Shirley Manson of Garbage – “Weird girls and disobedient women? That’s the ’90s”
About this episode
Shirley Manson discusses her rise to fame in the 90s with Garbage and the cultural impact of her music.
Diving deep into all things ’90s… The fierce face and blazing voice of post-grunge feminist rock’n’roll, Shirley Manson became a 90s icon with Garbage’s era-defining hits: Only Happy When It Rains, Stupid Girl, Milk, I Think I’m Paranoid and more. A James Bond theme, acting in video games and TV – she played an actual Terminator! – fashion fame and more all followed. What was it like in the whirlwind of ’90s alt.rock, when you’ve graduated from Scottish bands Goodbye Mr Mackenzie and Angelfish to a new outfit whose drummer Butch Vig had just produced Nirvana’s Nevermind, and the whole world has its eyes on you? Now back with Garbage and as fiery as ever, Shirley joins Miranda to talk global fame in the ’90s, being a literally starving artist when Garbage made their double-platinum selling debut Garbage, and becoming rock royalty. Support us on Patreon Follow us on: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Subscribe to our Spotify playlist • Buy Miranda’s book Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll be helping the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale…
More episodes of Talk ’90s to me
- Mark Kermode – My all-time favourite soundtracks from the ’90s
- The Girlie Show’s Sarah Cawood – “I was never a ladette!”
- DJ legend SMOKIN JO on 90’s clubs – “It was hot, it was sweaty, everyone was off their t*ts!”
- Raving in the ’90s – Pills, acid, warehouse parties and more with author Kirk Field
- Tim Booth from James – “Sit Down? I’d rather keep dancing.”
- Primal Scream! – Bobby Gillespie on ’90s rock, rave and getting loaded (and having a good time)
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Talk ’90s to me podcast page.