Sinéad O’Connor has passed away at the age of 56 years old. Her son Shane O’Connor died in January 2022, and reportedly Sinead was never the same after his death. Her family released a statement after Sinead’s passing: “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.”
I’m from a generation which fell in love with her delicate Irish voice on her cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” and I’m also part of the generation which didn’t understand her protest against the Catholic Church. In 1992, she was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, and after a cover of Bob Marley’s “War,” Sinead ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II. The outrage was HUGE. It changed the course of her life, it changed the music industry. Years later, we understand. We understand what the Catholic Church did. We understand how many pedophiles and abusers were hiding in the Church. We understand how the Church destroyed lives and families in Ireland. Looking back on that SNL moment now, more than 30 years later… it was so prescient, so punk-rock, such a “burn this f–ker down” moment.
Sinead’s life in her later years was chaotic – she still released music under her birth name, but she converted to Islam and for a while, she changed her name to Shuhada’ Sadaqat. She was married four times and she was a mother to four children.
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