Garbage rocker Shirley Manson, 58, claps back at being called unrecognizable: ‘I will continue to wrinkle and flub’

Garbage rocker Shirley Manson, 58, claps back at being called unrecognizable: ‘I will continue to wrinkle and flub’



Don’t mess with Shirley Manson.

The Garbage frontwoman, 58, is firing back at an article claiming the members of the rock band look unrecognizable in promotional photos for their new single, “There’s No Future in Optimism.”

Sharing a screenshot of the article on Instagram, Manson wrote, “Well well well………What is THIS supposed to mean?!?”

Shirley Manson at the Festival Pal Norte 2025 in Mexico. Getty Images
The members of Garbage in 1995. Redferns

“The Druids look almost exactly the same as they have always done for thirty years so I can’t help thinking this is directed at me,” the “Stupid Girl” singer continued. “Look – I’m nearly sixty years old. Of course I’m not going to look anything like my late twenties self?!? Quite honestly I think it would be a bit creepy if I did but hey that’s just me.”

Manson called out the article’s headline that she said “is weaponized to put a woman like me in my place.”

Shirley Manson performing with Garbage in Belgium in 1998. Getty Images
Shirley Manson in 1995. Getty Images

“So I have decided to reject this gift,” she wrote. “This gift is a fail. I shall continue to age as I am. I will continue to wrinkle and flub – lose an inch of my height here and gain a new inch or two there – but I will still look cute in my pyjamas with bed head and no make up on and I will always – no matter what I look like – no matter what they say about me – I will always – and forever – rock HARDER than most.”

Shirley Manson performs with Garbage at the TRNSMT Festival 2024 in Scotland. Redferns

Manson got support from other celebrities in the comments, including “Mad Men” actress Christina Hendricks, who called Manson “a goddess.”

“If by unrecognizable, they mean HOTTER THAN EVER, then yes,” said “Shining Vale” star Merrin Dungey.

Spanish singer Vega told Manson, “You are beautiful, the quintessential lady of rock, regardless of the passing of the years.”

Shirley Manson at the ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ premiere in LA in January 2025. Scott Kirkland/Shutterstock

Garbage formed in 1993 in Madison, Wisconsin. The group’s current lineup consists of Manson, guitarists Duke Erikson and Steve Marker, and drummer Butch Vig.

The band is releasing their eighth studio album, “Let Let All That We Imagine Be the Light,” on May 30. They are also going on their Happy Endings tour from September to November.

Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Butch Vig, and Steve Marker of Garbage at the “Becoming Led Zeppelin” premiere. FilmMagic for Sony Pictures Classics

Last year, Manson exclusively told The Post she’s “grateful” to still be making music.

The Scottish singer also declared that she’s “a lifer” with her three male bandmates and will always be “a band girl.”

“I feel like there’s something really magical about working with other people in an invested environment,” she shared, adding, “It doesn’t really happen that often that bands stick around this long.”





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