166 Quotes by Shirley Manson

It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate.

No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.

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.

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

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

I think a lot of people in their lives feel like they don't fit in, even if it looks like they do. People feel like outsiders even if others think we, the lives we live, have everything. If they are popular or they have everything they are supposed to have. Even then, people still don't feel quite included.

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.

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.

I'm a loud person; I love noise and aggression. I crave contact.