MANSON CHARLES: (1934-2017)

MANSON CHARLES: (1934-2017)

‘Ah yes I ment to tell you another thought I had on John Lennon –
deep down I feel he staged his own death & that he aint dead’

 

MANSON CHARLES: (1934-2017) American Criminal who led the cult-based Manson Family, responsible for multiple deaths (including the murder of Sharon Tate) and the subject of Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. A.L.S., Easy, Manson, six pages, 4to, California Medical Facility, Vacaville, n.d. (21^st January 1981), to Nuel Melton Emmons. Manson writes, in part, 'The little things can be done RIGHT would mean we could move some big thoughts for Big bucks….a guy told me once that a person that could think up a life style where they didn't need money that they could have anything they wanted - I told him I had everything I wanted as in at that point of time I was not in a cage…..So I've thought up some little things, that will swing on you doing some little things perfectly - right - I'm treated like a dam fool….Things I could do & put into motion for the good of ONE self & ALL is kept down by the fears of people that keep telling me I'm afraid unless I destroy them with there (sic) own death wish. That makes it hard as hell to git around…..a God dam dog is treated with more respect - we need to be secret agents to git a rubber band, paperclips as the things other convicks (sic) git everyday. Long ago a person that didn't snich (sic) was respected for his word - the prison I've been in for the last years is 99% snich (sic) - There must be someone not sniching (sic) but I've yet to be locked in the place where they are. Ah yes I ment (sic) to tell you another thought I had on John Lennon - deep down I feel he staged his own death & that he aint dead. They been doing that for a long time. It's like when I laugh everyone laughs but when I cry some one dies so I don't laugh & I don't cry. Why do I wright (sic) you said you were gona (sic) wright. I ask about John Lynon (sic) & I watched for your letter. So I'll just say I don't think he's dead. He went crazy & thought he died. If we gona (sic) do radio TV thing we might as well do it right - Big Toys - I would rather have a good guitar but the radio is nice…..Its been hard for me to make plain for anything like tomorrow when my life been on the point & live from hour to hour day to day…..It's no big thing if I git anything - I'm content with nothing because I got lots of good dreams…..You realise there just toys to me & I don't need none of it - I got nothing to do…..' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Manson. Some light creasing and minor age wear, VG

Nuel Melton Emmons (1927-2002) American photojournalist and biographer of Manson. Emmons first met Manson briefly when he was imprisoned for automobile theft in 1956, and again under similar circumstances in 1960. In 1979, he contacted Manson and began extensive interviews and his correspondence with Manson resulted in the book In His Own Words - The Shocking Confessions of the Most Dangerous Man Alive (1986).