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“I returned home from tour an absolute hot mess. So broken that my poor husband had to push me through Heathrow and LAX airports in a wheelchair.” Shirley Manson reveals why Garbage had to cancel their 2024 plans

Ever wondered what Shirley Manson's vocal cords look like? Wonder no more

Louder

Garbage cancel 2024 shows after Shirley Manson injured on tour

Garbage have announced they will cancel the rest of their shows for 2024 after lead singer Shirley Manson was injured on their recent European tour

The National (Scotland)

Garbage review – Shirley Manson is alt-rock’s homecoming queen

The Edinburgh-born singer is captivating and gleefully confrontational in this set from the veteran band that blends candy-coloured pop with gothic heaviness

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“It was mega! I don’t think I’ll ever forget it, even when I get senile”: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on the time her band opened the Scottish Parliament

The alt-rock giants were invited to play as part of the Scottish Parliament celebrations in 1999

Louder

"My coping mechanisms for a long time were alcohol and drugs." Placebo announce new documentary This Search For Meaning, featuring interviews with Robbie Williams, Garbage's Shirley Manson, Idles, Yungblud and more

"This Search for Meaning glimpses the band in a way that I do not believe they have been seen before" says director

Louder

“She continues to be a beacon in the darkness”: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on why Patti Smith is one of her heroes

Manson also recalled that the first time she met Smith, she totally lost it...

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Sunday with Shirley Manson: ‘I impersonate my mother by making a chicken dinner’

The Garbage singer talks about church in childhood, her need to enjoy life and her favourite arty amusement park

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"Carlos Santana told me I was like a shaman on stage and he wanted to do a band with me": Gavin Rossdale's stories of Keanu Reeves, David Bowie, Bono and more

He's been bitten by Shirley Manson, sung on stage with Alice In Chains, spent 15 hours a day for months with Tom Jones, and is pals with Robert Downey Jr. He’s Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, and these are his stories

Louder

"We felt like we were playing with our hands tied behind our backs. That will drive a person insane, and it did": Shirley Manson reveals how being pitched against No Doubt almost destroyed Garbage

In the early years of the 2000s the music industry decided there was only space for one female-fronted rock band, and that band wasn't Garbage

Louder

"Get the **** off my stage before I punch you in the ****ing face": Ten times a band stopped a gig to lambast a member of their own crowd

Shoe-throwing, stopping fights, people chatting, stage invaders... it's tough up there for your heroes

Louder

Shirley Manson Celebrates Groundbreaking Female Musicians At Rock & Roll Hall

Shirley Manson praises Rock Hall exhibit honoring female music icons, emphasizing empowerment and recognition in the industry.

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“I had to stop the show and ask these two boys if they were gonna kill me”: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on the craziest things she’s seen from the stage

The Garbage singer has witnessed a lot of odd things in the crowd in her time...

Louder

“To get a vote of confidence from someone we hold in highest regard was thrilling”: Shirley Manson on how Garbage got Brian Wilson’s blessing to use a Beach Boys hook in Push It

The alt-rock titans used a classic line from Don’t Worry Baby in their 1998 hit

Louder

Watch ten rock stars from the 90s in their earlier bands

Warning: contains Tom Morello playing with a Michael Bolton lookalike

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"You better calm down": Watch a furious Shirley Manson drop 36 'f-bombs' in under 2 minutes while breaking up a fight at a Garbage show in Los Angeles

Do. Not. Mess. With. Shirley. Manson.

The Guardian - US

‘She means every word she sings’: inside a starry tribute to Marianne Faithfull

The singer survived a near-death bout of Covid but may never sing again, so artists such as Shirley Manson and Peaches have banded together for a new album

MusicRadar

Butch Vig on playing Roland V-Drums live with Garbage: "I jumped at the chance!"

The producer and drummer recently spoke to Sweetwater about why a fully-electronic VAD drum kit is his go-to setup

Chicago Sun-Times

Garbage’s Shirley Manson excited about band’s victory ‘lap of honor’ on Noel Gallagher tour

Garbage is currently touring in support of its 2021 album “No Gods No Masters,” which Manson says was “much more political than we have ever been and probably ever will be again.”

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Louder

Every Garbage album ranked from the worst to the best

Garbage have carved out a unique space in the modern rock world, and we've reviewed their eight albums to offer the definitive guide to their catalogue

Daily Mirror

Shirley Manson teases new Garbage album packed with 'gut punch' songs

The singer says she's been back in the studio with the boys - Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig - as they are working on the follow up album to 2021's No Gods No Masters

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh singer Shirley Manson's wicked revenge on cheating ex-boyfriend

The Edinburgh-born singer, 56, confessed that she was ‘rather proud’ of her actions, saying she would recommend it as an ‘act of revenge’.

Daily Record

Shirley Manson: The next Bond shouldn't be white

The Garbage singer insists change should come for the super-sky after Daniel Craig quit.

The Guardian - UK

Shirley Manson: ‘I took a crap on a cheating boyfriend’s breakfast cereal. I’m not ashamed’

The singer on sexism in rock, overcoming shyness and taking revenge to the extreme

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Garbage’s Shirley Manson

The Scottish alt-rock performer has sold millions of records, recorded a Bond theme and inspired a generation of songwriters from Lady Gaga to Florence Welch. Now she’s ready to answer your questions about her storied career

Daily Record

Toyah Willcox on refusing to be 'controlled' by age, and playing Glasgow with Billy Idol

The It's a Mystery star has found a new audience with her YouTube videos.

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