I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather.
— Shirley Manson
I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out.
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.
You have to watch all sides of your advancement, you have to make sure people's bodies and minds are healthy and their morale is cool before you can really go out and play great music.
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.
Mozart was a punk, which people seem to forget. He was a naughty, naughty boy.
That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous.
If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery.
I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.
I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well.
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.
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.
It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white.
I have a temper on me that could hold back tides.
No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.
And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle.
No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots.
I would say I'm pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I'm an individual before I am a female.
I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.
