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" I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me. "
Shirley Manson
My Own
Mean
Me
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" We're living in a time when people are struggling to appear perfect. "
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" 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. "
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" I know lots of people who've never been lucky enough to get to this stage in their life. And I'm not gonna hide it for anybody. "
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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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Know
Comfort
" 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. "
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Find
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" I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can. "
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Doing
Plan
" I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it. "
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Out
Sick
Solo
" That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous. "
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Rebel
Yourself
Difficult
" 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. "
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Solo
Open
" I think young artists are always inspiring because they are coming at worlds from a different point of view. "
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View
Think
Point
" 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 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 would say I'm pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I'm an individual before I am a female. "
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Sexuality
Pretty
Individual
" I don't find any kind of tension very productive, I find it destructive, actually. "
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Tension
Very
Find
" 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. "
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Who
Because
Feel
" I have a temper on me that could hold back tides. "
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Hold
Could
Back
" 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. "
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People
Uncomfortable
You
" 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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Cool
You
People
" I feel privileged, to be honest. "
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Feel
Honest
I Feel
" The truth is, I've always been wracked with self-loathing and terrible, paralysing depression. "
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Truth Is
Always
Depression
" 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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Me
End
Day
" I love pop music. Who doesn't? "
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Music
Who
Pop Music
" I'm a loud person; I love noise and aggression. I crave contact. "
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Noise
Loud
Person
" You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. "
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Radio
Hear
You
" 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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Viewpoint
Hear
Want
" 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. "
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Music
Artist
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" I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next. "
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Most
Game
Am
" 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. "
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Confident
Society
Feeling
" No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots. "
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Woman
Big
Boots