{"id":2048637,"date":"2026-07-17T18:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048637"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:13:46","slug":"garbages-shirley-manson-apologises-to-mel-c-for-calling-spice-girls-abhorrent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048637","title":{"rendered":"Garbage\u2019s Shirley Manson apologises to Mel C for calling Spice Girls \u201cabhorrent\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Shirley-Manson-Mel-C.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Garbage\u2019s Shirley Manson apologises to Mel C for calling Spice Girls \u201cabhorrent\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The frontwoman has criticised the &#8217;90s pop group several times in the past<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T19:13:46+01:00\">17th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Shirley-Manson-Mel-C-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Shirley Manson Spice Girls\" title=\"Shirley Manson Mel C\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Shirley Manson and Mel C. CREDIT: Gilbert Flores\/Variety and Dia Dipasupil\/WireImage via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Garbage singer Shirley Manson has apologised to former Spice Girl Mel C for criticising the girl group and questioning their impact.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> Garbage\u2019s Shirley Manson on playing for Robert Smith with Placebo, beach balls, and the future of touring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During an appearance on the July 6 episode of <em>The Louis Theroux Podcast<\/em>, the host read out critical comments from music figures to Mel C, including Radiohead\u2019s Thom Yorke saying the pop group were \u201cthe Antichrist\u201d, which prompted a pretend gasp from the singer, who replied \u201cthat\u2019s a bit strong, isn\u2019t it? I love Radiohead\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Theroux then quoted Manson as saying: \u201cI want them tarred and feathered. My wish is for the complete and utter destruction of the Spice Girls\u201d. Mel C responded \u201cWow\u201d. Reflecting on the level of vitriol toward the group, she said: \u201cWe were probably everything they hated. Because we were the most commercial band, probably ever. We had this shiny pop music\u2026 literally, it wasn\u2019t their taste.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the comments quoted by Theroux, which were made in the late \u201890s, Manson also questioned the legitimacy of the Spice Girls\u2019 feminist message in a 2016 interview with <em>Vice<\/em>. \u201cAt the time, I found the Spice Girls abhorrent,\u201d she said, explained that she thought their success was \u201ca sham\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DafGGtoMs50\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mel C\u2019s level-headed response, which was shared the podcast\u2019s Instagram account, prompted Manson to apologise in the comment section of the post. \u201cMy name is Shirley Manson, and I feel terrible about what I said,\u201d she began. \u201cI believed that the band was entirely manufactured which in so many ways they were but I totally misjudged exactly what the Spice Girls did for an entire generation of very young girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realise now that my words were reckless and cruel and I wish I could take them back but I can\u2019t. That\u2019s life I suppose,\u201d she continued. \u201cI learned an invaluable lesson which I have never forgotten. Empowerment comes in many forms. I was an idiot. And history has her last laugh at my expense.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3957638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.58.30.jpg\" alt width=\"564\" height=\"502\"><\/p>\n<p>Mel C graciously responded: \u201cShirley I adore you, always have. No hard feelings at all. It was the 90\u2019s we were young, I mean I offered to fight Liam Gallagher at the Brits!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One band Manson was full of praise for was Skunk Anansie, whom her band toured with last month as co-headliners. \u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true to share a stage with Skin [frontwoman]. We\u2019ve got so much shared history,\u201d she told <em>NME<\/em> in March. \u201cI admire her so much. She\u2019s a national treasure, remarkably humble and ridiculously talented, tenacious and with remarkable endurance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the Spice Girls, who have not toured together since 2019, Victoria Beckham hinted in May that the group could do an Abba Voyage-style hologram show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Garbage<\/li>\n<li>Pop<\/li>\n<li>Radiohead<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<li>Shirley Manson<\/li>\n<li>Skunk Anansie<\/li>\n<li>Spice Girls<\/li>\n<li>Thom Yorke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column 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Film News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Ghost announce new \u2018Skeletour\u2019 concert film \u20182 Big To Rig\u2019, coming to cinemas<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Garbage singer Shirley Manson has apologised to former Spice Girl Mel C for criticising the girl group and questioning their impact.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> Garbage\u2019s Shirley Manson on playing for Robert Smith with Placebo, beach balls, and the future of touring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During an appearance on the July 6 episode of <em>The Louis Theroux Podcast<\/em>, the host read out critical comments from music figures to Mel C, including Radiohead\u2019s Thom Yorke saying the pop group were \u201cthe Antichrist\u201d, which prompted a pretend gasp from the singer, who replied \u201cthat\u2019s a bit strong, isn\u2019t it? I love Radiohead\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Theroux then quoted Manson as saying: \u201cI want them tarred and feathered. My wish is for the complete and utter destruction of the Spice Girls\u201d. Mel C responded \u201cWow\u201d. Reflecting on the level of vitriol toward the group, she said: \u201cWe were probably everything they hated. Because we were the most commercial band, probably ever. We had this shiny pop music\u2026 literally, it wasn\u2019t their taste.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the comments quoted by Theroux, which were made in the late \u201890s, Manson also questioned the legitimacy of the Spice Girls\u2019 feminist message in a 2016 interview with <em>Vice<\/em>. \u201cAt the time, I found the Spice Girls abhorrent,\u201d she said, explained that she thought their success was \u201ca sham\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DafGGtoMs50\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mel C\u2019s level-headed response, which was shared the podcast\u2019s Instagram account, prompted Manson to apologise in the comment section of the post. \u201cMy name is Shirley Manson, and I feel terrible about what I said,\u201d she began. \u201cI believed that the band was entirely manufactured which in so many ways they were but I totally misjudged exactly what the Spice Girls did for an entire generation of very young girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realise now that my words were reckless and cruel and I wish I could take them back but I can\u2019t. That\u2019s life I suppose,\u201d she continued. \u201cI learned an invaluable lesson which I have never forgotten. Empowerment comes in many forms. I was an idiot. And history has her last laugh at my expense.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3957638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.58.30.jpg\" alt width=\"564\" height=\"502\"><\/p>\n<p>Mel C graciously responded: \u201cShirley I adore you, always have. No hard feelings at all. It was the 90\u2019s we were young, I mean I offered to fight Liam Gallagher at the Brits!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One band Manson was full of praise for was Skunk Anansie, whom her band toured with last month as co-headliners. \u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true to share a stage with Skin [frontwoman]. We\u2019ve got so much shared history,\u201d she told <em>NME<\/em> in March. \u201cI admire her so much. She\u2019s a national treasure, remarkably humble and ridiculously talented, tenacious and with remarkable endurance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the Spice Girls, who have not toured together since 2019, Victoria Beckham hinted in May that the group could do an Abba Voyage-style hologram show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/garbages-shirley-manson-apologises-to-mel-c-for-calling-spice-girls-abhorrent-3957637&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Shirley-Manson-Mel-C.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Garbage\u2019s Shirley Manson apologises to Mel C for calling Spice Girls \u201cabhorrent\u201d The frontwoman has criticised the &#8217;90s pop group several times in the past By Victoria Luxford 17th July 2026 Shirley Manson and Mel C. CREDIT: Gilbert Flores\/Variety and Dia Dipasupil\/WireImage via Getty Images Garbage singer Shirley Manson has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2048637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2048637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048637\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2048637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2048637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2048637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}