Music / NewsMarilyn Manson will not be voting in the election‘This one I’m standing out of. I don’t really have an opinion. I could have lots of opinions, but I just chose to stay out of this one’ShareLink copied ✔️September 21, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut Marilyn Manson cast his first ever vote in a general election in 2008, helping to bring then-Senator Barack Obama to the White House. Though he repeated his vote for Obama in 2012, it seems that he has no intention to vote for his Democratic successor, Hillary Clinton, come November 8. “I voted in the last one,” he says in an interview for Dazed’s 25th anniversary edition, “This one I’m standing out of. I don’t really have an opinion. I could have lots of opinions, but I just chose to stay out of this one.” It’s an attitude that he echoed to Rolling Stone yesterday. “I don’t find either candidate to my liking,” he told them, “I don't think that's a coward’s stance. A lot of people might say that. I just don't really want to be a part of this piece of history.” In the past, Manson has been critical of the political system, telling a Time Out journalist in 2012, “I’ve never believed in the authenticity of the two-party system. Politics in this country is all what happens behind Oz’s curtain.” In the same Rolling Stone interview, Manson was asked his opinion on Republican candidate Donald Trump. “If you look back at old presidents that have been in the past, and you weren’t old enough to know how they lived their lives, and you didn’t live in the era that was so media-saturated and internet and just so many opinions swirling around, the world seems a bit chaotic more than it should be,” he said, “But then when you simplify it, it isn't more chaotic. It just comes down to two things: who has more charisma, and who are they appealing to. And neither one of them appeal to me.” Manson is preparing his new album SAY10, due in February next year. His issue of Dazed & Confused is out now. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE5 of the best Oklou collabs, ranked‘Alt girls get their flowers’: Oklou and PinkPantheress go head-to-head Reebok Your favourite Reeboks are getting a makeoverWatch: fakemink on lust, obsessive fans and his new album, Terrifiedfakemink: ‘I’m the Eminem of the UK underground’Pokémon, pigeons and a car crash: Tracing fakemink’s digital footprint GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterparty5 acts to know from Manchester’s musical undergroundThe 7 most bleak, hopeless and depressing Mitski songs – ranked!February 2026 playlist: All the music we loved from the last monthMagdalena Bay on romance, fate and the best advice they ever receivedEvery Gorillaz album, rankedEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy