I agree Robbie.
I have never heard he wanted 8th-grade ming TBH.
Manson is pretty much brand and knows how to shock the media and public to boost sales. Graham Norton had an interesting chat with him.
Smells Like Children is a perfect example of shock rock and has a secret recording with a fan who molested her much younger cousin. The album went Gold in the UK.
I remember when Woollies would say they would not stock the albums, etc of course, they did after a while, it was good marketing and publicity. I remember buying Antichrist Superstar when I was about 26 in Woollies, the young lady behind the checkout couldn't stop looking at the artwork, it was probably the longest transaction in the store's history.
MM knows how to get market his brand, to me that is all he is, a brand.
His genre is not meant to be commercial, but he pretty much is.
Brian Warner's grandfather was a very unsavoury person and Warner was touched by a neighbour as a kid. It may be worth getting his autobiography.
I don't listen to his stuff now as my partner can't stand him or his music. I would have gone to Brighton just to see what all the fuss is about. I saw him once, but it was more than enough. He was 50 years old, and it showed.