Quotes by Shirley Manson

About Shirley Manson:

Shirley Ann Manson is a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She is the lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage. For much of her international career Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh and the United States to record with Garbage; she now lives and works in Los Angeles. Manson gained media attention for her forthright style, rebellious attitude and distinctive voice.
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Mozart was a punk, which people seem to forget. He was a naughty, naughty boy.

Shirley Manson

I would say I'm pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I'm an individual before I am a female.

Shirley Manson

I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out.

Shirley Manson

I have a temper on me that could hold back tides.

Shirley Manson

If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery.

Shirley Manson

I've got no timetable. I'm sort of sick of timetables, to be honest.

Shirley Manson

In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people.

Shirley Manson

Humans all want to beat the clock but nobody ever does.

Shirley Manson

That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous.

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At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It's down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I'm talking like I'm in the army and this is my squadron.

Shirley Manson

I want to hear an alternative viewpoint, and I don't want girls to be defanged and declawed and pretty and mute.

Shirley Manson

I'm afraid of happy people. They're chemically unbalanced.

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I just am fascinated by other female artists, probably because I feel a kinship with them, no matter who they are and what they do.

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It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white.

Shirley Manson

No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.

Shirley Manson

I don't find any kind of tension very productive, I find it destructive, actually.

Shirley Manson

When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview.

Shirley Manson

There's nothing I've done that I feel a lot of regret over because I stuck to my guns, even when it got uncomfortable - and it will get uncomfortable because you're going up against the wall.

Shirley Manson

No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots.

Shirley Manson

I think a lot of people in their lives feel like they don't fit in, even if it looks like they do. People feel like outsiders even if others think we, the lives we live, have everything. If they are popular or they have everything they are supposed t...

Shirley Manson

Author Bio

  • NameShirley Manson
  • DescriptionScottish singer and artist
  • BornAugust 26, 1966
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Singer; Guitarist