Triple J: On Triple J it's 10:45 and Marilyn Manson re-connects with the audience at the Big Day Out again in Perth. Justine Kelly was in the audience and we've woken her up this morning so she can tell us all about it. Good morning, Justine!
Justine Kelly: Hi Sarah!
JJJ: So, what happened? First of all what was he wearing?
JK: Okay well he started out (I think I've seen this in photos before) of this outfit, kind of very skin-tight, like an all-in-one leotard with that amazing feather-thing around his shoulders.
JJJ: Yeah, that's what he wore at all of them!
JK: Right, and I was a fair way back so I didn't see the dress-change, I didn't see how he slipped out of that one and got into the red boots that turned into suspenders and like leotard thing with over-the-shoulder g-string thing happening...
JJJ: Mmm-hmm, okay...
JK: Absolutely beautiful.
JJJ: So half an hour into the set though he chucked a bit of a woolly, what happened?
JK: Yeah, well a few songs into it...um...someone threw a bottle of water up at him and it hit him on the chest and splashed all over him, he didn't miss a beat he just kept on singing and about two songs later...
JJJ: I hope his makeup didn't run more!
JK: Yeah, I think it might have been! [laughs] And two songs later, he stopped and started swearing out the crowd saying "You fucking little pussy, whoever threw that get up here on stage, I'm gonna smash your skull in!"...and, um...crowd just kept going and I'm going "What's going on here? Just get on with the singing!" and um...yeah, he just kept going and going and the crowd started boo-ing and calling him rude names and stuff like that, the entire crowd was just bagging him.
JJJ: Ooh....
JK: Yeah, they weren't happy 'cause I think...I mean, no offence to Marilyn Manson fans but I'm just not a Marilyn Manson fan and I was there to kind of check...check him out...you know...just to see what it's all about and I think...really a lot of the crowd was like that as well and when he started swearing at us we just didn't really appreciate it that much.
JJJ: Mmm...
JK: The funniest thing was he jumped into the crowd, I lost sight of him 'cause I was a fair way back, couldn't see him after that...he jumped into the crowd and I just thought it was hilarious because if it had been me in the crowd, y'know this g-stringed man trying to beat me up I think I would have laughed!
JJJ: [laughs]
JK: [laughs] I mean, c'mon buddy!
JJJ: Was he crowd-surfing in a g-string or was he jumping in the crowd to get it on?
JK: I couldn't see him but when he got back up onstage he still had the g-string on.
JJJ: It survived!
JK: It survived!
JJJ: He's a very lucky man! He must have it soldered to his body!
JK: [laughs] I dunno, I dunno...but...ohh, god...but it was just so...it was just hilarious y'know everyone else [...transcript lost...] at the Big Day Out he probably did the same thing there but y'know just showing his butt-cheeks to the crowd...oh, please!!
JJJ: Mmm-hmm...so he didn't make any mention of the politicians who tried to keep him out of WA?
JK: No, no he didn't unless he said it at the very very beginning 'cause I missed the first few minutes of it but no he didn't say anything he just sort of slagged off the person that had thrown the bottle and supposedly (and I didn't see this) someone threw a bottle and it hit one the band members and they had to go off and have stitches or something like that so I suppose...y'know...
JJJ: What, there was glass? Was there glass allowed?
JK: Well, no there wasn't so maybe they just threw a full bottle of water or something I suppose that could do some damage...yeah...all in all it was pretty damn funny.
JJJ: So the band stormed off after half an hour?
JK: Yep! About half and hour, 35 minutes, yep, just left. I felt really sorry actually for all the Marilyn Manson fans who'd been down the front on the stage like all day waiting for their hero to come on to have that happen and I'm sure the person that threw the bottle is no longer alive!
JJJ: [laughs]
JK: Well at least for...[...transcript lost...] Marilyn Manson fans, sacrifice them or something in the crowd!
JK: At least they got a reward and that is his butt-cheeks up close as he crowd-surfed above them.
JK: Mmm, lovely! [laughs]
JJJ: Evidently he did exactly the same thing at the Melbourne Big day Out.
JK: Yeah...jumped in didn't he? Yeah.
JJJ: Yeah. But he didn't leave the stage after half an hour in Melbourne, I think he did a bit longer of the set. So did Hole come on straight on afterwards to fill the gap or did you have to wait another half an hour?
JK: They were actually a bit late 'cause by the time he went off...yeah the time I reckon he left...he stopped singing, probably 10 minutes of stuffing around, jumping into crowds, swearing at people and telling people that he was going to kill them...and, um...Hole didn't come on till late...we were just going "Oh my god, what if they don't come on as well?" But she came on...Courtney came on and said "You fucking assholes, if you throw any fucking bottles up here I'm walking off as well!"
JJJ: Oh really?
JK: Yeah, I didn't stay long enough for all of Hole 'cause I wanted to go check out Fat Boy Slim and a friend of mine did and she stayed for the whole thing and supposedly it was great, so...yeah.
JJJ: So she maybe she didn't get any bottles?
JK: No, nothing...I think the crowd would have been more scared of he! She's tough!
JJJ: I think I'm more scared of Courtney than Marilyn I must say...
JK: Yeah, I would be too!
JJJ: Okay Justine, well you had a good day in all even though Marilyn didn't.
JK: Yeah, that wasn't...that didn't really bother me...no it was fantastic I'm so exhausted today though. Is it okay if I don't come to work? [laughs]
JJJ: What, you want a Marilyn Manson rostered day off?
JK: Yep! [laughs]
JJJ: You've got a cheek! Only if you wear your red g-string in tomorrow.
JK: Alright, it looks like I'm going to work then.
JJJ: [laughs] Justine Kelly, Triple J's reporter at the Big Day Out and with the news that Marilyn chucked another spack, poor Brian, leave him alone!