We at TG interview famous rockstars every day of the week. Some are unbelivably friendly (Chad Kroeger, Tom Morello, Slash), others are at the end of a two day press junket and can think of nothing other than food (Tenacious D), others are 'fried' after coming off stage at Download and literally take 45 second pauses after every question we ask them (Jerry Cantrell)...
...but nothing compares to what one poor BBC interviewer had to go through earlier today whilst interviewing 'the dark prince of rock' Marilyn Manson.
In a monotone that would send John Major to sleep, the 'God Of Sex' starts out by asking poor Ian Youngs: "Do you want a fight? Do you want a fight with me?"
It then appears the grotesque goth has finally lost his mind, as he goes off on a 10-minute rant about ceiling fans, Michael J. Fox and aphasia...
To quote Simon Cowell: "It's one of the worst things I've ever heard." Listen below at your peril...
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