Former Marilyn Manson keyboardist Stephen Bier has taken a swipe at the shock rocker via a series of morbid social media posts.
As first reported by Alternative Nation, Bier (who performed with Manson under the pseudonym “Madonna Wayne Gacy” from 1989 to 2007) wished death upon the singer via a recent Facebook status, which was originally sparked by the deaths of iconic musicians Scott Weiland, Lemmy Kilmister, David Bowie and Glenn Frey.
In the commentary that ensued, Bier expressed his wish for Manson – whom he refers to by his real name of Brian Warner – to follow in their footsteps.
“I am genuinely amazed at how many prominent entertainers and musicians have kicked-off in the last 30 days… too bad Brian Warner isn’t one of them,” he wrote.
In the string of comments that followed, Bier added: “The best thing he can do to preserve his legacy, is put a bullet in his head and prove his integrity.”
“I can’t wait to do: the electric Boogaloo, the Texas two step, the waltz, and an Irish jig on his grave.”
“Presently, he is unintentionally… slowly… committing suicide one pill at a time… He has been wanting to die for years now, absorbed in a ball of self delusion,” Bier continued.
The macabre rant comes after a highly-publicised row over earnings within the band led to Gacy – also affectionately known as “Pogo” – quitting and suing Manson.
However, since Alternative Nation first ran the story, Pogo has been having a good old LOL about the huge reaction that the news has sparked, particularly involving some of the other offhand comments he made, such as his response to one commenter’s suggestion that Manson would enjoy ‘butt stuff’ in hell with Kanye West.
“Knowing the two of them, they would probably enjoy that, & I am not gay bashing,” Bier responded at the time.
He’s now keeping his fingers crossed for a response from Yeezy and the Kardashians.
But despite many media outlets taking his words seriously, it seems old mate just has a bit of a bent sense of humour, and the whole thing was just an (albeit super morbid) trolling sesh.
Bier has also since expressed hope that Manson himself will respond to the controversy. Check out some of his other remarks, which we’ve screen-shotted below.
