Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES & Shirley Manson of Garbage | SXSW LIVE STUDIO

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They're both outspoken frontwomen from Scotland, but their similarities run deeper than that-they're both fighting to make tangible changes in women's representation in music.
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[@frostmediaprod344]

Lauren's voice is very ASMR.

[@RepublicofAsia]

I legit came here for Lauren’s accent

[@No_True_Scotsman]

omg same

[@DayVid2.0]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤

[@sovka8394]

i first read you legit came from her accent 🤭

[@mediocrates5233]

Got a big sister, little sister vibe out of this and it was awesome but even more so because they aren't that as much as they are peers. Love both bands!

[@mhdz10]

Two super cool human beings I love and I love their music as well, fantastic artists both on their own way.

[@edwayne]

This vid just caught me off guard just minutes ago as I am a fan of both bands/groups. This is so damned cool here.

[@azzamatic4190]

Shirley Manson is a legend. I love her work and contribution to rock/alternative music

[@James.Gatsby]

Lauren is a Goddess.

[@aureliusxi1462]

no shes an interdimensional alien girl :)

[@philsoro491]

Lauren sounds so cute in that song recover ☺

[@ZenJuddhism]

god-like song

[@fer-araoz]

Thanks Shirley I loved Dream Wife and Deep Vally!!!

[@RawkL0bster]

Ahhh Lauren!

[@KllswtchOvrDrv]

I love the dynamic Lauren and Shirley have. You can tell Shirley has been through it all and learned to give the "daytime TV" answer. 7:41 he's basically like "Now it's cool to speak up for women..." It's quiet but Lauren says "Is it?", Shirley laughs off the insensitive question... I'm totally like Lauren but one day I hope to be as mature, wise, and fuckin badass as Shirley Manson

[@KyklopesMajestic]

We Love You Lavren!

[@cakredi4132]

Looking at these two ladies, I guess Fountain of Youth is located in Scotland.

[@russell3331]

I love their accent 🥰😍

[@CraigAuthor75]

A Garbage & Chvrches colab would be amazing!

[@PrincessJamiG]

I want this so much.

[@johncox9868]

Sound guy needs to bump up the master volume some. Otherwise, lovely to hear from these ladies.

[@ShareAMeal77]

I don't think I've ever felt like the same kind of person as someone else as i do when i hear Lauren speak.

[@endermantx]

Ela tem que vir pro Brasil

[@caiotulli468]

I would love to see they singing together in song :3

[@austintrousdale2397]

Great to see/hear from two ladies who span decades of good to great music yet still have more to offer us fans. 💯 And Shirley is giving me major hair envy is there a jealousy emoji? Lol

[@viniciusjr8670]

Lauren ❤... Is so intelligent

[@FRANCISCODiaz-fi1sh]

Wow I'm going on music talk....rock woman plus band power.....moment in time thx tube

[@B.ermluv]

I agree with them, I think it doesn't matter if you are a woman or a man, if you have a talent for singing no one will stop you.

[@loveyou6334]

Lovely

[@SamBurton5591]

"outspoke" for a woman is just saying how things are. Love them both.

[@israelpierrend]

Hermosa Lauren Mayberry 😍😍

[@dougwbenson]

I need this host’s stylist now!!!

[@troychriscarretas2657]

They are like mother and daughter but Mom is more Rock

[@rustyd3817]

Art is ageless

[@thethesaxman23]

The Scottish stereotype bit at the beginning was absolutely hilarious!

[@obiwanshinobi5098]

That was highly offensive to scottish people. We are sick of being labelled as drunks!!! If she made a joke about blacks or trans it would be considered hate speech and she would be cancelled! So she should be cancelled for this anti scottish bigotry!!

[@bytownphotography4957]

I'm at 7:45 and I could write a thesis about what I've heard so far.

[@bytownphotography4957]

I mean I've been talking to my phone about it so far but you know. Words are hard to type / it's pointless anyway 🤷‍♂️

[@sergeantsilly5239]

You take the cutest women on earth, multiple it by 100 and you´d still wouldn´t reach the cuteness of Lauren Mayberry.

[@ksiwndninightmarejhhgsjwj7033]

Isn’t she a woman🤔

[@maizie45]

cats, puppies, bunnies, etc. are the best things about the internet

[@amadditz3837]

Lauren is so cute i am your big fan❤️❤️❤️

[@oneaburns]

It would be refreshing to have two women musicians on talking about their music, things they like to do, what inspires them, etc…basically the things a male musician would get asked about and talk about. Instead, they’re asked how difficult is it to be a woman and how they deal with misogyny. And you know what that does? It immediately puts them in a vulnerable space where they have to talk about being a victim. It shows them as being “less than”. The guys asking this like to pretend to be allies, but they’re not. Rather than first and foremost seeing them as musicians, they see their gender, which they deem inferior. How do I know this? Because I’m a guy and if I had these two sitting next to me I would be in awe. I’d want to know about their music, how they got to where they are, what it’s like being so talented, what they want to do next - how they’ve accomplished all these things I never have. My first thought would never be “it must be so hard being a fragile woman.” Only a sexist thinks like that. I blame the interviewers but I also blame the interviewees - they can shut down a line of questioning. They can say “why are you asking me about this? I’m doing just fine. How about we talk about the music?” Or they could turn it around and ask, “what’s it like going through life with such a small penis?” Instead, they go along with it and every interview is the same. (I just came from the Aussie interview of Lauren and it was the same damn thing…I could only watch 5 minutes of that as well.) I hope these women and minorities wake up to the bullshit. Those that look at you and see a victim are not your friends. P.S. I’m not saying the interviewer is an awful guy. It’s possible he was told to ask these things. But it’s so tiresome.

[@davidellis5141]

🎉 with ⛪. 😎

[@aaronhunter5464]

bringing back bangs

[@ahri3887]

Lauren is too cute

[@DINGDONGDANIEL3]

Journalists were telling Shirley she was old at 30?! I literally thought she was in her early 20’s during Garbage’s first two albums for the longest time when she was that age!

[@sparky91247]

😍

[@ninjapirate123]

Shes so cute

[@Loukgob]

Was daydreaming about bands that inspire me, and garbage came up. Then the dea like, who would be the counterpart in the 90s. Rmb thinking, well surely not Courtney Love, nothing personal cause I won't be personal about someone I only know from media... But Gwen Stefani in her own way, taking the cheerleader role to make fun of the obvious sexism. Then thought, who would be the counterpart today? And thought, well ppl would say cause they're both Scottish, but obviously Lauren Mayberry, and thought "not to put words in someone's mouth, but i felt sure she must have grewn up with Garbage as well from our early Millenial group or whatever... So I search for both names and lo and behold, all I thought more or less boiled down in an interview! Fking awesome! (Also I'm ridiculously stoned if it sounds like I'm speaking with myself, so yeah...."

[@terrydavenport7480]

I love to see women perform.

[@haraldobst7880]

- Lauren - is a beuatiful Women! ❤

[@DS-qg9cd]

Did he just say from garbage?

[@madiradi851]

The band is called garbage

[@shelbytomy07]

I can't take my eyes from Lauren

[@bobbyveal4371]

Is anyone realising she looks like finn wolfhard when they younger age

[@randycarreon7082]

I was waiting for one of them to just yell out..FREEDOM! BRAVEHEART

[@ninjapirate123]

Shes so cute

[@Biltospill]

Everyone in that room is 1% of seperation from Butch Vig. and for that they should all be thanking god they were able to get so close to his greatness that is BUTCH VIG!!!

[@aerronjinxx5295]

Lauren Mayberry don't aging

[@donbeck8835]

Aerron .Baksh She’s only 31. She definitely looks closer to 21, but it’s not uncommon for people at 31 to not show any signs of aging if they take care of their health.

[@aerronjinxx5295]

@@donbeck8835 yeah absolutely our diet is vital

[@meimisaki2132]

why are their accents so different?

[@johnnypalermo4620]

Mary Mitchelson ...Lauren is from Glasgow and Shirley is from Edinburgh - different tone of accent and dialect 🤔

[@scott-scottishcaulfield2784]

@@johnnypalermo4620 Lauren is a native of Stirling no Glasgow. But, aye, that maybe one of the reasons, the natives of Edinburgh have a different accent to those of Glasgow and its surroundings. Likewise Shirley and also Lauren living in the United States, they has some influence of the American accent.

[@daveblack3728]

Different from what exactly?Are you assuming they should sound exactly the same?

[@SA-qm3bp]

Mary Mitchelson What an incredibly stupid question

[@Sigurjon543]

@@johnnypalermo4620 Lauren is from Stirling.

[@donbeck8835]

Lauren’s accent is not nearly as thick as Shirley’s

[@Sigurjon543]

They're from different cities with completely different dialect/sociolects.

[@noghd2560]

I've been hearing a lot of things about how all successful songs are written by men even when women perform them but at the end of the day might it not be the case that males are just better songwriters. I mean both these women are singers in bands and are backed up by male songwriters.

[@hazelpromusiccool1411]

Lauren mayberry Is pretty

[@-E-M-M-]

Lauren could sing all of his music on deathmetal and would still sound great and with better atmosphere for the lyrics btw I'm not a fan of death metal.

[@AdiMercury]

Both Scottish but Shirley has a stronger accent than Lauren

[@JokoCi]

"Women are not told that it is valid to be an artist" What the hell are you talking about, Lauren.

[@KaiDecadence]

Yeah she kinda lost me there. There are so many women in the artistic field and despite a few people who do hold some old outdated views, most people are encouraging and supportive..

[@andyc9331]

Lauren is SJW. Explains it all, doesn't it?

[@wrxhex]

JokoCi she's trying so hard to be that typical woke social media sjw bull shit to please the masses and act victimized and oppressed. E: it sucks too cause I really like their music but her brainwashed mentality always puts me off when I hear interviews.

[@yungtomorrow4703]

How validation is in touch. Its almost a double negative, yet not. Validity for females, on overall scale, not all about sex appealing, have a different interpretation of performing arts.

[@yungtomorrow4703]

And she starts the statement saying when she was growing up. Pay attention. She is making sense. Y'all just cant make the connection with how she introduces her platform of thought. And she said that's what some people say. So what is this noise?? Commentary Rubbish!?*#%

[@gomerwhat]

Some of the best musicians of all time have been women, Eurythmics, Tina Turner, Cher, Fleetwood Mac, etc

[@Migillis]

Yes, and men too, isn't that crazy?

[@gomerwhat]

@@Migillis obviously there's great male musicians, that isn't being questioned at all. They're trying to say there's not many females at the top. I'm pointing out I think there is.

[@volodymyrgandzhuk361]

Shirley's shoulders are covered while Lauren's are not Was Shirley cold or was Lauren hot on that day?

[@whoknew2273]

Scotland produce the best singers

[@ninjapirate123]

Shes so cute

[@gomerhanger2285]

Subtitles please. Thank you.

[@Teeb2023]

Get used to different accents please. Thank you.

[@burnedoils]

feminism elite going on right there!

[@alicaramba7680]

If it's feminism elite, than it's very poor elite. Both are frontgirls of male bands, because of their high pitched voices and to attract male audience.

[@burnedoils]

i agree aside of being great performers they r terrible human beings@@alicaramba7680

[@SpeccyMan]

@@burnedoils Shut up, you muppet!

[@jtwilliams8895]

You don’t give record deals or tour deals based on the sex and skin color of the artist. That’s ridiculous! How about just seeking out talent?

[@PatrickTK21]

Pro tip for gaining success as a female (or any gender, for that matter) recording artist: be in a band that sounds more like Garbage, and less like Chvrches.

[@wshodge4449]

We all need to fill the empty space between our ears with something, why make it garbage? People will good lives still find something to cry about. Horrible.

[@JokoCi]

The one question that matters is obviously not adressed: And why are there fewer women in the music industry? Is it maybe because men are more outgoing? Maybe men have inflated egos where women have a lack of confidence? Is it a surprise why nobody ever sais anything, of substance, that physically stops women from persuing becoming an artist, or producer...

[@viniciusjr8670]

That is not necessarily the reason, sometimes is because the people in high places are men and they discriminate women and don't hire them

[@JokoCi]

@@viniciusjr8670 And you think that makes a lot of sense? Which man do you know who would not like to be surrounded by women? I m guessing you buy into the whole wagegap nonsense too? Which company w ould not hire women only if they had to pay less for their work? Which Harvey Weinstein would not like to have more women to abuse? What you are describing is way more prevelent now than it has ever been, exactly because of the metoo whichhunt crap. Nowerdays people realy dont like to hire women anymore, because, worst case, all they need to do is to make any claim and the company, the management, will be bullied out of business.

[@Max_Le_Groom]

Not that they're deliberately NOT focusing on music but other things take their attention because it's hard to do music, things like school.

[@alicaramba7680]

JoKoCi Because men mostly listen and care about music. Naturally, they mostly write, produce and perform music. If you go to the class and ask who wanna be an audio engineer or music producer, there will be 3-4 boys out of 50 and 0 girls. It's what Lauren and Shirley will not tell, because their feminist stance will collapse entirely.

[@SpeccyMan]

@@alicaramba7680 You clearly know very little about women in music. Shut your misogynist trap!

[@lf5868]

Lauren Mayberry, is muy wife.. Oh yea...

[@syntheticgerbil]

Yo what fucking sound guy did such an awful job here? Lauren is nearly silent in this god damn mix. SXSW rakes in millions but they can't be bothered to hire competent people.

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

2:20 "the women's narrative has been eradicated...women's contribution to music has always been seen as a lesser contribution than that of our male counterpart" source? Women's narrative/contribution has been eradicated?!?! You are a world famous female fronted band, aren't you?!

[@resonon3556]

She's a primary source so I'd say that's enough. You can always look for others such as the interview with Joan Jett: www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/09/211074/joan-jett-interview-bad-reputation-documentary

[@VIDS2013]

Yeah, I think that statement is garbage. (No pun intended.) Debby Harry and the B-52's are as revered as anyone in rock music.

[@robertperry6177]

I hate it when "fenenists" assume anything men do with or say to women is about sex and just assume we are attracted to them. It's nice to see two women making valid points that women shouldn't be less valued and less respected, and should be treated equally

[@bliglum]

Shirley Manson looks like a rooster here.

[@Besyl]

This video is 86% Shirley Manson and the scraps, Lauren. Shame.

[@kevdawg55]

Lauren seems eternally angry

[@MasDouc]

Which is weird cause her music is overwhelmingly happy

[@adambird9949]

Shirley doesn't have quite the intellectual heft that Laren has.

[@PatrickTK21]

And yet she has more talent in one fingernail.

[@0pTicaL]

Wow, Scottish women age really well, can't same the same for Americans…

[@silenceseppo7079]

It’s because there is almost no sun in the U.K. 😂

[@StarMintaka]

So funny that you decided to comment on women's looks when speak about feminism

[@donbeck8835]

Roga There’s no sun in like half the US either, unless it’s summer. In fact the North in the winter is way colder than anywhere in the UK. Especially Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Montana. Those states teach -40° C

[@daveblack3728]

No, you certainly can't!

[@JohnboySK64]

The reason there's less female bands is probably because...there's less female bands. The reason some aren't as good?...it's probably because... they're not as good. I mean what you want us to do? This isn't an equality thing, I can apply this to anything, why aren't there more white rappers? Why are there no hamsters on Cesar Milan's dog whisperer? Why aren't there circle shapes in Tetris? You shapist bastards. Please raise awareness for circles.

[@simetry6477]

Thanks for the tautologies.

[@johnbrown8740]

The redhead tries to steal the show. A bit of veiled condescension in there and not at smart as Laure. A bit annoying actualy.

[@neubrain11]

Neither of these women know what they're talking about, unfortunately.

[@l4zrh4wk]

Love your music Lauren but I’m sorry I don’t agree that women are any less encouraged to go into the music industry than men. I’m sure that there may be individuals within the music industry who are misogynist, but I simply can’t believe it is systematic. More women need to choose to play alternative music, if it’s good people will listen. Just look at Marmozets, great band, no one cares that the singer is a woman. I see a lot of smaller bands and there is just fewer women in alternative bands, period. That’s not sexist, that’s women not choosing to be in bands.

[@PaoloTrianni]

Yuck feminism! Good bands though, but yuck!

[@VIDS2013]

It is kinda ironic that the bandmates of both Shirley and Lauren are all men.

[@VIDS2013]

@some jose On the contrary--it's a realistic way to view the hypocrisy of so-called "feminists" who complain about how "all men" are bad, while choosing to surround themselves with men in their professional lives. Just goes to show that there are plenty of decent men. (And an equal number of decent women. That's medical reality.)

[@Robert5185]

IDGAF about feminism. "It's a man's world" --James Brown

[@Uhohlisa]

You know he was being sarcastic with that song, right?

[@Robert5185]

@@Uhohlisa I wouldn't call it sarcasm, more like a commonly agreed upon opinion amongst most men.