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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I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.

Shirley Manson

I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well.

Shirley Manson

I feel the same way I did when I was in school. I'm having the same insecurities.

Shirley Manson

I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next.

Shirley Manson

I feel privileged, to be honest.

Shirley Manson

Starbucks is my main fix and it's usually you people working in there - sometimes they're actually shaking. It just makes me feel horrendous because I've been in that situation.

Shirley Manson

Selling millions of albums is a sign you've infiltrated the culture.

Shirley Manson

I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it.

Shirley Manson

I think young artists are always inspiring because they are coming at worlds from a different point of view.

Shirley Manson

I don’t think they can deal with someone being complex and contradictory; it’s not acceptable, you have to be a cartoon, a stereotype.

Shirley Manson

I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered!

Shirley Manson

People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty.

Shirley Manson

And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle.

Shirley Manson

How you present yourself is nobody's business but your own. The stylists have an opinion. The hair people have an opinion. The fans and the management have opinions. Ultimately, you have to trust that you are the safe-keeper of yourself.

Shirley Manson

You have to watch all sides of your advancement, you have to make sure people's bodies and minds are healthy and their morale is cool before you can really go out and play great music.

Shirley Manson

I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather.

Shirley Manson

I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies.

Shirley Manson

Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If we don't stand together, that equality will never be fully realized, and that bothers me.

Shirley Manson

I was a redhead and a middle child; both can make you feel excluded. It's like fighting to be included, in the swim of things. After a while you start to develop a bit of a victim mentality, which isn't great for a happy life.

Shirley Manson

I think it's a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more.

Shirley Manson

I couldn't feel good about myself hanging out in Armani clothes when my girlfriend can't even pay her heating bill. I'd feel foul and I'd be embarrassed.

Shirley Manson

Author Bio

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