58 years old (Born on August 26, 1966)
Musician, lyricist, songwriter, actress, and model; She is famous from Leading singer of the band GARBAGE.
Her divorce from sculptor husband Eddie Farrell became final in 2005. They had been separated since 2003. She gave so many troubles to her family when she was young that her mother lost her voice. Went back to her long and red threads after having her hair cut and bleached in late 2001-early 2002 Her husband is a sculptor. She was the lead singer of Angelfish by the time she was discovered by Butch Vig and Steve Marker.Shirley Manson's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Shirley Manson
She dropped out of high school at 16. Since then, she has been in bands such as Autumn 1904, Wild Indians, Goodbye Mr Mckenzie and Angelfish.
Was a model for Calvin Klein
She had a radical look change in late 2001, cutting her long red hair and dying it blonde months later.
Ranked #47 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002)
September 2005, her band 'Garbage' decide to take a hiatus.
She quit smoking after her husband's nephew died of cancer at age seven
Singer for the band Garbage
She had piano lessons as a child.
Is asthmatic.
Enjoys boxing
Lead singer, lyricist, guitarist, and co-producer on Garbage's three albums - the 1995 debut release 'Garbage', 1998s follow up 'Version 2.0' and 2001s 'beautifulgarbage'. These albums have sold over 10 million copies to date.
She has an orange Fender Strocaster wich she named "Rita"
Bono, Courtney Love, Gwen Stefani and Marilyn Manson are among her closest friends.
Her favorite singer is Frank Sinatra
In 2005, she revealed that she has the condition body dysmorphia, which may be the root of the depression which she has mentioned previously.
She is the author of the handwriting in Garbage's debut album.
Butch, Duke and Steve wore kilts to her wedding
Has two sisters
She was in the theater group when she was in high school
She had a cyst removed from her vocal chords during the Beautiful Garbage period.
Her father was a biology teacher, her mother a singer.