Marilyn Manson has compared himself to a vampire, and says the idea of consuming someone is quite appealing. Well, I've sort of twisted his words there, because I'm a typical scurrilous media type. Here's what he actually said: "I've always thought that association, with the romanticism of vampires, was a bit too obvious a fit for me. But a vampire is only something that can be killed by stabbing it through the heart. And that's my weakness, metaphorically. Love can destroy you. But also a vampire is a character that only comes out at night-time, and ultimately preys on young women. And drinks blood. This idea of consuming someone, whether it's literal or a metaphor, is quite romantic".
Manson, who is, of course, dating a woman half his age - 19 year old actress Evan Rachel Wood - added some unsavoury - well, savoury, in a sense - details about some game he's played recently with fish eggs. He said: "I can order caviar and throw it away. That's decadent, isn't it? I did it last night! The record company were paying though. And there was sex involved".
I hate to use this phrase, because I don't like people who use it all the bloody time. But, really, Mr Manson, too much information.