Shirley Ann Manson (b. August 26, 1966 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom) 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 briefly worked at a shop but her first musical job was playing keyboards and singing backing vocals in Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, where she remained for a decade until the band split up in 1992.

She then joined several bands

Some "Bleed Like Me" promo shots

i adooooooreeeeeee garbage...

i adore shirley.. she looks like kate moss...

here are some screen caps....

I adore her. She's one of the few female musicians who I think has an interesting sense of style.

when i listen to the songs she wrote and sang it is like she entered my thoughts and turned then into lyrics )))

more of shirley and the rest of the band..

I love her, she's the best!

she is more edgy version of debbie blondie... and that is just fascinating!!!

cannot wait for her solo!

here's a few pics

And a link to a nip slip in this video

http://rapidshare.com/files/34281561/Garba...rds_ClintUk.rar

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-shirley/sign.html

record label stopped her solo as it sounds too noir!!!!

please just sign the petition!

from penny dreadful

Summer Glau,Lena Headey and Shirley Manson at Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2 Photo Shoot Access Hollywood video

8 MB = 1:27

http://rapidshare.com/files/184672180/Term...s_Hollywood.avi

She barely got the part as Weaver. It was between her and Julie Ann Emery.

I didn't expect her to do such a good job. She's totally nailing it.

Shirley and her on screen daughter...

PS. Vote in the chick fight thread. (click signature)