Shirley Manson: Summary

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Birthday:
8-26-1966
Birthplace:
Edinburgh, Scotland
Birth Name:
Shirley Anne Manson

Shirley is a Scottish musician, the lead vocalist of the band Garbage. Manson is the second of three daughters; her father is a geneticist and her mother is a former singer. She started learning the piano at age seven, later attending the City of Edinburgh Music School where she also joined the school's theatre group. At school, she was regularly bullied, and inflicted self harm. She...

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  • Her favourite album is The White Album by The Beatles.(edit)
  • Despite her singing voice featuring an American vernacular and accent, she has a Scottish accent when simply speaking.(edit)
  • She actively participates in various AIDS charities. One notable occurrence was her appearance alongside Elton John and Mary J. Blige in the MAC Cosmetics' Viva Glam campaign. She is also a patron of the Edinburgh-based charity, Waverley Care, and co-hosted a fundraiser for it in January 2004.(edit)
  • She appeared in She Wants Revenge's music video, "These Things".(edit)
  • She was interviewed for the documentary CUT: Teens and Self Injury, by Wendy Schneider.(edit)
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