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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.

Shirley Manson

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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
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I say embrace the total geek in yourself and just enjoy it. Life is too short to be cool.
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I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can.
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The truth is, I've always been wracked with self-loathing and terrible, paralysing depression.
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It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging.
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I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.
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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.
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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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If Jennifer Lopez could write songs like Fiona Apple's, she wouldn't have to spend so many hours at the gym.
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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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What makes a woman stylish is what she has to say and how she chooses to live her life.
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It's unhealthy for people to never express any kind of negativity or doubt. To have balance, you need to address that side of your thoughts as well as the positive. Otherwise, you tend toward crazy.
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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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