To be fair, Putesky has kept busy since his excommunication from Marilyn Manson. He spends time every day writing and recording his own songs. But except for a brief stint selling guitars at a big-box music store, he hasn't worked a single day since the settlement. That constitutes a victory -- if not against Manson, then against "the man." "Still, I don't like it when people say, 'Oh, you don't work,'" he complains. "I feel the need to be busier."
Although he's tried to make contact with his old lead singer only to be rebuffed, he's trying not to hold a grudge.
Gidget Gein in rock-god mode
Why the long face, Bri-Bri?
"This is his first and only band -- let's make a note of that," he points out. "But I won't say that he's stupid. His is a P.T. Barnum talent. He's very close to being famous for being famous. And that means he sucks."
