There is a certain grim irony in the fact that Charles Manson’s trial and conviction on seven counts of first-degree murder got him what he wanted. That he took their children in when nobody else would … But of course he’s cracked, all right … he’s barmy.”Thus began popular culture’s curious and apparently unceasing obsession with Charles Manson. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mad Men’s Megan Draper: styled like Sharon Tate. “Gonna smile, I’m gonna laugh, you’re going to get a bloodbath, and in a moment of passion, get the glory like Charles Manson,” sang the Ramones on Glad to See You Go. He recorded Nine Inch Nails’ 1994 album The Downward Spiral there, and collaborated with Marilyn Manson, recording a song called My Monkey with lyrics derived from a 1970 Charles Manson track, Mechanical Man.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 17:15 UTC