#v

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

— Shirley Manson

#been #enough #get #gonna #hide

I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#feeling #giving #i #like #moving

I love pop music. Who doesn't? ↗

— Shirley Manson

#i love #love #music #pop #pop music

I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#any #fight #game #gladiator #i

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

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

— Shirley Manson

#boots #girl #i #mtv #shirley

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. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#appearance #because #confident #could #developed