""Guy with your big fucking beach ball," she said. "Ooh, I'm so scared of you. So thrilled by you. What a fucking douchebag.""
""I make NO APOLOGIES whatsoever for getting annoyed at beachballs at shows. I joined a band because I HATED THE FUCKING BEACH. I joined a band because I wanted to listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure and be dark and beautiful. Continue listening to Spotify and toss your stupid beach balls around like you are ten years old. I love the musical community and I want to respect their artistry. I am so tired of folks taking music for free and treating us all like circus performers.""
Shirley Manson reacted angrily to a fan throwing a beach ball during a Garbage performance in Melbourne, directly berating the audience member onstage. She called the action douchey and mocked the perceived attempt at disruption. In a subsequent Threads post she refused to apologize for her reaction, explaining she joined a band because she disliked beach culture and preferred darker influences like Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure. She urged audiences to respect musicians' artistry, criticized treating music as free entertainment, and condemned circus-like behavior at live shows.
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