Gidget Gein (born Bradley Stewart, September 11, 1969 – October 8, 2008) was an American musician and artist. He was the second bassist for the alternative metal band Marilyn Manson. His stage name references serial killer Ed Gein and the novel Gidget.
Bradley Stewart was born in Hollywood, Florida. He was born to a Catholic school teacher mother and police officer father. As his biological mother and father began to separate, Bradley's early chi...
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Gidget Gein (born Bradley Stewart, September 11, 1969 – October 8, 2008) was an American musician and artist. He was the second bassist for the alternative metal band Marilyn Manson. His stage name references serial killer Ed Gein and the novel Gidget.
Bradley Stewart was born in Hollywood, Florida. He was born to a Catholic school teacher mother and police officer father. As his biological mother and father began to separate, Bradley's early childhood character was molded through an acid-fallout host of 1970s kid shows, AM-radio, and drive-in movies, while learning to play guitar through a Catholic priest. A bit further on in his life in the mid 80s, he would be seen as a popular clothing model and local band member while enjoying his leisure time as an effective South Florida band heckler.
Gein's character, style, and reputation at this point had become the prototype for what young Brian Warner would adapt into a Marilyn Manson ideal. As they became closer friends, Bradley and Brian...
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