Madonna Wayne Gacy

Madonna Wayne Gacy
Bier onstage in 1995
Background information
Also known as	Pogo
Genres	Industrial metal industrial rock
Instrument(s)	Keyboards percussion
Years active	1989–present
Formerly of	Marilyn Manson

Stephen Bier, formerly known by his stage name Madonna Wayne Gacy and by the nickname Pogo, is an American musician who was the keyboard player for the band Marilyn Manson from 1989 to 2007.

Career

Bier joined

left the band. Bier is responsible for much of the Qabalistic and numerological meanings behind Manson's albums.^{[1][page needed]} He was replaced by Chris Vrenna before Manson's Eat Me, Drink Me was recorded.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, Bier filed a lawsuit against Manson for unpaid "partnership proceeds". Bier claims Manson spent the band's earnings on luxurious items and "devised a campaign to drive Bier out of the band and rob him of his entitlement".^[2] Manson filed a counter suit against Bier, accusing him of breach of contract.^[3] The lawsuit was settled for $380,000, $175,000 of which was paid out by Manson while the rest was ordered to be paid by Stephen Bier's former business managers.^[4]

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