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" I just am fascinated by other female artists, probably because I feel a kinship with them, no matter who they are and what they do. "
Shirley Manson
Who
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Feel
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate. "
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" No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. "
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Comfort
" People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty. "
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Red
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" Humans all want to beat the clock but nobody ever does. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" The truth is, I've always been wracked with self-loathing and terrible, paralysing depression. "
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Always
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" I want to hear an alternative viewpoint, and I don't want girls to be defanged and declawed and pretty and mute. "
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Hear
Want
" 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. "
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Memories
People
" I think a lot of people in their lives feel like they don't fit in, even if it looks like they do. People feel like outsiders even if others think we, the lives we live, have everything. If they are popular or they have everything they are supposed to have. Even then, people still don't feel quite included. "
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People
Looks
Others
" I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun. "
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Music
Have Fun
Want
" 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. "
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Yourself
Great
Appreciate
" I have a temper on me that could hold back tides. "
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Hold
Could
Back
" If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery. "
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Opinions
You
Call
" I was a redhead and a middle child; both can make you feel excluded. It's like fighting to be included, in the swim of things. After a while you start to develop a bit of a victim mentality, which isn't great for a happy life. "
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Life
Child
Great
" I'm afraid of happy people. They're chemically unbalanced. "
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Afraid
People
Happy People
" 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. "
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Possible
Going
Say
" I feel privileged, to be honest. "
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Feel
Honest
I Feel
" We're living in a time when people are struggling to appear perfect. "
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Perfect
Appear
Living
" 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. "
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You
People
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Father
Girlfriends
Even
" I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather. "
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Weather
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" I think young artists are always inspiring because they are coming at worlds from a different point of view. "
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Point
" I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out. "
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" I'd never imagined myself in a band. So the fact that I've had such a long career without really naturally pursuing it is really astounding. It's taken me a long time to accept what I do for a living and actually feel like I have anything of value to add to the equation. "
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Time
Me
Long
" 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. "
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Myself