Taken from the first Details interview with Shirley, here we have Shirley Manson's "Ten Commandments of Love" - Rules for being Shirley's significant other. Explanations have been added. Enjoy...

  1. Thou shalt be anything but a damn rock musician

    For somewhat obvious reasons, Shirley would much rather her lover not be a damn rock musician. Being busy as she is with her own band, if her lover had the same sort of life, they'd never see eachother.

  2. Thou shalt honor my bright-copper friend

    What is her bright-copper friend, you may ask? Her pubic hair, which evidently surprised a few of her earlier lovers, who didn't seem to expect it to match the rest of her hair (idiots! :) Respect the red. 'Nuff said.

  3. Thou shalt wear boxers - or nothing at all

    Shirley wants a guy with a loose, comfortable personality. This is often connected with the undie factor. Tighty Whities = Uptight, whereas Boxers/Nothing = Free-flowin'.

  4. Thou shalt honor my bodily fluids

    Shirley's lover has to be one with her body as well as his own. In her own words - "I want a man who will let me pee in his bellybutton. I want a man to accept the beast in me."

  5. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife (whether I'm out of town or not)

    Do I have to explain this one?

  6. Thou shalt honor my parents, as they are masters of the universe

    'Nuff said.

  7. Thou shalt embrace cunnilingus fully

    Cunnilingus = Oral sex. Now those of you who didn't get it do :)

  8. Thou shalt honor my deep depressions, but don't dare have them yourself

    Who's gonna be there to pull Ms. Manson out of the dumps if Mr. Shirley is down there too?

  9. Thou shalt be prepared to be unprepared

    Love is a strange force that makes you do strange things at strange times, my friends. Intimacy's not just for the bedroom anymore :)

  10. Thou shalt honor my success, and for god's sake not be freaked out about it

    What more can I say?