“Everybody's trying to be the biggest, because if you're not the biggest, you don't survive.” IfsTrying Author:Shirley Manson
“Being a musician makes you very - musicians in general tend to be quite sensitive, I think, to the environment around them, which helps when you are trying to interact with others on screen, to be aware, to be sensitive, and to try to understand what's going on in the scene.” ThinkingTryingHelpingEnvironmentSceneMusicianScreensSensitive Author:Shirley Manson
“I think it's about time the world embraced its geekiness and stopped trying to be cool. It's just...you have way more fun as a geek than as a cool person.” ThinkingWorldWayTryingPersonsFunGeekBeing CoolCool Person Author:Shirley Manson
“Even to survive and have everyone in good health now is really precious. Bands half our age don't even get that lucky sometimes. It's good to practice gratitude, as they say. I used to be so ungracious, I wasn't even aware that I should be feeling grateful! Now I actually try and put it into my daily thought: Be grateful. It's not always so easy.” TryingSometimesFeelingsAgeEasyGratitudeLuckyGratefulBe GratefulGood Health Author:Shirley Manson
“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.” TryingAsksAsk MeInterviewsStraightforward Author:Shirley Manson
“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.” TryingStillsDifficultChallengesAttentionIntegrityNavigateStardomCelebrity Status Author:Shirley Manson
