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Shirley Ann Manson (born August 26, 1966) is a Scottish musician, actress, and the lead vocalist of the band Garbage.

Shirley Manson

She began her career in Edinburgh in the early 1980s, most notably performing backing vocals and keyboards for local band Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie before fronting side-project Angelfish while signed as a solo artist. Having seen Manson in an Angelfish video on MTV, Garbage invited Manson to record with them as the band's lead singer. [1]

With Garbage on hiatus after four successful studio albums, one greatest hits compilation and over 14 million record sales [2], Manson will embark on a solo career and release her own record, Shirley Manson, in 2008.

Shirley Manson has been cast on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as series regular Catherine Weaver, CEO of a major technology company, Zeiracorp, for the second season.[3] Shirley is also a supporter of the San Antonio Spurs.[4]

Early life

Shirley Manson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1966 to John and Muriel Manson, a geneticist and former big band singer respectively.[5] She was named after an aunt who was named after Charlotte Brontë's novel Shirley.[6] She was born middle-child between older sister Lindy-Jayne and younger sister Sarah, and was brought up in the Stockbridge area of the city.[7] Manson learned to play the piano at age seven, and later attended the City of Edinburgh Music School, the music department of Broughton High.[5] She also was a Brownie and was a member of the Girl Guides.[8]

 

While at Broughton, Manson became an active member of its drama group, acting in plays such as The American Dream and The Wizard of Oz.[7] Manson was bullied due to her red hair and large eyes. She suffered from depression as a teenager and engaged in self-injury: she carried a sharp object in the laces of her boots and cut herself when she felt stress, depression, or anxiety.[9]

Manson was bullied until she associated herself with a rebel crowd, and played truant for most of her final year at school.[7] She also began to experiment with drugs: she smoked cannabis and sniffed glue, drank, shoplifted, and once broke into the Edinburgh Zoo.[10] Manson's first job was volunteer work in a local hospital's cafeteria, then as a breakfast waitress at a local hotel before spending five years as a shop assistant for Miss Selfridge, beginning on the make-up counter.[10] Manson was eventually moved into stockrooms for her attitude to customers. Despite her own feelings towards her look, Manson also briefly modeled clothing for Jackie magazine.[11]

Music career

Manson became a regular on Edinburgh's clubbing scene, and, equipped with free samples from Miss Selfridge, was well known as the hair stylist for a number of local bands.[12] She sang with The Wild Indians and performed backing vocals with Autumn 1984, but had moved on by the time either act put out any work.[12]

Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie

At a local theatre group, Manson was approached by Martin Metcalfe, of Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, to join his band. Manson initially became romantically involved with Metcalfe, but remained in the group after their split and became a prominent member, playing keyboards, singing backing vocals and was very involved in the business side of the group. Manson's first release with the Mackenzies was a YTS release of Death of a Salesman in 1984.[12]

Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie's distributor, MCA Records, expressed interest in putting out a record with Manson and signed her in February 1993 as a solo artist to circumvent the Mackenzie's existing deal (though MCA kept several members of the band as backing musicians).[12][13] Her solo contract obligated Manson to deliver at least one album and, at the sole option of Radioactive, up to six additional albums. [14]

Angelfish

Angelfish recorded their album Angelfish in Connecticut with Talking Heads' Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, with a single release of "Suffocate Me" in June 1993 on the Wasteland label. The album followed in February 1994 with second single "Heartbreak To Hate", and was well received on college radio.[12] Angelfish toured the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, and co-supported Live on a tour of North America, along wioth Vic Chestnutt. Around the time of these dates MTV's 120 Minutes aired the band's video for "Suffocate Me". Producer and musician Steve Marker had seen the airing and thought Manson would be a great singer for his band, Garbage, which also featured producers Duke Erikson and Butch Vig but had no lead, but were set on having a woman as their singer. [15]

Garbage

Vig invited Manson to Smart Studios to sing on a couple of tracks. After an unsuccessful audition, she returned to Angelfish.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). and Beck,[16] producer and keyboardist Greg Kurstin[17] and James Bond soundtrack composer David Arnold.[18] Garbage drummer and former Nirvana/Smashing Pumpkins producer Butch Vig is also co-writing and producing for her album which is due for release on May 27, 2008.[19]

During this time Manson has also worked with Eric Avery on a duet for his debut album,[20] with Debbie Harry on a duet,[21] and also played a dominatrix in the promotional video for She Wants Revenge's single "These Things".[22]

Recently, Shirley expressed to an interviewer during her charity event in Scotland for MAC Viva Glam that she was ready to release the album. The execs at Warner heard them and declared it to be too "noir" for them, which she mistakenly took as a compliment. She is still at work for her solo debut which will be coming out later on this year.

Manson sings on the track "The Trouble I'm In" with Gavin Rossdale of Bush on his debut solo album WANDERlust.

Influences

Manson has stated that some of her biggest influences are Debbie Harry of Blondie, Patti Smith, Siouxsie Sioux, and Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.[23]

Discography

Studio albums

Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie (credited with backing vocals and keyboards)

  • Good Deeds and Dirty Rags (1988)
  • Fish Heads and Tails (1989)
  • Hammer and Tongs (March 4, 1991)
  • Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie (1992) (US release)
  • Five (1993)

Angelfish (lead vocals and guitar)

Garbage (songwriter, lead vocals, and guitar)

Solo

Other appearances

In 2002, electronic group West London Deep sampled Manson's vocal from "You Look So Fine" in their white label track "You're Taking Me Over". Manson refused clearance for the sample and the track was scrapped. By that point the track, and remixes by Inner City, Problem Kids and Desyn Masiello & Leon Roberts had already been circulated.[25] The song was reworked and re-released the following year as "Gonna Make You My Lover", without Manson's vocal.

A duet cover version of Human League's "Don't You Want Me" recorded in January 2004 [26] with Marilyn Manson remains unreleased.[27]

Charity work

In 2002, Manson became an ambassador for the M•A•C AIDS Fund, fronting a two-year campaign alongside Elton John and Mary J. Blige, beginning with the launch of the VIVAMAC IV lipstick, in which all proceeds of the sale of the lipstick goes to charity. In 2007 the campaign had raised over $100 million U.S. dollars, and as a former ambassador for the campaign, Manson was allowed to present $100,000 to a charity of her choice. She donated it to Waverley Care.

Shirley Manson was made patron of Edinburgh-based HIV charity Waverley Care in 2002. She hosted a fund raiser auction on January 4, 2004 at Edinburgh's Prestonfield House which raised £45,000, including the sale of a Fender guitar owned by Manson, which itself raised £1,050. Manson accepted a cheque for £51,000 on behalf of Waverley Care from the M•A•C AIDS Fund on April 10, 2008 at Harvey Nichols Edinburgh store.[28]

In 2007, Manson fronted a poster campaign for PETA, holding the carcass of a fox under the headline "Here’s the rest of your fur coat". PETA Europe approached Manson to front the campaign, which included heavy use in Edinburgh, her home town, Manson stated "I felt like I had a chance to add my voice to the dissent against the way animals can be treated all over the world by all persons." Manson followed up her concern for animal welfare by adopting a rescue dog.[28]

References

  1. ^ 153 F.Supp.2d 462 RADIOACTIVE, J.V., Plaintiff, v. Shirley MANSON, Defendant. No. 01 Civ.1948(SAS). United States District Court, S.D. New York. (July 29, 2001)
  2. ^ ""Tell Me Where It Hurts" promo CD PR sticker (issued June 2007)" (Retrieved - 2007-12-05)
  3. ^ "Shirley Manson cast in 'Sarah Connor' Garbage lead singer [Noelleecc-com] to be regular on 'Terminator' series". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2008-05-29. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 38 (help)
  4. ^ Who Does Shirley Manson Think She Is? Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More
  5. ^ a b ""No Place Like Home For Shirley"". Heritage.Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Ginger Spice, The Face, 1998-02-01
  7. ^ a b c Barrell, Tony (2002-09-22), Relative Values, Sunday Times, retrieved 2007-12-05
  8. ^ Interview with Shirley Manson, Select, 1999
  9. ^ Ro, Ronin (2000-05-30). "Garbage's Shirley Manson Admits To "Cutting"". MTV.com. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  10. ^ a b Interview with Shirley Manson, FHM, 1998-09-01
  11. ^ "Shirley Manson opens her mouth". Q. 1999-03-01. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  12. ^ a b c d e Interview with Shirley Manson, Record Collector, 1997-02-01
  13. ^ Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie "Hammer And Tongs" {album notes}, 2005 re-issue {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ 153 F.Supp.2d 462 RADIOACTIVE, J.V., Plaintiff, v. Shirley MANSON, Defendant. Vol = #01 Civ.1948(SAS), United States District Court, S.D. New York. (2001-07-29).
  15. ^ "Garbage: Behind The Music". Behind The Music. 2002-03-31. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Lyons, B accessdate = 2008-01-17 (2006-11-18). "Shirley Singing The Blue". [[Daily Record (Scotland)|]]. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |first= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "In A Sunshine State". The Times. 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  18. ^ ""01/03/2006: Latest News". DavidArnold.com. Retrieved 2007-07-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "The End of Chapter One". Garbage.Proboards60.com. Retrieved 2007-07-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ a b ""Eric Avery Help Wanted CD (Press release)"". DangerbirdRecords.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ Kaplan, Ben (2007-10-24). "Keeping Her Tide High". National Post. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  22. ^ "She Wants Revenge Hire Shirley Manson As Their Dominatrix". MTV.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ PETA2 // Out There // Shirley Manson: Fur Is Garbage
  24. ^ ""Gavin Rossdale is a Wanderlust-ing Man"". JustJared.buzznet.com. Retrieved 2008-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ ""West London Deep sample Shirley Manson"". press release reproduced on GarbageDiscobox.com. Retrieved 2008-08-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ "02.02.04 Studio Diary #14". Garbage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  27. ^ ""New Blood: Make Way For The Return Of Garbage" (Kerrang! magazine 2005-02-22)". Garbage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  28. ^ a b ""On The Edge of Her Seat"". Scotsman newspaper. Retrieved 2008-04-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
 
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