“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.” IfsFeelsTogetherPoliticalDesireMalesCommandBotherSalaryCounterparts Author:Shirley Manson
“Here's the tragedy of the modern record business: It's radio. If you're not on radio, nobody really is going to hear you or see you or care about you.” IfsCareRecordsModernTragedyRadio Author:Shirley Manson
“Everybody's trying to be the biggest, because if you're not the biggest, you don't survive.” IfsTrying Author:Shirley Manson
“If Jennifer Lopez could write songs like Fiona Apple's, she wouldn't have to spend so many hours at the gym.” IfsWritingSongHoursApplesGymJennifer Author:Shirley Manson
“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.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenActionCausesSleepTakenFiveFeetOffersSixFemaleMalesFollowingEightHeightTallHeelsScotlandAmazonGroupie Author:Shirley Manson
“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.” IfsThinkingWantMeanUseCoursesHotDay To DayFlirtingFlirtyDay LifeDay To Day Life Author:Shirley Manson
“If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery.” IfsOpinionFiery Author:Shirley Manson
“You know, it doesn’t matter how beautiful you are, if you don’t have anything interesting to say, then you’re still boring.” IfsKnowsStillsMatterBeautifulInterestingBoringBeautiful You Author:Shirley Manson
“Here am I. I'm 38. My career's probably never been better. And I've made a decision which may or may not impact on it - I refuse to hide my experience and my age, as if it's something I should be ashamed of. I'm alive. 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.” PeopleIfsKnowsShouldMayMadeEnoughAgeDecisionCareersAliveStageLuckyImpactRefuseAshamedI'm Alive Author:Shirley Manson
