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I'm 41, I'm a woman, not a kid. I have no interest in making silly pop music.

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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
Pops
Silly
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Woman
Making
Kids
Music

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