Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood are back to scaring animals and small children as a pair. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, the notorious shock rocker spills the beans on his recent reconciliation with the 22-year-old actress:

“Sometimes you feel awkward being what you’re best at, you feel like you have to be something new. But I think that a lot of people will agree that me being me at my best [is what] I need to be. I think that that really paid off because I’m back with Evan, that’s kind of breaking news.”