Sinéad O’Connor, the Irish singer of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” has died, The Irish Times reports. She was 56. Her cause of death has yet to be revealed. O’Connor, who was outs…
You’re Wrong About did a really nice piece on her just in April, going over the history, the controversy that got her cancelled before “cancelling” was even a thing everyone talked about (because she protested the Catholic Church’s sex abuse in Ireland before the Spotlight stories were even a thing), and just generally her life story: https://yourewrongabout.buzzsprout.com/1112270/12624780-sinead-o-connor-with-allyson-mccabe
Worth a listen if you like that kind of thing. She was an amazing person that got repeatedly done dirty by the industry and cultural zeitgeist and this death is a tragedy.
You’re Wrong About (at least the older eps with both Michael and Sarah) is fantastic. I’ve also really been enjoying If Books Could Kill too if you like that little Altmer nerd’s work if you’re looking for another podcast.
You’re Wrong About did a really nice piece on her just in April, going over the history, the controversy that got her cancelled before “cancelling” was even a thing everyone talked about (because she protested the Catholic Church’s sex abuse in Ireland before the Spotlight stories were even a thing), and just generally her life story: https://yourewrongabout.buzzsprout.com/1112270/12624780-sinead-o-connor-with-allyson-mccabe
Worth a listen if you like that kind of thing. She was an amazing person that got repeatedly done dirty by the industry and cultural zeitgeist and this death is a tragedy.
You’re Wrong About (at least the older eps with both Michael and Sarah) is fantastic. I’ve also really been enjoying If Books Could Kill too if you like that little Altmer nerd’s work if you’re looking for another podcast.