166 Quotes by Shirley Manson

I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next.

I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies.

I think it's a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more.

I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty.

I'm 45 years old. I used to be a club girl, but that's not my world anymore. That doesn't mean I can't make music that excites. I think it's inspiring to see an artist you grew up with take another crack.

Starbucks is my main fix and it's usually you people working in there - sometimes they're actually shaking. It just makes me feel horrendous because I've been in that situation.

We always felt like we've never specifically fitted in with anyone; there's never been a movement surrounding what we're doing.

She seems very benign and wholesome, ... but underneath lurks an incredible toughness and powerful directness.

I don't find any kind of tension very productive, ... I find it destructive, actually. I think this record was made despite the mood in our camp, and that something very productive came out of it, which came as a surprise.