My Chemical Romance have responded to claims by Marilyn Manson that the New Jersey emo titans are mere copycats.
In last week's Kerrang! (issue 1163), we reported that Manson had blasted MCR, saying he was embarrassed because "these people are doing a really sad, pitiful, shallow version of what I've done".
Speaking exclusively to K! this week, guitarist Frank Iero answered back to Manson's taunting.
"We're Marilyn Manson fans," says Iero. "I think he's really cool. The funny thing is that he seems to have lashed out at us about the make-up. That's weird to me, because I had heard of Alice Cooper before I heard of Marilyn Manson. I don't know how he could be mad at us. We never came out and said we were going to call ourselves by girl's name and then a serial killer's name.
"I'm really sorry if he feels we ripped him off," he adds. "It would have been nice if he could have said something to our faces but he's been all smiles every time I've seen him. Maybe he's doing it for the press. Some people just like to talk..."
