Sinéad O'Connor
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Sinéad's Autobiography: "Offerings" (2021) mentions Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke joining her band (1987)and subsequently mentions living with Matt Walker and family during her well documented 'breakdown' (2016).
Sinéad is mentioned once in Morrissey’s Autobiography, where Morrissey writes:
"I have just been to see eminent Irish psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare in his drab consulting room. ‘Remember, he’s only a man,’ Sinead O’Connor had cautioned me before I had entered his sunless bastille. He is indeed only a man, and not a very interesting one at that. He disapproves of everything I say without a speck of tender perception."
Covered The Hand That Rocks The Cradle live in 1988 (7 times according to setlist.fm).
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- Live In Concert 2023 and 40 Years Of Morrissey Pre-show Tracks
- YOU KNOW I COULDN’T LAST - Morrissey Central (July 26, 2023)
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Irish singer-songwriter, born 8 December 1966 in Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland, died 26 July 2023 in London, England, United Kingdom. Sister of Joseph O'Connor. In 2017, she changed her legal name to Magda Davitt, saying in an interview that she wished to be "free of the patriarchal slave names". On her conversion to Islam in October 2018, she adopted the name Shuhada' Davitt. In 2019, she changed her surname to Sadaqat. She was buried in Deansgrange Cemetery near Dublin.
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- https://www.discogs.com/artist/42895-Sinéad-OConnor
- https://www.sineadoconnor.com
- https://www.facebook.com/SineadOConnor
- https://twitter.com/magdadavitt77
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJmMC7W6kU1QVaa1xb-2Hg
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640521/
- https://www.sinead-oconnor.com
- https://www.thankyouforhearingme.com
- https://genius.com/artists/Sinead-oconnor
- https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/sinead-oconnor-dies-aged-56-27402454?utm_source=app
- https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/257068944/sin%C3%A9ad-o'connor/photo
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Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor ( shin-AYD); 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist. Her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, was her biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Its lead single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", was honoured as the top world single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards. O'Connor achieved chart success with Am I Not Your Girl? (1992) and Universal Mother (1994), both certified gold in the UK, as well as Faith and Courage (2000), certified gold in Australia. Throw Down Your Arms (2005) achieved gold status in Ireland. Her career encompassed songs for films, collaborations with numerous artists, and appearances at charity fundraising concerts. O'Connor's memoir, Rememberings, was released in 2021 and became a bestseller. O'Connor drew attention to issues such as child abuse, human rights, racism, and women's rights. During a Saturday Night Live performance in 1992, she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II to protest against abuse in the Catholic Church, sparking controversy. Throughout her musical career, she openly discussed her spiritual journey, activism, socio-political viewpoints, and her experiences with trauma and struggles with mental health. After converting to Islam in 2018, she adopted the name Shuhada' Sadaqat while continuing to perform and record under her birth name. In 2024, O’Connor was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.