MARILYN MANSON - SONGWRITING HELPS MANSON RECOVER FROM WORST YEAR OF HIS LIFE

SONGWRITING HELPS MANSON RECOVER FROM WORST YEAR OF HIS LIFE

Rocker MARILYN MANSON credits his upcoming album EAT ME, DRINK ME for saving his life after his most "f**ked-up year". The ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR hitmaker admits 2006 was a terrible 12 months for him, and he's amazed he's still alive after a string of events ended with his wife, burlesque dancer DITA VON TEESE, filing divorce papers at Christmas (06). Manson - real name BRIAN WARNER - says, "As many dark places that I've gone in my life and in my music this past year... it's a real wonder that I'm alive. "I never wanted to make music again, but this was the only salvation I had going for me. "Somehow I came out of that, and I came out of that writing a song, and that song turned into a record." The song that turned his fortunes and feelings around, JUST A CAR CRASH AWAY, has stunned friends he's played it to. He adds, "A couple (of) people I've played it for have cried... I just think it's terribly romantic, in a BRAM STOKER (DRACULA author) sort of way."