Manson Music

Charles Manson was a failed musician but he wrote a song that became a Beach Boys hit. Manson's song was Cease to Exist and the Beach Boys released it as Never Learn not to Love. You can compare their versions with these YouTube clips. The Manson clip also features a little song called The Cult Song. You can listen to various musical projects related to Manson here. Guns'n'Roses also recorded a version of Manson's Look at your game girl for their album The spaghetti incident.

Charles Manson's impressive 2005 album One Mind is now available under a Creative Commons license. This means that listeners can download the album at will and enjoy the several tracks contained in the zip file (don't forget to extract). As you will hear, Manson he mastered the prison-toilet sound in this assortment of spoken-word and freak-folk tracks. Lewis Wallace has written an excellent article for Listening Post, in which he reviews the album and provides a link for download. One of the highlights of the album is when Manson claims that he wants to "bring beautiful life to the desert". Interested parties can also order a collector's edition DVD of Charles Manson LIVE in his 2007 parole hearing.

Charles Manson happens to share a prison with the great Phil Spector; the wall-of-sound wizard! Apparently, Manson sent Spector a complimentary note and even suggested a possible collaboration. This was not well-received by Spector, who promptly pissed his pants at the possibility of being stalked by Charles Manson. Spector does not like the idea of being associated with Manson, but Infinite Frequencies are hoping that this partnership develops. Read article here.