That was a good post Yank, man that was hard to say comming from a RedSox fan...haha

For those downing Manson, first off, I would never make a peep about it, when you do, you are only padding his pocket!!!

Lets look at another artist, one which Brian could never hold a candle to in record sales, or popularity...One who has made a living off of a bad reputation, and constant media slams....Eminem.....

I don't even care that much for rap personaly, but Eminem is one of my favorite artists. Much like Manson he feeds off bad publicity, but on a whole next level...Teenagers relate to him for that resean, adults tell him to do something, he makes millions by refusing on a CD...

In 2000 he came out with a hit song named "The Way I Am"...It took a while but eventually i learned every word to it, and after that when I hear it I can't help but laugh.....Manson even joined him for a special version of this sond cause he knows he is in the same boat....

here's a bit of the lyrics:

And I am, whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news everyday I am
Radio won't even play my jam
Cause I am, whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news everyday I am
I don't know it's just the way I am

Sometimes I just feel like my father, I hate to be bothered
with all of this nonsense it's constant
And, Oh, it's his lyrical content -
- the song 'Guilty Conscience' has gotten such rotten responses
And all of this controversy circles me
and it seems like the media immediately
points a finger at me (finger at me)..
So I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinkie
or the ring or the thumb, it's the one you put up
when you don't give a f**k, when you won't just put up
with the bullsh*t they pull, cause they full of sh*t too
When a dude's gettin bullied and shoots up his school
and they blame it on Marilyn (on Marilyn).. and the heroin
Where were the parents at? And look where it's at
Middle America, now it's a tragedy
Now it's so sad to see, an upper class ci-ty
havin this happenin (this happenin)..
then attack Eminem cause I rap this way (rap this way)..
But I'm glad cause they feed me the fuel that I need for the fire
to burn and it's burnin and I have returned

And I am whatever you say I am!!!


So look at that the most popular artist in america, has one of the number one songs in the year 2000 by rapping about how the media has gave him everything he has to rap about, and if everyone would shut up, he would have nothing...