Sinéad O’Connor

I know she battled depression for a long time.  Beautiful voice.

Depression and abuse. She was badly abused as a kid and used her voice to 'speak out' on it.  Talented lady,  she will be missed.

She was one of the few artists who were actually "cancelled" for speaking out and time went on to prove her right.

My favourite work of her was her collaboration with Richard Wright on his solo album "Broken China"

I was skeptical at first but I couldn't imagine anyone else's voice on that album.

Talented, didn't take E36 M3 from anybody.

Are we presuming suicide, or is it still unknown? 

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

Based on her honesty with depression, I assumed suicide. 

Given her sons death roughly a year ago of that same cause and her soeaking about it again just 4 days ago that's my guess.

But whatever it was, I hope she's found peace.

Sad day, indeed.

This video isn't posted as a statement about her death--it's just an example of her talent.

I was busy and did not hear until this thread, that is truly sad. Lion & the Cobra was a staple of my CD player all through college and beyond. Lots of memories tied to her music. 

I remember watching that famous episode of SNL.  But she was right.

I'm sad about this one too.

Jerry said:

I remember watching that famous episode of SNL.  But she was right.

I remember watching it and thinking what the hell was that. It was apparent that the audience was stunned into silence.  The unfortunate thing is that at the time most people didn't really understand what her message was.

In reply to stuart in mn :

And kicking that hornet's nest pretty much ruined her career.  Even though, as Jerry said, she was right.

Her later sojourns through various other forms of Catholicism, and eventually Islam, did not help.

She fought the catholic churches cover up of systemic abuse, she fought racism, when she performed at the music awards with the public enemy logo shaved into her head she was fighting for the hip hop artists that were being ignored. 

yeah, she fought depression too. It's a shame that every article only brings up the latter. She had many battles under her belt and bore all the scars from it. 

Sorry to see her Demons finally got her  , RIP

take care of yourself guys (and gals) 

I've heard that her trademark short cropped hair was a response to a record exec telling her she'd sell more records if she was more conventionally attractive.  I thonk she was one of those people who saw the world for what it was and thought F that.

She fought a lot of battles, and took a lot of guff from almost everyone. Time continues to prove her correct.

Take a moment and think about who is actually being silenced today, and if maybe they have a point. And if you have even a small voice, use it to lift them up. Sinéad is gone now but that doesn't mean that struggle is over.

It's uncommon to see a celebrity use their platform to try and effect actual change, primarily because it's usually a guaranteed trip into getting sidelined.

She didn't give any berkeleys. I'm saddened at her passing.

AClockworkGarage said:

Take a moment and think about who is actually being silenced today, and if maybe they have a point. 

Everyone is being silenced today or at least anyone that disagrees with main stream narratives.  Heck people even actively participate in it now and think it's a good thing.

It's good to hear so much if not love, at least respect going her way. What I do not get is the Muslim thing. I know that there are many millions of wonderful people who practice that religion, and I count several as friends. But how an ardent feminist can join a movement that is so vested in the subjugation of women is beyond me. 

14 hours and 7 minutes. I am only surprised that it took that long.

my favorite Sinead memory was in Baltimore's Fells Point, Halloween 1992. Dude dressed like the pope was walking around tearing up pictures of her.

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:

14 hours and 7 minutes. I am only surprised that it took that long.

I don't understand.  Maybe I'm just out of touch.

I absolutely remember her, and she paved the way for many to follow.  She wasn't that much older than I am, although all this time, for some reason, I thought she was A Lot older than that.

It seems like the suicide of her son (last January) seemed to be the final straw so to say.  Unfortunately, mental health issues can be very much genetic.

“The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose.”

― Myles Munroe