Timothy Linton, known by the stage name Zim Zum, is an American rock musician-

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and former

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for Life, Sex & Death and rock band

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He is the lead singer and the only original member remaining of the Marilyn Manson (band), same-titled band he founded in 1989. Th ...

(1996–1998). His current projects are Pleistoscene, a solo project, and The Pop Culture Suicides.

Biography

Linton joined Marilyn Manson in 1996, first appearing with the band at

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' "A Night of Nothing" showcase that was held in 1996 at

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. He toured with the band for the 1996–1997 " Dead to the World" tour. His first video with the band was " The Beautiful People". Linton became the first member of Marilyn Manson to not use a stage name that combined a

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's first and a

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's last names. Linton contributed to all but four of the tracks on the band's 1998 release ''

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''. In July 1998, he left Marilyn Manson, explaining that his departure was the result of his desire to "expand on my own music rather than spending the next 18 months on a

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or plane" and described the split as "amicable", despite later animosity with the frontman. In an interview in ''Guitar World'', Linton stated that being in Marilyn Manson had opened new doors and new opportunities in music. Linton departed from the band before the ''Mechanical Animals'' supporting tour began. His replacement was John 5.

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