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Shirley Manson

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Shirley Manson is a Rap and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Brody Dalle, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Smashing Pumpkins and Gavin Rossdale. Those roots explain a lot about how Shirley Manson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as James Marsters, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Adie, Far From Alaska, Taylor Momsen, Greg Kurstin and Rivers Cuomo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Shirley Manson, reaching back through Brody Dalle and forward to Adie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Shirley MansonBrody DalleNirvanaSonic YouthThe Smashing PumpkinsGavin RossdaleL7Brent HindsAdieFar From AlaskaTaylor MomsenGreg KurstinRivers CuomoDavid ByrneRay DaviesDebbie HarryJames Marsters

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Shirley Manson connections

Shirley Manson grew out of Brody Dalle, Nirvana, Sonic Youth and The Smashing Pumpkins, shares an orbit with James Marsters, went on to shape Adie, Far From Alaska, Taylor Momsen and Greg Kurstin. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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