Marilyn Manson discusses his involvement in Lana Del Rey video
The singer told NME: “It wasn’t a Marilyn Manson video. The editor of the company that put it out was somebody who’s edited my videos, that video was something that was done with a camera that Eli (Roth – director), who’s my friend, and I both wanted to test out, so I let him test it out […] what they filmed was put in context seemingly as if it were a Marilyn Manson video, and that was in no way the intention.”
Alongside the depicted rape scene featuring Del Rey and another male, the video contained footage of a bloodied woman dunking her head in water and a birthday party filled with Manson and various misfits.
Manson added that he did actually want to make a video with Lana Del Rey but gave up on the idea after the collaboration proved difficult. “Eli and I wanted to do a music video with her but she was being such a problem,” he said. “Although I still respect her, I’m friends with her. I just left, I was tired, I was not willing to make that part of the video. Eli and I originally had intentions of making a video with her, but that is not the intention that is represented in that film clip because that is not what I filmed, not for my video.”
Previously, Kathryn Frazier, a spokesperson for Manson had said that the video had nothing to do with the Manson camp. “Manson did not direct this, shoot it, nor was it for a Marilyn Manson video or outtake footage made by him or to be used by him with his music”, she said. “It must be a fan video splicing up old Manson video footage with someone else’s Lana Del Rey footage.”
In the interview with NME Manson said: “But the people put it together with my other clips. And it really strongly stands out of place, it doesn’t really make sense. I would not make a video of that nature, nor would Eli. I don’t think either of us were ever intending for that to be seen, it was more of a camera test. I’m a person that would beat somebody’s ass if they raped somebody that I know.”
Marilyn Manson’s new album ‘The Pale Emperor’ is due to be released on January 19. The singer will also play Download Festival in June.
Source: NME
