high-end-of-low-album-review |archive-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref> His voice can emit five different [[Tonality|tones]] simultaneously,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.papermag.com/marilyn-manson-shows-us-his-soft-side-1427505200.html |title=PAPERMAG – Marilyn Manson Shows Us His Soft Side |author=Grow, Kory |work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |publisher=Paper Communications |date=February 9, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307203059/http://www.papermag.com/marilyn-manson-shows-us-his-soft-side-1427505200.html |archive-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref> which [[mixing engineer]] [[Robert Carranza]] discovered can form a [[pentagram]] when imported into a [[Audio analyzer|phrasal analyzer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-marilyn-manson-pale-emperor-20150129-story.html |title=A poignant, mystical Marilyn Manson holds forth |author=Knopper, Steve |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |publisher=[[tronc]] |date=January 29, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819082950/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-marilyn-manson-pale-emperor-20150129-story.html |archive-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/marilyn-manson-im-somewhere-between-a-peacock-and-a-panther/842127 |title=Marilyn Manson: "I'm somewhere between a peacock and a panther" |author=Swan, David |work=[[Junkee Media|FasterLouder]] |publisher=[[Junkee Media]] |date=February 16, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206005658/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/marilyn-manson-im-somewhere-between-a-peacock-and-a-panther/842127 |archive-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref> He possesses a [[baritone]] vocal type.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-marilyn-manson-and-shooter-jennings-cover-bowies-cat-people-20160218 |title=Hear Marilyn Manson, Shooter Jennings Cover David Bowie's 'Cat People' |author=Hudak, Joseph |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 18, 2016 |access-date=January 13, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809023132/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-marilyn-manson-and-shooter-jennings-cover-bowies-cat-people-20160218 |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> His lowest [[bass note]] of A1 can be heard in "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon", while his highest note, an E6 – the first note of the [[whistle register]] – can be heard on the ''Born Villain'' song "Hey, Cruel World ...".<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Hit Parader Staff |date=December 2012 |title=Top 100 Vocalists |magazine=[[Hit Parader]] |publisher=[[Charlton Comics|Charlton Publications]] |volume=12 |issue=12 |pages=22}}</ref>