BV: It started really from Shirley. I think she felt a sense of frustration because she worked on a solo record and her label rejected it. They said it was way too dark, or too left field. They wanted something much more pop. They wanted a Katy Perry record—they kept trying to get her to write with all these pop songwriters, and I think she realized the people she really likes to write with are [band members] Duke [Erikson] and Steve [Marker] and me.
SM: I had a collection of songs that I thought were really strong. I took them in [and] played them for the record company. They weren’t interested. They told me they were too dark. They wanted me to have international radio hits and “be the Annie Lennox of my generation.” I kid you not; I am quoting directly. I just thought, Fuck this.
Manson also made some supportive comments about Lana Del Rey and Lady Gaga! Read the entire interview over at Vanity Fair.The new album from Garbage, Not Your Kind Of People, drops May 15th. The first single, "Blood For Poppies" is still available to download for free from the band for a limited time, so grab it while you can.