Is the song “(s)AINT” about Rose McGowan?
Everyone will certainly make that assumption. [Laughs] Some people will definitely assume that, yes. I think there are pieces and shards of a lot of relationships in that song. It’s really more about me. I will no longer define myself by other people’s views of perfection. There have been a lot of people in my life; she doesn’t deserve all the credit. And that song isn’t exclusively about women, either. It’s also about men I’ve come into contact with. Why did Twiggy Ramirez leave the band? Did he quit, or was he fired? I made a very clear statement in the press that his departure was my decision. It was something I had to do for the benefit of everyone involved. His level of interest in Marilyn Manson [the band] was not the same as ours, and I don’t know why. He felt he had to choose between his personal life and Marilyn Manson, and I pointed out that Marilyn Manson should be his personal life. It was amicable, but we don’t see each other anymore. What is this “grotesque burlesque” thi
