Shirley Manson rose to '90s fame as the magnetic front woman of Garbage, but she was already a seasoned singer when guitarist Steve Marker spotted her in a music video for her previous band, Angelfish. She joined the Garbage in 1994. The band was made up of Steve Marker and producers Duke Erikson and Butch Vig—renowned for his work with Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins.

Nearly 30 years and over 17 million albums later, Garbage is preparing to release their eighth studio album, Let All That We Imagine Be The Light. Shirley’s voice remains as sharp and compelling as ever.

On today’s episode, Leah Rose sits down with Shirley Manson to discuss how an unexpected piece of advice from an acting coach during her time on the Fox sci-fi series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles continues to shape her creative process. Shirley also opens up about the challenges of communicating with her bandmates—and shares a hilarious story about meeting one of her musical heroes, Patti Smith—only to discover she had green curry smeared across her face.

You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite songs from Shirley Manson & Garbage HERE. 

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Shirley Manson rose to '90s fame as the magnetic front woman of Garbage, but she was already a seasoned singer when guitarist Steve Marker spotted her in a music video for her previous band, Angelfish. She joined the Garbage in 1994. The band was made up of Steve Marker and producers Duke Erikson and Butch Vig&mdash;renowned for his work with Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins.
Nearly 30 years and over 17 million albums later, Garbage is preparing to release their eighth studio album, Let All That We Imagine Be The Light. Shirley&rsquo;s voice remains as sharp and compelling as ever.
On today&rsquo;s episode, Leah Rose sits down with Shirley Manson to discuss how an unexpected piece of advice from an acting coach during her time on the Fox sci-fi series&nbsp;Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles&nbsp;continues to shape her creative process. Shirley also opens up about the challenges of communicating with her bandmates&mdash;and shares a hilarious story about meeting one of her musical heroes, Patti Smith&mdash;only to discover she had green curry smeared across her face.
You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite songs from Shirley Manson &amp; Garbage <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IKIMJFcQ0QNyx41ostx9Z?si=b59997d2eb8e4092&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=bf350b2f62a141a3">HERE</a>.&nbsp;
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Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating&mdash;and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

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Shirley Manson

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