Shirley Manson: Vocals

Shirley Manson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 26, 1966. She decided early on in life that she wanted to be an actor rather than a singer.

However Shirley began her singing career in 1985 at the age of 16. One year later, Shirley became the backup vocalist for a band named Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. After Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie lost its record deal, Shirley decided to embark upon some soul searching.

Eventually a band named Angelfish was formed with Shirley being the lead singer. In 1994 Angelfish's first single "Suffocate Me" aired on MTV's 120 minutes. Steve Marker was watching 120 minutes that night and he arranged a meeting with Shirley the next day.

Therefore within 24 hours of Angelfish's premiere, Shirley Manson became the lead singer for Garbage. Shirley then rewrote many of the lyrics of the songs on Garbage's debut CD, and she wrote all of the lyrics for "Version 2.0" herself.

Butch Vig: Drums, loops, noise, efx

Butch (Bryan) Vig is originally from Wisconsin. Butch and Steve Marker are co-owners of Smart Studios which is located in Madison, wisconsin. Smart Studios gained prominence for producing the demo version of Nirvana's album "Nevermind" which Butch Vig produced.

Butch along with Steve were part of a dark and edgy band which was called First Person. After First Person broke up, Butch went on to become part of a band named Eclipse.

Butch then joined a band named Spooner. Steve Marker along with Duke Erikson were also in this band. Spooner had some success with the release of 3 albums along with several singles from 1978 to 1986. Spooner reunited in 1989 to record a fourth album, however the band split up permanently in 1993.

After Spooner's first breakup in 1986, Butch became part of a band named Firetown in 1987. Firetown had limited success with the release of 2 albums as well as 6 singles. However, Firetown split up in permanently 1989.

After the split up of Firetown and Spooner's fourth album in 1989, Butch became part of a punk band named Rectal Drip along with Steve and Duke. Unfortunately, Rectal Drip was mostly a filler band for Smart Studios and as a result, it was short-lived.

Butch then spent much of his time in Samrt Studios working with other bands and doing remixes for many popular bands while at the same time working on an unnamed band project, which later became Garbage.

Steve Marker: Guitar, bass, samples, loops

Steve Marker is originally from New York. He is a co-owner of Smart Studios along with Butch Vig.

Steve was also in the dark and edgy band named First Person. After the demise of First Person, Steve began playing for Dennis Navatchal.

Steve was the person who did almost all of the soundwork for Spooner from 1978 to 1986. Steve also did all of the sound work for Fire Town from 1987 to 1989.

After that, he along with Butch and Duke played together in Rectal Drip. Then of course he helped Butch and Duke with the unnamed band project, later named Garbage.

Duke Erikson: Guitar, keyboard, six-string, fuzz bass

Duke (Doug) Erikson was born in Nebraska in a small farming town. Duke thought that he wanted to be in the art scene, which evnetually landed him in Wisconsin. However Duke began his singing career at the age of 16.

Duke had met Steve Marker and went with him to one of his friend's houses one day. That friend was Butch Vig. Later on, Duke became part of Spooner and had his first real success with a band.

Duke also played in Firetown and Rectal Drip. He also worked with Butch and Steve on their unnamed band project after the demise of Rectal Drip when he had any free time.

Information about Garbage itself:

Garbage was made up of Butch Vig, Steve Marker, and Duke Erikson originally. The three of them have worked with several notable bands including Depeche Mode, Nine inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, House of Pain, L7, U2, Korn, and others. Their primary work was doing remixes for these bands.

One day while the three of them were creating a Nine inch Nails remix, a friend came into the studio and told them that the remix sounded like nothing but a bunch of garbage. Butch then told his friend that this "garbage" would become a song at a point in the future. Therefore, the three of them decided to name their new band project Garbage. This name allowed them to let their songs be a blend of many trashy, garbage-like sounds.

With the addition of Shirley Manson and a demo of their first single named "Vow" Garbage was able to land a major recoard deal with Almo Records in 1994. On the few radio stations "Vow" was played on, it enjoyed almost immediate success. This lead to Garbage releasing its first self-titled album in 1995.

Garbage enjoyed quick success and became increasingly popular after their album was released. When the Smashing Pumpkins asked Garbage to be their opening act on their tour in 1995, Garbage became even more popular and successful.

Ultimately, Garbage's self-titled album has sold nearly 6 million copies. The group then spent over a year recording their latest album, "Version 2.0" which has sold 3 million copies. Garbage's second album has allowed them to remain popular and be given continued success.

After multiple MTV nominations and awards as well as several Grammy nominations for their albums, Garbage continues to show that they are one of the most popular bands today. Evidence of this is clear from the number of celebrities that have been seen at various Garbage concerts. They include Bono, Fran Drescher, Jenna Elfman, Esthero, Hanson, Chrissie Hynde, Val Kilmer, Courtney Love, Kylie Minogue, No Doubt, Sporty Spice, and Michael Stipe.

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