Shirley Manson Quotes

I'm 41, I'm a woman, not a kid. I have no interest in making silly pop music.

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

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

Ps. I am pretty certain Beyonce doesn't need you fighting any battles on her account. Seems like she's got everything covered perfectly well on her own.

I love pop music. Who doesn't?

I think it's about time the world embraced its geekiness and stopped trying to be cool. It's just...you have way more fun as a geek than as a cool person.

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

You know, it doesn’t matter how beautiful you are, if you don’t have anything interesting to say, then you’re still boring.

I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can.

I want to hang out in Edinburgh with my friends and eat fish and chips wrapped in newspaper.

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 or see you or care about you.

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

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

I am naive. I make mistakes - But I don't give a rat's arse how I am perceived!

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

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

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