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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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Shirley Manson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 26
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Edinburgh
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Shirley Ann Manson
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