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Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/...oconnor-acclaimed-dublin-singer-dies-aged-56/

Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56.

The acclaimed Dublin performer released 10 studio albums, while her song Nothing Compares 2 U was named the number one world single in 1990 by the Billboard Music Awards.

 

[adamsapple]

RIP.

Also

Her son, Shane, died last year aged 17.

Fucking hell, the grief of something like this alone ..

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

RIP.

What an awesome song.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

was it suicide? apparently she had a lot of mental health trouble and her son dying last year surely doesnt help with that.

 

[22:22:22]

Rest in peace ♡

 

[Wildebeest]

RIP

 

[ManaByte]

 

[LegendOfKage]

RIP.

What an awesome song.

Written by Prince, no less. Her album it's from is pretty good as well. RIP you picture tearing, sex abuse exposing, hairless wonder. 56 is way too young to go.

 

[Ammogeddon]

Way too young. RIP

 

[Jade Knight 08]

R.I.P.

 

[AJUMP23]

sucks. I remember when she shaved her head.

 

[jufonuk]

RIP

 

[Monokrom]

Oh man, I just read the sad news. Rest in peace Sinead

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Knowing what we know right now about old fart knowing about sexual abuses in the Church or worst case actively shielding priests from prosecution - she was ahead of her time.

RIP

 

[Forsete]

RIP

Probably suicide then?

 

[kittoo]

RIP

 

[Dr. Suchong]

RIP

What a song, what an Album

 

[Dr. Suchong]

RIP
What a terrible shame. Too young.

 

[F0rneus]

What the fuck? FUCK YOU 2023! Rest in peace.



Still fire in 2023!

 

[DeafTourette]

Gone too soon... WOW

 

[Rentahamster]

Holy shit that's way too young. She's a legend.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

RIP

Probably suicide then?

It's a celeb. So my first assumption is suicide or drugs if there's no reason given. If it was a normal course of life (old age or cancer illness) the family or agent would had said so right away.

But we'll see. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[balls of snow]

I think I was too young at the time to understand her controversy but damn, she shits on all them "strong women" that holywood tries to shove down our throats.

 

[AlteredForms]

It's a celeb. So my first assumption is suicide or drugs if there's no reason given. If it was a normal course of life (old age or cancer illness) the family or agent would had said so right away.

But we'll see. Maybe I'm wrong.

She was said to have found spiritual peace and converted to Islam, but her son's death may have caused her to spiral into depression and mental problems. I'm doubtful she took drugs, but she was a keen smoker and that could be the cause.

 

[Soltype]

May she rest, but all I will ever think about when she's mentioned is this.

 

[Valonquar]

Her duet with The The's Matt Johnson was the best.

 

[EviLore]

RiP.

I think I was too young at the time to understand her controversy but damn, she shits on all them "strong women" that holywood tries to shove down our throats.

Badass. RIP.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I think I was too young at the time to understand her controversy but damn, she shits on all them "strong women" that holywood tries to shove down our throats.

That crowd did her dirty. She was on their side and they didn't even know it.

 

[SiteSeer]

i remember watching this live. rip.

 

[The Skull]

Her last tweets were apparently related to the death of her son, so a possible suicide . Can't imagine how she must have felt since losing her son. An icon for sure and will be greatly missed. RIP.

 

[LegendOfKage]

That crowd did her dirty. She was on their side and they didn't even know it.

I just don't know why instead of "fight the real enemy" or whatever was said after tearing up a picture of the pope, she didn't specifically state that the pope has been responsible for covering up years of sexually abusive priests. At the time, I think most people didn't even understand why she did what she did, and ultimately that was her own fault.

She was very brave, but very much went about it the wrong way.

 

[belmarduk]

She was absolutely right to protest the Catholic Church and the coverup of pedophilia back then.
Maybe people didn't know about it back then or chose not to believe it.
Absolutely brave to do it and a tremendous talent to boot.
RIP.

 

[edbrat]

lord knows I don't agree with Morissey much of the time but his tribute slaps:

She was a challenge, and she couldn’t be boxed-up, and she had the courage to speak when everyone else stayed safely silent. She was harassed simply for being herself. Her eyes finally closed in search of a soul she could call her own.

YOU KNOW I COULDN'T LAST - MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY - MORRISSEY CENTRAL - YOU KNOW I COULDN'T LAST

MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY on MORRISSEY CENTRAL

www.morrisseycentral.com

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I just don't know why instead of "fight the real enemy" or whatever was said after tearing up a picture of the pope, she didn't specifically state that the pope has been responsible for covering up years of sexually abusive priests. At the time, I think most people didn't even understand why she did what she did, and ultimately that was her own fault.

She was very brave, but very much went about it the wrong way.

You're right. I was young when she was on SNL, but I remember people being upset, thinking she was anti-Christian, which as far as I know, she wasn't. She was anti-abuse and anti-coverup.

She was an ordained priest and Christian up until 2018, when she converted to Islam.

I don't think those boo-ers would've disagreed with her if she had made her perspective more clear and less antagonistic.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

You're right. I was young when she was on SNL, but I remember people being upset, thinking she was anti-Christian, which as far as I know, she wasn't. She was anti-abuse and anti-coverup.

She was an ordained priest and Christian up until 2018, when she converted to Islam.

I don't think those boo-ers would've disagreed with her if she had made her perspective more clear and less antagonistic.

A good massage is half content and half presentation.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

A good massage is half content and half presentation.

Got it. A sexy masseuse vs an old granny.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

lord knows I don't agree with Morissey much of the time but his tribute slaps:

YOU KNOW I COULDN'T LAST - MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY - MORRISSEY CENTRAL - YOU KNOW I COULDN'T LAST

MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY on MORRISSEY CENTRAL

www.morrisseycentral.com

Morrisey nails it.

 

[Brian Fellows]

What the fuck? FUCK YOU 2023! Rest in peace.



Still fire in 2023!

Had no idea that was her.

 

[Redneckerz]

Nothing Compared 2 Her.