Ginger Fish

For other people with the same name, see Ken Wilson (disambiguation).

Kenneth Robert Wilson,^[1] better known by his stage name Ginger Fish, is an American drummer primarily known for playing drums for Marilyn Manson from 1995 to 2011.^[2] Like Marilyn Manson, which combines the names of an iconic beauty with a serial killer, his name combines those of Ginger Rogers and Albert Fish.^[3]

Ginger Fish
Fish performing with Rob Zombie in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Kenneth Robert Wilson
Genres	Industrial metal alternative metal
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1995–present
Member of	Rob Zombie
Formerly of	Marilyn Manson Martyr Plot Powerman 5000
Website	www.gingerfish.net

He is now the drummer for Rob Zombie after previously joining him on a series of warm up dates in February 2011.^[4]

Early life

Ginger Fish was born Kenneth Robert Wilson.^[1] He is a graduate of Chaparral High School in Paradise, Nevada.^[5]

Career

Wilson is most notable for being the longtime drummer for Marilyn Manson but has played drums for his own band Martyr Plot, and played piano with Powerman 5000 on their album Tonight the Stars Revolt!. In 2011, Wilson joined Rob Zombie on drums for the February US Warm up tour dates while regular drummer Joey Jordison was in the UK with his own band the Murderdolls. As Rob Zombie said on his website: "Ginger is helping us out with some warm up gigs before we rejoin with Joey Jordison over in England for our next tour."^[4]

Since 2010, Wilson has also been doing a number of VJ DJ sets at various clubs around the US.^[6]

On February 23, 2011, Wilson announced his departure from Marilyn Manson. ^{[7] [8]}On April 22, 2011, Wilson was announced as the permanent drummer for Rob Zombie.^[9]

Discography

Marilyn Manson

• Smells Like Children (1995)
• Antichrist Superstar (1996)
• Remix & Repent (1997)
• Mechanical Animals (1998)
• The Last Tour on Earth (1999)
• Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000)
• The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003)
• Lest We Forget: The Best Of (2004)
• The High End of Low (2009)

Rob Zombie

• Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (2013)
• Spookshow International: Live (2015)
• The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (2016)
• Astro-Creep: 2000 Live (2018)
• The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021)

Filmography

• Marilyn Manson: Coma White (1999)
• Rob Zombie: Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga (2015)
• Rob Zombie: The Zombie Horror Picture Show (2014)

References

1. "Marilyn-Manson-Schlagzeuger verlässt die Band". Rock Hard (in German). February 24, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
2. "Marilyn Manson Drummer Injured at Concert". Lakeland Ledger. November 29, 2000. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
3. "A label whether it fits or not". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 23, 1998. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
4. "Another New Zombie?". Spookshow International. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
5. Santiago, Brianna (June 19, 2015). "13 celebrities you didn't know graduated from L.V. high schools". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
6. "Kenneth Wilson". Facebook. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
7. Blabbermouth (February 23, 2011). "Drummer GINGER FISH Quits MARILYN MANSON". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
8. Goodwyn, Tom (February 24, 2011). "Marilyn Manson drummer Ginger Fish quits after 15 years in singer's band". NME. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
9. "Rob Zombie Announces New Drummer". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

External links

• Ginger Fish at IMDb