RIP: Sinead O'Conner, 56

[thewayne]

Wow. 56. No cause listed, but as the pretty extensive Rolling Stone obit notes, her 17 y/o son took his own life 18 months ago, definitely a significant event.

Sinead had been recording and making songs for a very long time, and fighting to be her own person from a young age. She didn't break out until she covered the Prince song, Nothing Compares (To You). She made international headlines by tearing a photo of the Pope in half on Saturday Night Live, which seriously hurt her career for quite a number of years. Very controversial woman.

Quite sad, I feel she had a lot of good music left to give us.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sinead-oconnor-dead-obituary-200764/

Comments

[disneydream06]

I am trying to remember now, did she have cancer?
For some reason that is in my head.
Hugs, Jon

[bibliofile]

Probably suicide, as she'd been struggling with it for decades.

[disneydream06]

Sad if so, but understandable. :(

[thewayne]

With it 18 months after her son's death by suicide, that's my thought.

[thewayne]

Rolling Stone did not report a cause of death, if she had cancer, I'm sure they would have mentioned it.

[disneydream06]

Sadly, she did have demons, as they say. :(

[thewayne]

News today said her death is not being reported as suspicious.

[disneydream06]

That is good news. :)