I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it. Shirley Manson More Quotes by Shirley Manson More Quotes From Shirley Manson I would say I'm pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I'm an individual before I am a female. Shirley Manson individualfemaleease If Jennifer Lopez could write songs like Fiona Apple's, she wouldn't have to spend so many hours at the gym. Shirley Manson appleswritingsong You know, it doesn’t matter how beautiful you are, if you don’t have anything interesting to say, then you’re still boring. Shirley Manson matterbeautifulinteresting Humans all want to beat the clock but nobody ever does. Shirley Manson clockdoewant We should never listen to our feelings. They lead us astray. Shirley Manson shouldfeelings If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery. Shirley Manson fieryopinionifs I am not a sexy woman, I'm not beautiful, I'm not a sex kitten, I don't flirt with people, yet I've been tagged more of sex symbol than women who truly are and I that's solely because I don't reveal too much: people are curious. Shirley Manson flirtysexybeautiful No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. Shirley Manson role-modelsmusicalidols I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun. Shirley Manson scheduleswantfun I get female groupies, but I don't get male groupies. 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. If I go anywhere near most of our male following, they are freaked. Absolutely freaked. I think my height has got a lot to do with it. I'm really tall. I'm five-eight, and with heels, I'm six foot, so people are like. 'Whoa, Amazon!' People are a wee taken aback by that 'cause I think people expect me to be small. Shirley Manson takensleepmen 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. Shirley Manson negativitycrazypeople 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 flirtyflirtingmean 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. Shirley Manson politicaltogetherdesire 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 girlartistmean I'm afraid of happy people. They're chemically unbalanced. Shirley Manson happy-peoplemental-healthpeople 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 clothesgirlfriendfeel-good I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving. Shirley Manson self-confidencegivingmoving A lot of my friends are artists or musicians or single parent families and I'm totally aware of how difficult it is for them to make ends meet. Shirley Manson musicianparentartist I had taken some of my solo music into the record label. They didn't really care for the direction I was moving in and I found it really disheartening. They wanted a pop hit, which I understand in terms of making money. I get that. But what they were going to ask of me was something I wasn't prepared to deliver and I felt kind of trapped. I just stopped writing. I just stopped. It was stifling. Shirley Manson takenwritingmoving I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty. Shirley Manson popslooksthinking
