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" The sensation of never feeling good enough or pretty enough will always be there. It's a constant dialogue, and you just learn to be more powerful than that other voice. When you hear it come up, you shut it down. "

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" 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

People

Woman

I Am

" 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

Political

Together

" A lot of celebrities just want money, fame, power, fancy cars, houses all over the world and have people bow down to them. To me, that's frightful behaviour. "

" I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty. You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. "

" I feel privileged, to be honest. "

" 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. "

" People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty. "

" You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. "

" That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous. "

" I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving. "

" I'm a loud person; I love noise and aggression. I crave contact. "

" No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots. "

" It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white. "

Shirley Manson

White

Want

" In the '90s, the radio was still alive with all different kinds of points of view, and I think that's why people are longing for that time. It was the first time that alternative music broke through to the mainstream. "

" Selling millions of albums is a sign you've infiltrated the culture. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Shirley Manson

Time

Long

" I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well. "

" The truth is, I've always been wracked with self-loathing and terrible, paralysing depression. "

" 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. "

" I don't find any kind of tension very productive, I find it destructive, actually. "

" I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun. "

" I love pop music. Who doesn't? "

" I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next. "

Shirley Manson

Most

Game

" I have a temper on me that could hold back tides. "

" I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm afraid of happy people. They're chemically unbalanced. "

" 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. "