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“You will lose out on generations of esoteric, risk-taking, creative, adventurous weirdos, rebels, agitators, and provocateurs. You’re gonna get white bread”: Shirley Manson takes aim at the music industry, Spotify and Ticketmaster

She expands on reasons behind Garbage’s decision to “curtail” touring

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“He sent back a really beautiful letter, allowing us the usage of one of his most famous and brilliant songs ever”: the 90s alt-rock anthem that stuck a Beach Boys chorus in the middle of the track and got the seal of approval from Brian Wilson himself

The band’s drummer didn't think they could get away with it, but the band’s drummer was wrong.

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“Thanks to the thievery of the record industry”: Garbage quit touring

Shirley Manson makes on-stage announcement in DC

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"This is the last time we’re going to get on a bus and tour all over North America." Shirley Manson blames record industry "thievery" for forcing Garbage to make a drastic decision on touring

Shirley Manson has accused the music industry of "thievery" in an on-stage speech explaining why Garbage are unlikely to do another North American headline tour

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Garbage quit touring due to 'thievery of the record industry'

Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has revealed the band has decided to quit touring because "the thievery of the record industry" has made performing live "very difficult".

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Garbage join growing artist coalition against pro-Palestine censorship

SCOTTISH rock band Garbage have joined a growing coalition of artists standing against what they describe as censorship of pro-Palestine views in…

The National (Scotland)

"Shirley Manson sings like a pissed-off angel and has attitude to spare": Garbage's classic electro-grunge-goth-pop debut, revisited

Combining Massive Attack with Nine Inch Nails and the Smashing Pumpkins was always a great elevator pitch

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Garbage singer Shirley Manson 'doesn't care' if she is cancelled after enjoying a 'great career'

Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson "doesn't care" if she is cancelled, because she's had a "great career", but admitted she would feel "guilty" that she had "messed s**t up" for her band.

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"I don’t want to pretend everything’s hunky dory." Shirley Manson says that she feels "isolated" in Garbage, admits "there's very little proper communication about anything at all"

Shirley Manson admits to frustrations with the Garbage "boys’ club"

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‘I’m astounded by the apathy around me’: Shirley Manson on Kneecap, the BBC and her ‘bionic hips’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Garbage singer has overcome ageism, surgery and band isolation to return with a fire-breathing new album. She talks to Kate Hutchinson about the crisis in Gaza, her concern over ‘the erosion of our democracy’, and having a ‘coven’ of supportive women in rock. And no, she…

The Independent UK

"Shirley Manson takes aim at cruel ideologies and bigots of all shapes and sizes": The electro-goth revival continues on Garbage's Let All That We Imagine Be The Light

Shirley Manson and co. are still in their prime, going both nowhere and back to the future-rock frontline

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“Only Happy When It Rains has a solo and lot of that is backward guitar. We had to figure out how to play it –and flipped the two-inch tape reels over. I struggle playing that every night!” Garbage’s Duke Erikson and Steve Marker don't like to look back

The pair discuss experimenting without overthinking, how they know when a song is going to work, when to delete a clever guitar part, and why it’s still hard to play one of their biggest hits

Guitar World

"There was a lot of rejection, because I was a skinny Black girl trying to be the singer of a rock band." How Skunk Anansie's Skin went from Bob Marley-attended basement parties to a Glastonbury-headlining Britrock icon

From Oasis attending their early gigs to hanging out with David Bowie and Lemmy, Skin became a true rock icon in the 90s

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“I had big shoes to fill, but I knew I had a lot to offer on my own. I think Billy Corgan saw that in me”: From Veruca Salt to the Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage, Nicole Fiorentino has become alt-rock's go-to bassist

Traditionally a tube amp user, the Reverend Decision fan is hitting the Helix-powered stage with Shirley Manson and co., with in-ear monitors and no pedals – and delivering her own bass take on the band's classics

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'I hate the phrase mental health, as applied to me...' Shirley Manson says depression can be a 'healthy part of existing'

Shirley Manson - frontwoman of Garbage - believes her bouts of depression are a 'healthy part of existing in the world'.

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Garbage star Shirley Manson found photoshoots 'repulsive'

Garbage star Shirley Manson has admitted she hated the "visual accompaniment" to her music career - admitting she found photoshoots "repulsive" because they damaged her self-esteem.

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Garbage's Shirley Manson suffered 'a lot of indignity' after hip replacement surgery

Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has revealed she suffered "a lot of indignity" after undergoing hip replacement surgery - revealing having two operations to fix her mobility issues was "dark and depressing and soul-crushing, and also kind of wonderful".

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve pulled myself out of a very dark abyss’: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on depression, sexism, dodgy hips and happiness

The press loved her – but also hated her. Her band was huge – and then it fractured. She started two tours – and had to abandon them. The singer talks about 30 years of heaven and hell

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Guitar World

“I woke up to a DM from Shirley Manson asking if I'd be interested in the gig. We had never met”: Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist Nicole Fiorentino on how she landed her role in Garbage – with no audition

Fiorentino continues the trend of former Pumpkins bassists delivering the low-end for both bands

Guitar World

“Hard to believe that rehearsals begin a week from Monday. We begin again. Every time a rebirth. Every time an adventure”: Another former Smashing Pumpkins bassist is joining Garbage on tour

Nicole Fiorentino follows in the footsteps of Ginger Pooley and Eric Avery in being part of both camps

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We've compiled 11 iconic albums from 1995 that are enjoying their 30th anniversary this year.

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Shirley Manson selling off iconic Garbage dress

Garbage star Shirley Manson is selling off the iconic polka dot dress she wore in the band's 'I Think I’m Paranoid' video to raise money to help those affected by the California wildfires.

The National (Scotland)

Fleabag star calls on Scottish Government to invest in culture

ACTOR Bill Paterson has joined Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson and other notable Scots to put pressure on the Scottish Government to invest in…

Evening Standard

Arts sector urges ministers to outline timetable to #InvestInCulture

Members of Garbage and Idlewild are among those backing the campaign.

Guitar World

“I was just looking for a story to tell the grandkids. It was Flea who said that I might get the gig”: Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery recalls his 2003 audition for Metallica

After surviving Jane’s Addiction and touring with Alanis Morissette, Eric Avery was granted an audition with metal giants Metallica

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