Sinéad O'Connor, dead at 56

Irish singer has passed away earlier today. No cause of death has been given yet.

Troubled sad woman. R.I.P. 🙏✝️

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Whoa.

RIP Ms. O'Connor.

WTH.
RIP.

Pretty dang young. Never heard of any ailments, except for bi-polar. Hope she didn't "do something".

RIP

According to the news reports I've seen thus far, her last social media statements all focused on her late son, who was a suicide, and how difficult life was for her in his absence.



I'm by no means stating for a fact that Ms. O'Connor herself was likewise a suicide, mind; but 56 is awfully young to pass away unexpectedly, and I won't keel over from shock myself if it turns out to be something along those lines.


Her cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" was, and is, iconic. May she finally be reunited with his beloved child, and know peace at last.

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I find this upsetting. I can't believe it.

Is it terrible that I have no feelings about this one way or the other? RIP

We all have our different icons. She had such a human persona full of pain and outrage. It probably wasn't a persona at all. We may have seen the real Sinead whenever she appeared.

She was younger than I am (2 years younger). I never knew that.
Seems like she was around & well-established when I was just a very young adult (guess she was a young adult too).
It just seems like if I saw someone perform on SNL 20 to 30 years ago... they're usually older than I am.

RIP

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Very sad news. Despite her troubled life, she seemed to always bounce back, at least in career. Godspeed, Sinead.

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Sinéad O’Connor's torment as a victim of the Catholic Church's Magdalene Laundries

Watch The Magdalene Sisters

She had an amazing voice, and her first two albums are masterpieces. I didn't follow her career after her Universal Mother album, but it's a shame she suffered so much from mental health issues and then losing her son is heartbreaking. It's so sad the emotional struggles she had to deal with. RIP.

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It was very much on the cards unfortunately. But makes it no less sadder all the same.

I was immediately reminded of the film 'Aftersun' as soon as I hard the news. Tragic.