Shirley Manson quotes

Shirley Manson is a Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Garbage. Her powerful voice and unique style have made a significant impact on alternative rock music since the 1990s. She continues to inspire fans around the world with her creativity and outspoken personality. Here are 66 of her quotes:

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)
I have done. Well, I've shared a moving vehicle with 18 naked men - not many women do that... fantastic, never felt better. View quote
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Humans all want to beat the clock but nobody ever does. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. I see very little in our culture, actually, of women necessarily standing up for one another. I think there's still an underlying fear if one woman has the light shone upon her, it takes away from your light, which of course is not the case at all. But I think when you're young, you maybe fear that. View quote
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I like communicating. I think it's as simple as that. I get really lonely and dark if I can't communicate with people. View quote
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I'm a sucker for tragedy - I love the death scenes. View quote
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I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather. View quote
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Mozart was a punk, which people seem to forget. He was a naughty, naughty boy. View quote
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I have a temper on me that could hold back tides. View quote
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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)
People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty. View quote
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I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well. View quote
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A lot of people these days are not music lovers - they just want to be famous which is a very different thing to what I grew up believing in. View quote
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That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous. View quote
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I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me. View quote
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Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society. View quote
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I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life. View quote
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No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. View quote
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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. View quote
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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)
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. View quote
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If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery. View quote
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I would say I'm pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I'm an individual before I am a female. View quote
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I am not a sexy woman, I'm not beautiful, I'm not a sex kitten, I don't flirt with people, yet I've been tagged more of sex symbol than women who truly are and I that's solely because I don't reveal too much: people are curious. View quote
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Shirley Manson

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Occupation: Scottish Musician
Born: August 26, 1966
Quotes count: 66
Wikipedia: Shirley Manson

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