Sinéad O'Connor Bows Out Aged Just 56.

[mawnansmiff]

Very sad news last night. Though I can only recall the song 'Nothing Compares To You' she was just as well known for her outspoken views, particularly on catholicism and religion as a whole.

She switched religious beliefs like I change my socks but then she was a much troubled person as was often made clear by her strange antics both on stage and off.

They still don't say what carried her off but I speculate it was self inflicted as she never got over the death of her young son.

Tributes flow for Irish singer Sinead O'Connor

The Irish singer who has died aged 56 is remembered as "radical and incredible".

www.bbc.co.uk

Regards,

Jay.

 

[JOHN72]

Poor girl. I liked some of her songs. Although it's true that she was too involved in fixing a planet that can't be fixed. May she rest in peace.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

in fixing a planet that can't be fixed

The most poignant statements often are if not always the most true.

 

[ssjones]

I had forgotten Joe Pesci's response a week later on SNL.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Vibrant and talented. Such a shame she had to endure the trauma as a young person. Borderline personality disorder may have had something to do with her transition through religions in later life.

She sure called out the abuses within the Catholic Church years before it became widely known.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I had forgotten Joe Pesci's response a week later on SNL.

I like Joe Pesci but this was weak as hell.

 

[ssjones]

I like Joe Pesci but this was weak as hell.

I think that is why it was forgotten until yesterday.

 

[simong]

Poor girl. I liked some of her songs. Although it's true that she was too involved in fixing a planet that can't be fixed. May she rest in peace.

Well said, John.
A beautiful but troubled woman. Like most people, I’ll remember her for her voice, not the rest. RIP

 

[bullet08]

Troubled woman with a beautiful voice. RIP.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

It's very sad what she went through and how she was treated etc., but I wish more of the news articles would focus on her music vs the "troubled pop star" narrative. The Lion and the Cobra is a great album that has endured through all of her struggles. It's as if even in death the media is controlling her narrative.

 

[Kobold]

She had a great voice. She had a hard life and struggled a lot. I hope she’s at peace.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Well said, John.
A beautiful but troubled woman. Like most people, I’ll remember her for her voice, not the rest. RIP.

Indeed, rest in peace, Sinead! A talent unlike any other.

 

[mawnansmiff]

The only actual recording I have of her is her part in the Roger Waters extravaganza 'The Wall: Live in Berlin' (1990) DVD which she played beautifully but that too had its moments known to those who know the full story.

Regards,

Jay.

 

[mingc]

She did not go gently into that good night. May she find peace in her next life.

 

[warren]

A grand voice with a tortured mind. RIP.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Open as long as there are no more religious posts.

 

[georged]

Talk about inner demons.

I have no idea how many mental afflictions she "officially" had, but it doesn't matter. She was completely non-functional because of them on a recurring basis, and merely crazy-acting the rest of the time.

What a hand to have been dealt...

 

[georged]

Open as long as there are no more religious posts.

 

[krizzose]

She sure called out the abuses within the Catholic Church years before it became widely known.

No doubt about that

 

[kcghost]

To me she was just a nut job with a lot of psychological baggage. She may have had a good voice, but she wasted it
on tiresome screeds. The funny thing about "rebels" or "crusaders" is that when you complain about everything nobody listens to anything you have to say.