Marilyn Manson’s talent for freaking people out has been one of the great success stories of recent years. Unfortunately, it has also created a string of problems for the controversial star. Basically a musician with a flair for the outrageous, Manson has been accused of just about every conceivable ill from invading the minds and bodies of good schoolboys and -girls everywhere to causing otherwise happy, perky individuals to leap off tall buildings in droves.

Given this, it’s not surprising that the man has kept a low profile. Of course, Manson being Manson, he’s not about to fade into...