Gerard Way Burns Marilyn Manson

2007-06-08 by Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | 60 Comments
My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has dismissed Marilyn Manson's recent disaparaging comments about his band, stating, "the remarks ring hollow."

Promoting his album in London earlier this week, Manson earned himself some free publicity by accusing his more culturally-relevant peers of ripping him off: "I'm embarrassed to be me because these people are doing a really sad, pitiful, shallow version of what I've done. If they want to identify with me then here's a razor blade. Call me when you're done and we'll talk."

Manson became so concerned with this apparent theft of image that he composed a song about it, entitled 'Mutilation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery,' which includes the lyrics: "Hey, there's no rules today / You steal instead of borrow / You take all the shapes that I make / And you think that you thought / All the thoughts that I thought you / Don't you?"

Way was calm in dismissing Manson's criticism, stating simply: "We still haven't found someone that has knocked us down that we need to take seriously. If Elvis Costello said we sucked we would think about it a bit but usually it is comments from someone with a new record to promote so the remarks ring hollow."

Touché.

Tagged: My Chemical Romance

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Slaapkamers
June 9th 2007
596 Comments


123 gerard

OhMyGandhi
June 9th 2007
101 Comments


Manson > MCR

MrKite
June 9th 2007
5020 Comments


MCR=better than Manson.
Even though I haven't heard a full album by either.

NOTINTHEFACE
June 9th 2007
2167 Comments


MCR definitely owns Manson. And Gerard Way is one of my favorite annoying rock stars of all time, right next to Brandon Flowers and Patrick Stump.

tinathefatlard
June 9th 2007
2112 Comments


We still haven't found someone that has knocked us down that we need to take seriously


Owned

that pic of Way is pretty creepy...but he's a cool guy nonetheless.

slep
June 9th 2007
1604 Comments


Good for him.This Message Edited On 06.08.07

Boddah
June 9th 2007
129 Comments


Pwnt.

Aficionado
June 9th 2007
1027 Comments


Both manson and mcr suck immensely but good comment by Gerrard anyway.

Ire
June 9th 2007
41944 Comments


Mcr >>>>>>>>>>>>> MM

FlawedPerfection
Emeritus
June 9th 2007
2807 Comments


"the remarks ring hollow."

Nice.

rattlehead42147
June 9th 2007
1345 Comments


fuck 'em both

br3ad_man
June 9th 2007
2126 Comments


Nicely done.

pulseczar
June 9th 2007
2385 Comments


my chemical romance rips off marilyn manson, marilyn manson steals charlie manson's last name, charlie manson wishes he wrote the white album, stealing is just the way of life.

BallsToTheWall
June 9th 2007
52578 Comments


manson>my chemical romance

PbaSsEs
June 9th 2007
21 Comments


He digs Costello, he's alright in my book.

IsItLuck?
Emeritus
June 9th 2007
4960 Comments


very niceeeeee

muchtallerthanu
June 9th 2007
648 Comments


Anything > MM

Also, creepy picture of MCR.

RIPkezia
June 9th 2007
84 Comments


I like em both, but manson is being a douche bag.

IsItLuck?
Emeritus
June 9th 2007
4960 Comments


a little egotistical of himself perhaps.

Eakflanderyof
June 9th 2007
6651 Comments


I can't stand Gerard Way or Manson. They both have ****ty images. Gerard's comment is pretty correct, though. Manson being a douche is really nothing to worry about.This Message Edited On 06.08.07

tlb515882006
June 9th 2007
4 Comments


Marilyn Manson steals from Alice Cooper.

Daedelus
June 9th 2007
162 Comments


big words from a freak who's spent his entire career biting trent reznor's style.

Ire
June 9th 2007
41944 Comments


His image? He had several surgeries and put on a contact. Gerard puts on make up and he's copying this musically challenged man?

jrowa001
June 9th 2007
8752 Comments


i dont really like eithers music, but i cant stand MM at all as a person. sometimes he makes some intelligent remarks about politics, society and what not but all in all hes just weird. gerard is cool though. both need to lay off the makeup

freudianslipknot
June 9th 2007
803 Comments


The fount of originality, Marilyn Manson couldn't even come up with an original name.

smokersdieyounger
June 9th 2007
672 Comments


I might pretend to be mr costello and slate them then I guess.

Also, people only ask rockstars questions usually when they have a record to promote.

Sepstrup
June 9th 2007
1567 Comments


I'd wager that Elvis Costello thinks they suck

204409
Emeritus
June 9th 2007
3998 Comments


MCR couldn't possibly rip off Marilyn Manson:

Exhibit A (Eye Make-Up):
http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/m/manson00/images/main.jpg (particularly musician on left)
http://www.nndb.com/people/197/000098900/gerard-way-1-sized.jpg

Exhibit B (Military Imagery):
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f110/bluepaper289/Gerpretty3.jpg
http://china.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh1079.jpg
http://www.helnwein-music.com/stc/ghpicts/gh1078.jpg
http://www.floridaentertainmentscene.com/music/artists/mcr/interview/MCR_Gerard_Way_06.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f110/bluepaper289/Gerpretty3.jpg

Exhibit C (Evil Circus):
http://www.showandtellonline.com/images_splash/marilyn_manson.jpg
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/images/bands/386.jpg

Man I could give so many more examples but I got bored of copying and pasting so much. I had some fun with Exhibit B though. The ridiculous thing is that Manson used it for flagrant flagrant shock value whereas MCR uses it to appear "dark" in the trendy myspace type way. Absurd.

204409
Emeritus
June 9th 2007
3998 Comments


The fount of originality, Marilyn Manson couldn't even come up with an original name.


The whole point of his name is to type something so connected with the beautiful American ideal (Marilyn Monroe) with something that 100% antagonizes that ideal (Charles Manson). It's actually a pretty genius artist name.

HumanCannonball
June 9th 2007
350 Comments


I put that pic up btw, thought it looked hella cool.

freudianslipknot
June 9th 2007
803 Comments


yes, I got that - it certainly is a provocative name . . .

Talos
June 9th 2007
40 Comments


Manson > All music > MCR

MrKite
June 9th 2007
5020 Comments


pulse has it 100% right.

HumanCannonball
June 9th 2007
350 Comments


Fall Out Boy > Manson.

Dis_Con_Nec_Ted
June 9th 2007
5098 Comments


i find it astonishing that everytime a news article involves MCR there's like 20-50 posts :/

*cough* scene band *cough*

This Message Edited On 06.09.07

br3ad_man
June 9th 2007
2126 Comments


I'm not saying he's not clever or anything, but who seriously cares about Manson anymore?

LifeInABox
June 9th 2007
3709 Comments


He got pwnd by Geread Way. You shouldn't care about him anymore if you did before.

mothersound
June 9th 2007
16 Comments


Err...He's right. Gerard doesn't compare. Step off you vicious tweens.

Riziger
June 9th 2007
316 Comments


manson is definitely better than gerard... i just cant stand gerard altho i dont really bother with either of their music.

good choice of words from gerard tho... if not a little cocky..

TravisBarkerrules
June 9th 2007
24 Comments


Seriously, I just think that Manson is an ass. Who does he really think he is? I didn't even relate the two of them until Manson said something. I like everyone else dont really care for either one, and Manson isn't helping sell records by looking like a jerk. My respect for this clown is in the negatory right now, for Manson that is.

Altmer
June 9th 2007
5714 Comments


both bands suck but at least way isn't acting like a douchebag which is a bonus punt for way here

204409
Emeritus
June 9th 2007
3998 Comments


[quote=Seriously, I just think that Manson is an ***. Who does he really think he is? I didn't even relate the two of them until Manson said something. I like everyone else dont really care for either one, and Manson isn't helping sell records by looking like a jerk. My respect for this clown is in the negatory right now, for Manson that is.]TravisBarkerrules[/quote]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

P13
June 9th 2007
1327 Comments


Manson = Gerard... Manson on a musical scale of sonic evolution- -1/10...

Both these bands just try to make everything a publicity stunt. MCR with thier lame videos (eg. mutilating perfectly good equipment!) and Manson pissing himself about a new band entering his genre. Hope they both get stuck in a huge hole with fans hating them.

AmericnZero02
June 10th 2007
3954 Comments


I'm gonna have to side with gerard on this one. I don't see any legit signs of mcr biting off manson.

tribestros
June 10th 2007
918 Comments


Thank you for telling Manson to fuck off Gerard.

Even though I'm not a gigantic MCR fan, I think Gerard Way is a badass.

muchtallerthanu
June 10th 2007
648 Comments


this will prove how much I dislike Manson

hawthorne heights > Manson

astrel
June 10th 2007
2615 Comments


^ouch.

Erratic
June 10th 2007
1120 Comments


Ugh, I hate Manson.

Aficionado
June 11th 2007
1027 Comments


I appreciate Manson's comments most of the time. Infact hes an extremely intelligent person just a little fucked up in the head.

Gerrard well...let's just say

Insane clown posse>MCR

Zimbabwe's political state>Gerrard

SilentSpyy
June 13th 2007
6 Comments


if i was going to steal someones sound, i sure wouldn't fill my brain with the filth that manson makes to make an album off of.

KanoPT
August 17th 2007
1 Comments


I like both MM and MCR, but I'll have to go with Marilyn. MCR did stole is image. The make up stripe, the eyebrow extencion, the suits (Marilyn Manson's ex-guitarrist) and those things DFelon204409 said...

o.O

industrialjunkie92
February 9th 2008
167 Comments


gerard way is such a whore. he is soooo ripping off manson. and elvis costello. eww... heres how it works:

MM >>>>>>>>>> MCR

MCR suck. Manson ruels. end of.

d3ad3nd
September 14th 2012
1 Comments


ha why would a band like MCr want to rip him off they have gotten all their fan base from hard work. Excuse me but if MM thinks he was the first alternative singer his pretty fucken full of him self that just bs. It's obviouse Gerard was a bigger man here because unlike Manson his always dissing MCR its gotten pretty pathetic. At least MCR concept is to help other what's Manson's drug sex violence dissing religion. Please MCR is amazing they don't need cheap publicity like the one he creates towards himself

kris.
September 14th 2012
15503 Comments


clearly you have some type of mental handicap

Mickeymau5
September 14th 2012
1614 Comments


Manson is still alive wut

LifeAsAChipmunk
September 14th 2012
4852 Comments


mcr > manson

FadeToBlack
September 14th 2012
11043 Comments


shit musician burns slightly less shit musician

ShadowRemains
September 14th 2012
28669 Comments


clearly you have some type of mental handicap


this hard

Carter2804
July 15th 2019
1 Comments


Manson must have been embarrassed to be burned by a dude that made millions off of being suicidal and doing loads of crack cocaine.

parksungjoon
February 15th 2021
47227 Comments


topical



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