Shirley Manson

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Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson
Background information
Birth name Shirley Ann Manson
Born August 26, 1966 (age 58)
Origin Edinburgh, Scotland
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Occupation(s) Musician, lyricist, songwriter, actress, model
Instrument(s) Vocals, keyboards, guitar
Years active 1995–present
Label(s) Radioactive (1993-2007), Geffen (2008)
Associated acts Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, Angelfish, Garbage

Shirley Ann Manson is a Scottish musician and actress, best known internationally as the lead singer of the rock band Garbage.

Discography[edit]

Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie[edit]

  • Good Deeds and Dirty Rags (1988)
  • Hammer and Tongs (1991)
  • Five (1993)

Angelfish[edit]

  • Angelfish (1994)

Garbage[edit]

  • Garbage (1995)
  • Version 2.0 (1998)
  • Beautiful Garbage (2001)
  • Bleed Like Me (2005)
  • Not Your Kind of People (2012)
  • Strange Little Birds (2016)
  • No Gods No Masters (2021)

Trivia[edit]

  • Shirley Manson recorded a duet/cover with Marilyn Manson of The Human League's song "Don't You Want Me", with the intent of including it on the then-unreleased best of album Lest We Forget – The Best Of. Manson made his choice to record a cover of the popular track after reconciling with his contemplation of suicide.