Marilyn Manson has discussed the Columbine tragedy.
The tragedy occured in 1999 when two students at the Colorado school, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris , shot dead 12 fellow students and one teacher befoe turning the guns on themselves.
The finger was pointed at Manson - his music was labelled as a factor in the tragedy, because the shooters were said to be fans.
Manson said: “I always knew that I never felt guilty or that I did something wrong. I despised people who accused me of doing that. The whole point of my name was to make a statement about the very same thing I was being blamed for."
Speaking on The Orange Playlist he said: “I almost feel cheated if Columbine is talked about and I’m not mentioned because I went through so much bullshit and torment, emotionally and personally, and so much concentrated effort to destroy me that I feel I’m being left out when I’m not mentioned.
"No one else can take credit for or take responsibility for what I already got blamed for. I don’t wanna take responsibility because I already took it."
The full interview can be seen on ITV1 on Thursday (May 31) at 11.30pm.
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