I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life. Shirley Manson More Quotes by Shirley Manson More Quotes From 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. Shirley Manson armor nerves people 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. Shirley Manson dad hippie mother I think young artists are always inspiring because they are coming at worlds from a different point of view. Shirley Manson artist views thinking I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it. Shirley Manson records labels sick I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can. Shirley Manson plans I've got no timetable. I'm sort of sick of timetables, to be honest. Shirley Manson being-honest honest sick I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out. Shirley Manson freak enjoy people 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. Shirley Manson funeral albums beautiful When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview. Shirley Manson straightforward interviews trying You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. Shirley Manson perspective song men 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. Shirley Manson appreciate boots thinking I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next. Shirley Manson greedy next games 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. Shirley Manson girl blessed looks Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society. Shirley Manson integrating appearance feelings The truth is, I've always been wracked with self-loathing and terrible, paralysing depression. Shirley Manson loathing truth-is self I am naive. I make mistakes - But I don't give a rat's arse how I am perceived! Shirley Manson arses mistake giving I have women who offer to sleep with me all the time. But not men. They're all talk and nay action - as we'd say in Scotland. Shirley Manson scotland sleep men I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well. Shirley Manson aggressive laid-back band I don't find any kind of tension very productive, I find it destructive, actually. Shirley Manson tension destructive kind I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me. Shirley Manson purpose crosses mean
