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I couldn't feel good about myself hanging out in Armani clothes when my girlfriend can't even pay her heating bill. I'd feel foul and I'd be embarrassed. (Shirley Manson)
I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving. View quote
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I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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A lot of celebrities just want money, fame, power, fancy cars, houses all over the world and have people bow down to them. To me, that's frightful behaviour. View quote
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People in day-to-day life tend to skim the surface of things and be polite and careful, and that's not the language I speak. I like talking about feelings, fears and memories, anguish and joy, and I find it in music. View quote
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I love pop music. Who doesn't? View quote
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I think young artists are always inspiring because they are coming at worlds from a different point of view. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Shirley Manson)
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. View quote
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I want to hear from the creature who isn't blessed with unbelievable good looks and incredible genes. I want to hear from the geek girl, the forgotten girl, the invisible girl and the miserable girl. View quote
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I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect. View quote
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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. View quote
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Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If we don't stand together, that equality will never be fully realized, and that bothers me. View quote
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What makes a woman stylish is what she has to say and how she chooses to live her life. View quote
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I feel privileged, to be honest. View quote
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I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next. View quote
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No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots. View quote
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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)
I've got no timetable. I'm sort of sick of timetables, to be honest. View quote
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I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it. View quote
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My solo album is dead and buried. We had the funeral. It was sad and I cried a lot but it made such a beautiful corpse that we had an open casket. View quote
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I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can. View quote
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