“I'm 41, I'm a woman, not a kid. I have no interest in making silly pop music.” KidsInterestPopsSillyPop Music Author:Shirley Manson
“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.” WaySeemsArtistVoiceSupportFemaleRadioPopsChosenProgrammingPop MusicDisappointingProvocativeFemale Artists Author:Shirley Manson
“I had taken some of my solo music into the record label. They didn't really care for the direction I was moving in and I found it really disheartening. They wanted a pop hit, which I understand in terms of making money. I get that. But what they were going to ask of me was something I wasn't prepared to deliver and I felt kind of trapped. I just stopped writing. I just stopped. It was stifling.” WritingKindCareWantedMovingAsksFoundFeltTermTakenRecordsPreparedPopsLabelsMaking MoneyTrappedSoloMoving InRecord LabelsStiflingDisheartening Author:Shirley Manson
“I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty.” ThinkingLooksHas BeensPops Author:Shirley Manson