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

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Shirley Manson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 26
Actor
Feminist
Film Actor
Guitarist
Model
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Edinburgh
Scotland
Shirley Ann Manson
Aggressive
Band
Rest
Back
Wells
Well
Laughably
Laid

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Everybody's trying to be the biggest, because if you're not the biggest, you don't survive.
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Mozart was a punk, which people seem to forget. He was a naughty, naughty boy.
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Somehow or another, my mother taught me to push through my fear, always. Feel the fear and do it anyway.
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When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview.
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I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered!
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Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from women, which I find disappointing.
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I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can.
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You know, it doesn’t matter how beautiful you are, if you don’t have anything interesting to say, then you’re still boring.
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I want to hear from the creature who isn't blessed with unbelievable good looks and incredible genes. I want to hear from the geek girl, the forgotten girl, the invisible girl and the miserable girl.
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Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If we don't stand together, that equality will never be fully realized, and that bothers me.
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I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun.
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I want to hang out in Edinburgh with my friends and eat fish and chips wrapped in newspaper.
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At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It's down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I'm talking like I'm in the army and this is my squadron.
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I was a redhead and a middle child both can make you feel excluded. It's like fighting to be included, in the swim of things. After a while you start to develop a bit of a victim mentality, which isn't great for a happy life.
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