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Shirley Ann Manson (born August 26, 1966) is a Scottish musician and actress, best known internationally as the
lead singer of the
alternative rock band
Garbage. For much of her international career Manson commuted between her home city of
Edinburgh to the United States to record with Garbage, but since 2006, she has been based in Los Angeles.
Manson quickly gained media attention for her forthright opinion, quirky looks and unique fashion sense.
She began her musical career in the early 1980s, performing
backing vocals and
keyboards for Scottish band,
Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie before being
signed in 1993 as a
solo artist, recording as
Angelfish. After seeing Manson in an Angelfish
video on
MTV, Garbage invited Manson to record with the band for one album, the multiple
Grammy Award nominated
Garbage.
[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. (29 July 2001)] Manson recorded a further three studio albums and toured worldwide as the frontperson of Garbage, racking up 12 million record sales over ten years.
[Absolute Garbage Warner press release (issued June 2007) (Retrieved - 2007-12-05)]