Madonna Wayne Gacy
| Stephen Bier | |
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Madonna Wayne Gacy live in 1995
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen Gregory Bier Jr. |
| Also known as | Madonna Wayne Gacy, Pogo |
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March 6, 1964 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Industrial metal, industrial rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboards, percussions, programming |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Nothing, Interscope |
| Associated acts | Marilyn Manson, MMII, Mrs. Scabtree, Faultline Productions |
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Roland AX-1 Sequential Circuits Pro-One Yamaha CBX K2 Premier 15" × 14" and 16" × 16" floor toms Zildjian Z custom china cymbal Akai S950 Kurzweil K2500RS Mackie 1604-VLZ Peavey PC-1600 |
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Stephen Gregory Bier Jr. (born March 6, 1964, Fort Lauderdale, Florida), formerly known by his stage name Madonna Wayne Gacy and by the nickname Pogo (John Wayne Gacy's clown name), is the former keyboard player for Marilyn Manson, from 1989 to 2007. His stage name came from the names of the singer Madonna and the serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
Stephen Bier was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to a Jewish father and Catholic mother. He earned a degree in engineering from the University of Florida.
Bier joined Marilyn Manson in late 1989 as a live prop actor. Bier has played the following instruments on Marilyn Manson's albums: calliope, Hammond organ, saxophone, theremin, various brass instruments, overdubs, loops, bassoon, drums, electronic drums, keytar, piano, sampling, mellotron, shaker, and synthesizer. He is responsible for much of the Kabbalic and numerological meanings behind Manson's albums. He did not contribute to Manson's album Eat Me, Drink Me having been replaced by Chris Vrenna.
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