He is the same. If he makes it to 82 and 92 and 102, he'll be the same then.
I'll give him this much -- he's utterly consistent, never changes his outlook even a little. A lot of these killers take the counseling, toe the line in prison and say they're sorry for what they've done -- so they get parole and get to kill again.
But not Manson. He'd rather stay behind bars than give the parole board the satisfaction of seeing him jump through their meaningless little hoops. He's despicable, but I've got to give him a small measure of respect for at least telling the PB to shove their silly games.
"i'll take all you spoiled young hippies running around playing games mess around in your bed, i'll blow your head i'll put you through a change. what you've done to others i'll do unto you."