According to the British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail , when Marilyn Manson gave a 30 second video message tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning farewell concert on Saturday July 5th, it "sparked controversy." Marilyn Manson and Ozzy Osbourne have been friends for many years, they have toured together a number of times and made multiple appearances together. In fact, before the pandemic struck in 2019, Marilyn Manson and Black Sabbath were planning a tour together, which unfortunately had to be canceled due to the pandemic. And when accusations came against Manson in 2021, the Osbourne family supported him. It should have been no surprise therefore that Manson would have been invited to participate in the farewell concert, and though he was unable to schedule a live appearance, he sent a quick video message expressing his gratitude to Ozzy and Black Sabbath, as did other musicians who were unable to attend. According to the Daily Mail ho...
Colonel Kurtz has posted the full exclusive interview on her YouTube channel with Scott Alan Wade, the childhood best friend of Marilyn Manson. Scott discusses past experiences and shares interesting never-before-heard stories and also gives his opinion on the allegations against Manson. Scott also spent a lot of time with Manson in adulthood and discusses the evolution of Manson as a person and as a rock star, even clarifying stories we read about in Manson's autobiography The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell . He also hung out with Manson and his accuser Evan Rachel Wood on tour and has some strong opinions about her and the other accusers. Scott also talks briefly about the upcoming documentary on Manson which will be aired on Channel 4 in Britain, since he was contacted to offer his contributions to it.