Shirley Manson
Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
My dog’s trust in me.
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Pulling Sandra.
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Giving people enjoyment.
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That my mum and dad didn’t move to live by the sea, where we live, before they died.
It used to be worrying about football results.
As someone who had time for everybody.
When I met [my wife] Sandra. I was coming up 17. We met at the Two Puddings, a dance hall in Stratford.
A car accident in Italy in 1990. Four people got killed. I was lucky, I got thrown out.
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