I think the media made Manson, turned him into some larger than life figure and surrounded him with mystery and some shady glamour.

On April 7 the official site revealed that it was a hoax. He eventually turned the fan to his stomach and sat on his back where he stayed for "an uncomfortably long period of time. he knows it.

In 2003 he created Puscifer as a side project and in October 2007 financed and released its first studio album. In addition to his music career he has performed improvisational stand-up comedy and ventured into acting.