I like Morrissey's statement on her death. Sinead would like it a lot too, because she wasn't a fan of hypocrisy exactly. Morrissey's statement in full “She had only so much ‘self’ to give. She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them. She became crazed, yes, but uninteresting, never. "She had done nothing wrong. She had proud vulnerability … and there is a certain music industry hatred for singers who don’t ‘fit in’ (this I know only too well), and they are never praised until death - when, finally, they can’t answer back. "The cruel playpen of fame gushes with praise for Sinead today … with the usual moronic labels of “icon” and “legend”. You praise her now ONLY because it is too late. You hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you. "The press will label artists as pests because of what they withhold … and they would call Sinead sad, fat, shocking, insane … oh but not today! Music CEOs who had put on their most charming smile as they refused her for their roster are queuing-up to call her a “feminist icon”, and 15 minute celebrities and goblins from hell and record labels of artificially aroused diversity are squeezing onto Twitter to twitter their jibber-jabber … when it was YOU who talked Sinead into giving up … because she refused to be labelled, and she was degraded, as those few who move the world are always degraded. "Why is ANYBODY surprised that Sinead O’Connor is dead? Who cared enough to save Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holiday? Where do you go when death can be the best outcome? "Was this music madness worth Sinead’s life? No, it wasn’t. 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. "As always, the lamestreamers miss the ringing point, and with locked jaws they return to the insultingly stupid “icon” and “legend” when last week words far more cruel and dismissive would have done. Tomorrow the fawning fops flip back to their online shitposts and their cosy Cancer Culture and their moral superiority and their obituaries of parroted vomit … all of which will catch you lying on days like today … when Sinead doesn’t need your sterile slop.” I've thought about these celebrity deaths often, and always came to the same conclusion as Morrissey. Ahhh, people... well, media predators and press... f-it all. RIP Sinead. It's still not clear what she died from. They just say they found her dead. Weird. At 56 that's a bit young. Last edited: Jul 27, 2023
no other like her.. very Strong Woman.. My respects .. a great voice and singer songwriter and a human being...
@SineWave Some people have a deep chemical sadness in them and regardless of any attempt to save them, they just hurt so much it's not worth it for them to keep on living. It took a long time for me to accept that, but I do now. I've had more than my fair share of acquaintances, friends and colleges just deciding that had enough time on Earth and so they checked out. We don't really know what happened yet, but if she did choose that road I can respect that. If every living day hurts so much and you've tried everything and failed to staunch the pain 56 years is enough of living for others and death at least is end or beginning of something else. @scarsstiches Lets keep our judgements to ourselves when it comes on people's choice of faiths and how that impacts weather or not it shows intelligence. People, whatever shit they choose to believe or not believe do so and that's their own thing, whatever works for them. Since this is a peace out to the dearly departed I am going to chalk that up to emotional distress. I mean if you guys can pass judgement on the flavour but I am not allowed to make fun of the ice cream itself... seems kind of lopsided. Anyway, could be anything. I know people who had heart attacks and embolism in their mid 30s and died from them. When your time's up, it's up.
i dont get, why even convert to any religion ... And why should that even matter what others do? I mean if she decide to convert, nobody should had judged that ... Hmm there is also a documentary released by showtime in 2022 about Sinead, maybe worth some time watching it. thats the one, if somebody wants it: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10196368/
She was demonized for speaking an obvious truth, She, not alone and in good company Through the ages... Sages
A studio guy was talking on the radio about how he worked for her, she walked in one day and wanted to record her vocal track for Nothing Compares 2 U. He said she did it in one take with no overdubs and that's what's on the record.
yeah i know, i splitted it already, vocal sounds great Damn the lyrics of Troy are powerful/full of agony in the 2nd part. Had tears in my eyes singing along to the vocal as i tried to come up with remix ideas for it. Must have been a very disturbing childhood she had and then with her son dying - was probably the nail in the coffin. Last edited: Jul 30, 2023
She had a striking voice and lyric there is no doubt about it and as much as I love her sound, overdose/suicide? Unacceptable. I am more angry than sad. Last edited by a moderator: Jul 30, 2023
I was never a big fan, really, but I respect her for shaving her head. In that time that took huge hairy balls. Metaphorically speaking.
I thought at the time that shaving made her all the more beautiful...and still do! She had a fierce glow about her.
I agree, I've actually always loved the way that removing that artificial frame of femininity can make many women's faces all the more beautiful.
