On July 31st, Marilyn Manson and his wife Lindsay Warner were among 110 invited guests of Ozzy Osbourne's nearest and dearest to attend his private funeral at his 250-acre estate near Gerrards Cross. Guests were sent a simple black invitation with a picture of a cross that read: “In loving memory of Ozzy Osbourne.” They were transported from The Crowne Plaza and The Bull in Gerrards Cross to the house at 2pm, with the service starting at 3pm. Pictures of Ozzy were dotted throughout the house and a photograph of him was given to everyone who attended to take home with them. A huge floral tribute was seen at the mansion that spelled out “Ozzy fucking Osbourne.” Fans left tributes at the gate of the estate. The ceremony comes just one day after Osbourne’s family and friends came together in Birmingham, England, for a funeral procession. At the private funeral on Thursday, a slew of famous musicians paid tribute to the heavy metal icon, including Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmat...
On April 8th, a total solar eclipse took place over a substantial portion of the skies of Central and North America, and with this event came new photos of Marilyn Manson and his wife Lindsay.
Lindsay posted the following photos on her Instagram account:
Lindsay posted the following photos on her Instagram account:
These are the two photos she posted of Manson, the first titled "Lunar" and the second titled "Solar", a reference to the eclipse, holding a bouquet of flowers:
Marilyn Manson also shared on his Instagram page two photos taken by Lindsay, of him holding a bouquet of flowers, which he captioned with: "The moon has now eclipsed the sun, the angel has spread his wings…", which are the well-known lyrics from "Cryptorchid" and "Antichrist Superstar".
The total solar eclipse is the perfect time to reintroduce these lyrics, which evoke the imagery of Manson's complete transformation leading toward the revolution, as was previously featured in Holy Wood. We have seen this in the previous imagery over the past year or so, especially with an image Manson and Lindsay posted this past Valentine's Day only in their Instagram stories of what looks to me like an angel overlooking a horizon in which an eclipse has taken place and the angel is spreading his wings.