(1966-08-26) 26 August 1966 (age 57) Edinburgh, Scotland
Origin
Stockbridge, Scotland
Genres
Alternative rock
electronic rock
dream pop
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
actress
Instrument(s)
Vocals
keyboards
Years active
1984–present
Labels
Radioactive
Mushroom
Almo Sounds
Interscope
A&E
Warner Bros.
Geffen
Stunvolume
Member of
Garbage
Formerly of
Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
Angelfish
Spouse(s)
Eddie Farrell
(m. 1996–2003)
Billy Bush
(m. 2010)
Shirley Ann Manson FRSA (born 26 August 1966) is a Scottish musician and actress.[1] She is the lead singer of the American rock band Garbage. Manson gained media attention for her forthright style, rebellious attitude, and distinctive deep voice.[2][3][4][5][6] For the majority of her career, Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh and the U.S. to record with Garbage, which originally formed in Madison, Wisconsin; she now lives and works primarily in Los Angeles, while maintaining a second home in Edinburgh.[7]
Manson's musical career began in her teens when she was approached to perform backing vocals and keyboards for the band Goodbye Mr Mackenzie. She developed a formidable stage presence, and was later approached by the band's record label with the idea of launching her as a solo artist. She recorded an album with her band under the name Angelfish. After seeing Manson in an Angelfish music video broadcast only once on MTV's 120 Minutes, Garbage invited her to audition - although Manson revealed in later press releases that they did not click initially, she did eventually join. In 1995, Garbage released their self-titled debut album, a critical and commercial success. The band have released seven studio albums, including the multiple Grammy Award-nominated Version 2.0 and a greatest hits album.[6] Garbage have toured worldwide and sold over 17 million records as of 2017.[8]
In 2006, Manson began to write and record solo material after Garbage went on hiatus. In 2008, she played a liquid metal T-1001 Terminator named Catherine Weaver in the second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She returned to the recording studio in 2010 to write and produce material for Garbage's fifth studio album, Not Your Kind of People, released in 2012.[9] The band followed up with Strange Little Birds in 2016 and No Gods No Masters in 2021. From 2019–2021, Manson hosted the music podcast The Jump with Shirley Manson.
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^"The Darkling Manifesto: Shirley Manson's Individualist Style Legacy". Rolling Stone. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
^"Shirley Manson: Still Mysterious and Delicious". The Austin Chronicle. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
^Gee, Catherine (11 May 2012). "Garbage, Troxy, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
^"...And God Created Shirley Manson". VAGA magazine. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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^"Garbage". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^"Singer Manson introduces new husband to students in Paisley". Glasgow Herald. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
Shirley Ann Manson FRSA (born 26 August 1966) is a Scottish musician and actress. She is the lead singer of the American rock band Garbage. Manson gained...
This is a list of the discography of Scottish recording artist ShirleyManson, who has performed as the lead singer of American rock band Garbage since...
seven virtues, the seven sorrows, and the seven deadly sins," singer ShirleyManson explained, describing No Gods No Masters as "a critique of the rise...
Metcalfe on vocals, John Duncan on guitar, Fin Wilson on bass guitar, ShirleyManson and Rona Scobie on keyboards and backing vocals, and Derek Kelly on...
featuring Alain Johannes and Michael Shuman of Queens of the Stone Age and ShirleyManson of Garbage.[citation needed] In November 2013, Dalle announced that...
include Peaches' frequent collaborators Feist, Chilly Gonzales and ShirleyManson. The film premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival,...
Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Marilyn Manson, Oasis, and ShirleyManson of Garbage as some of her personal influences. Going to Hell...
December 2016. Paytress, (foreword by ShirleyManson), p. 9 Simpson, Dave. "Rebellious Jukebox". "Garbage's ShirleyManson reveals what rings her bell". Melody...
May 1995. It was written in sessions with band members Duke Erikson, ShirleyManson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig in Marker's basement recording studio, and...
for the sourcing of lead singer ShirleyManson for Garbage, following the music video for "Suffocate Me" from Manson's band Angelfish being broadcast during...
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their extensive high-profile featured artists, including Garbage's ShirleyManson, Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster, and My Chemical Romance's Frank...
stripped-down song structures and featured collaborations with Jon Brion and ShirleyManson, as well as the critically acclaimed track "Everything Is Embarrassing"...
versions to the same song). The line-up consists of Scottish vocalist ShirleyManson and Americans Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig. They have amassed...
was written and recorded over the course of a year, when lead singer ShirleyManson chronicled their efforts weekly online, becoming one of the first high-profile...
Lips". ShirleyManson described "Cherry Lips" as "an adrenaline rush" and "probably the most celebratory song we've ever written". ShirleyManson wrote...
completion of the tour in December 2002, the group took some time off; ShirleyManson returned to her native Scotland, while Butch Vig completed production...
wanted to do a bit of a U-turn." Afterwards, they hired Scottish singer ShirleyManson and began composing together. Garbage released a string of singles in...
"Tiny Hands" for the Women's March on Washington. In 2018, she joined ShirleyManson at the female-driven Girl School Festival in Los Angeles for a cover...
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