Don’t mess with Shirley Manson.
The Garbage frontwoman, 58, is firing back at an article claiming the band’s members look unrecognizable in promotional pics for its 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?!?”
“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.”
“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.”
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.”
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 its eighth studio album, “Let All That We Imagine Be the Light,” May 30. They are also going on the Happy Endings tour from September to November.
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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