Pop stars offer fans comfort for a price
From T-shirts to toilet paper: After the pandemic hit, Garbage started selling items more conducive to a stay-at-home lifestyle.
by Brennan Carley
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- When Shirley Manson, of the band Garbage, visited Graceland on her first U.S. tour, she had a special souvenir in mind. I wanted Elvis Presley toilet paper, she said over the phone with a deep laugh. I went to the gift shop and scoured the whole place and I couldnt find any. I was gutted.
Though she left empty-handed, visions of novelty toilet paper never stopped dancing in her head. During the holidays in 2019, Manson placed a roll of President Donald Trump-patterned toilet paper in her guest bathroom, and every time anybody went in, you could hear hoots of laughter, she said.
Pop Stars Like Cozy Stuff, Too
With fans stuck at home, many musicians are pivoting from selling tour T-shirts to hawking comforting tchotchkes.
From T-shirts to toilet paper: After the pandemic hit, Garbage started selling items more conducive to a stay-at-home lifestyle.
By Brennan Carley
Jan. 6, 2021
When the musician Shirley Manson, of the band Garbage, visited Graceland on her first tour of the U.S., she had a special souvenir in mind. “I wanted Elvis Presley toilet paper,” she said over the phone with a deep laugh. “I went to the gift shop and scoured the whole place and I couldn’t find any. I was gutted.”