Marilyn Manson I Don t Like The Drugs ( But The Drugs Like Me) Music Video

I Don t Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me) is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released as the second single from their third studio album, Mechanical Animals (1998). It was written by the band s eponymous frontman, along with bassist Twiggy Ramirez and thenguitarist Zim Zum, and was produced by Manson and Michael Beinhorn. A glam rock song inspired by drugs, television, and religion, the track features a gospel choir and a guitar solo by Dave Navarro of Jane s Addiction. The song garnered a mostly positive response from music critics, who complimented its catchiness and memorability. Critics noted similarities between I Don t Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me) and the music of David Bowie, particularly his song Fame (1975), as well as the work of Manson s contemporaries. The song s stance on drugs garnered differing interpretations; some critics felt it glamorized drug use, while others saw it as antidrug. Its mus