I don't find any kind of tension very productive, I find it destructive, actually. Shirley Manson More Quotes by Shirley Manson More Quotes From Shirley Manson I think it's about time the world embraced its geekiness and stopped trying to be cool. It's just...you have way more fun as a geek than as a cool person. Shirley Manson funtryingthinking I'm 41, I'm a woman, not a kid. I have no interest in making silly pop music. Shirley Manson popssillykids 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. Shirley Manson fightinggamesyears Ps. I am pretty certain Beyonce doesn't need you fighting any battles on her account. Seems like she's got everything covered perfectly well on her own. Shirley Manson battlefightingneeds I love pop music. Who doesn't? Shirley Manson pop-musicpops I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered! Shirley Manson sisterfamilygirlfriend 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. Shirley Manson challengestryingintegrity I feel privileged, to be honest. Shirley Manson being-honesthonestfeels I wouldn't say that cutting was pleasurable, but there is a sense of euphoria that follows cutting yourself. The quick pinch of pain and the sight of blood snaps you back to the surface and you start to appreciate being alive. Shirley Manson cuttingpainsight 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. Shirley Manson starbuckssometimespeople I want to hang out in Edinburgh with my friends and eat fish and chips wrapped in newspaper. Shirley Manson chipsedinburghwant 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. Shirley Manson supportvoiceartist Dear Kanye West. It is YOU who is so busy disrespecting artistry. You disrespect your own remarkable talents and more importantly you disrespect the talent, hard work and tenacity of all artists when you go so rudely and savagely after such an accomplished and humble artist like BECK. Shirley Manson hard-workartisthumble At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It's down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I'm talking like I'm in the army and this is my squadron. Shirley Manson armystrongtalking Even to survive and have everyone in good health now is really precious. Bands half our age don't even get that lucky sometimes. It's good to practice gratitude, as they say. I used to be so ungracious, I wasn't even aware that I should be feeling grateful! Now I actually try and put it into my daily thought: Be grateful. It's not always so easy. Shirley Manson gratitudegratefulfeelings It is so hard for musicians when they step into acting is they're not coming in as a blank slate, they're coming in with a real set idea of who they are, where they're coming from, what their politics are, what their tastes are. Shirley Manson actingrealideas Obviously, from the experience you get from making videos, you understand where the camera is and how some of the actual technicalities work and so on and so forth. Shirley Manson technicalitiesvideocameras Everybody's trying to be the biggest, because if you're not the biggest, you don't survive. Shirley Manson ifstrying Here's the tragedy of the modern record business: It's radio. If you're not on radio, nobody really is going to hear you or see you or care about you. Shirley Manson recordscaretragedy Being a singer, being a performer, you have tricks, somehow, to calm yourself when things feel a little overwhelming. I don't do breathing exercises, per se, but I definitely have to have a sort of internal word with myself before things got completely out of hand and I fainted on the floor. Shirley Manson breathingexercisehands
