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…

— 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…

— Shirley Manson

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

— Shirley Manson

My solo album is dead and buried. We had the funeral. It was sad and I cried a lot but it made…

— Shirley Manson

I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my…

— Shirley Manson

It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate.

— Shirley Manson

I've always been an outsider. I am an outsider in Garbage. I'm the odd one out by default.

— Shirley Manson

I feel privileged, to be honest.

— Shirley Manson

Here am I. I'm 38. My career's probably never been better. And I've made a decision which may or may not impact…

— Shirley Manson

If Jennifer Lopez could write songs like Fiona Apple's, she wouldn't have to spend so many hours at the gym.

— 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'd never imagined myself in a band. So the fact that I've had such a long career without really naturally pursuing it…

— Shirley Manson

I know lots of people who've never been lucky enough to get to this stage in their life. And I'm not gonna…

— Shirley Manson

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

— Shirley Manson

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

— Shirley Manson

I'm a loud person; I love noise and aggression. I crave contact.

— Shirley Manson

Dear Kanye West. It is YOU who is so busy disrespecting artistry. You disrespect your own remarkable talents and more importantly you…

— Shirley Manson

It's a torturous time when you learn almost everything you really have to know about survival. The important thing to remember when…

— 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…

— Shirley Manson

Here's the tragedy of the modern record business: It's radio. If you're not on radio, nobody really is going to hear you…

— Shirley Manson

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

— Shirley Manson

Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If…

— Shirley Manson

One day I realized that it didn't matter whether people loved me or not.

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

— Shirley Manson