There’s a stereotype of what we are all meant to find attractive and erotic, but I don’t neatly fall into those categories. Satin lingerie, a heart-shaped tub, flowers and champagne don’t turn me on. You shouldn’t be scrubbed clean before you have sex. I hate boys who are frightened of pee and shit and menstrual blood. I say no to boys who want to wake up next to a fully made-up woman. I say no to boys who prefer stockings and garters to perfect nudity. Who wants a boy who won’t kiss you when you’ve just been sick? I want a man who will let me pee in his belly button. I want a man to accept the beast in me. I don’t want a man who thinks the woman of his dreams doesn’t go to the toilet. One does, you know.

In 2006 Manson planned to record a John Lennon cover version for the Amnesty International Instant Karma charity compilation with bassist Eric Avery however a scheduling misunderstanding left them short of time and unable to record the song. Funds raised for the Pablove Foundation directly supports the pediatric cancer community in and around Children's Hospital Los Angeles. There’s a little of each of them in her voice" also stating "In the course of each song Shirley Manson let her voice rise in anger contempt or passion".

For much of her international career Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh to the United States to record with Garbage; Shirley Manson now lives and works in Los Angeles. 0 and a greatest hits album. The resulting self-titled debut Garbage was a worldwide hit and was followed by three studio albums including the multiple Grammy Award-nominated Version 2.