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3 Songs That Cult Leader Charles Manson Wrote (And 3 Musicians Who Covered Them)

Published April 13, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Charles Mason, convicted murderer, cult leader, music, songs

For fans of true crime or those who were around when Charles Manson became the infamous cult leader he is known as today, Manson’s involvement in the music industry is pretty wild. Before people realized just how horrible he was,…[Continue Reading...]

“I thought he was very unique. He really had something crazy, something great.” How meeting infamous cult leader Charles Manson inspired Neil Young to write a song so dark that his own bandmates refused to play it live for almost 30 years

Published July 12, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Charles Manson, cult leader, music, Neil Young

“Well, I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars / But I hate them worse than lepers and I'll kill them in their cars...” As song-closing lyrics go, the final couplet on Neil Young's Revolution Blues are certainly…[Continue Reading...]

‘He’s Able’: Inside the album recorded by the Jonestown cult

Published February 7, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult compound, cult leader, cult massacre, Jim Jones, Jonestown, music

At the end of the 1960s, the counterculture started to become more dangerous by the day. As much as artists wanted to believe in freedom of expression, the heinous acts of people like Charles Manson cast a dark shroud over…[Continue Reading...]