#m

I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#i #i think #just #look #meant

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

— Shirley Manson

#i #label #major #major label #out

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

#because #cozy #dad #embarrassed #flat

I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#enjoy #freak #got #having #i

If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#call #even #fiery #going #opinions

In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#fitting #fitting in #i #know #lot

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

— Shirley Manson

#constant #criticism #easy #everywhere #magazines

My solo album is dead and buried. We had the funeral. It was sad and I cried a lot but it made such a beautiful corpse that we had an open casket. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#beautiful #buried #casket #corpse #cried

No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#being #brought #comfort #how #i

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

— Shirley Manson

#boots #girl #i #mtv #shirley