I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty.
Shirley MansonI am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather.
Shirley MansonI 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 MansonEven to survive and have everyone in good health now is really precious. Bands half our age don't even get that lucky sometimes. It's good to practice gratitude, as they say. I used to be so ungracious, I wasn't even aware that I should be feeling grateful! Now I actually try and put it into my daily thought: Be grateful. It's not always so easy.
Shirley Manson