Sinéad O’Connor Dies Aged 56
The Irish singer was best known for her cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” which became a number-one hit.
Sinéad was a prolific songwriter, releasing 10 studio albums in total.
She was also outspoken in her political convictions and spoke openly about her personal struggles.
Her family said, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sinéad was a prolific songwriter, releasing 10 studio albums in total.
She was also outspoken in her political convictions and spoke openly about her personal struggles.
Her family said, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:08 - Back really, I am, you know,
00:33 I suppose it's tied in with the reason I left
00:35 but for a while I found it a little hard
00:37 to carry the weight of, you know,
00:40 prejudice that existed really about me, you know.
00:44 But then after a while, my friends and my family
00:47 began to say to me, well, you know,
00:48 I shouldn't really let that stop me
00:50 from being creative in some way, you know.
00:53 So then we just set about examining ways
00:55 in which I could come back into music without, you know,
00:58 perhaps having to deal with the same kind of
01:01 some alley brand stuff, you know.
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