Sinéad O’Connor interview, Ireland 1999

[@misslyte]

She never hated anything. But never backed down from wrongs. What a wonderful woman. What a gorgeous voice.

[@hassansuufi1680]

Indeed

[@drums3269]

Sinead never hated people's beliefs. She spoke out against the crimes and abuse of power in a time when it was unpopular to do so. It turns out you were the hero all along, Sinead. Rest in peace, rebel. May you have finally found the peace your mind and soul always searched for.

[@patsymc6717]

I still have to pause when I see comments about this magnificent human being in the past tense. Gone way too young. She still had so much to do.

[@user-pv8bm9ez8f]

Rubbish if she spoke against power why did she become a Muslim, where power over women is absolute

[@groundedunorthodoxy8000]

​@@user-pv8bm9ez8fbecause laxity in the church kills even the deepest vocation.

[@sperrotta91]

Yeah, you're absolutely right. It's actually shows a strong degree of loyalty that she still practised despite her issues with the church...

[@mediascribble]

Everyone gets peace when we leave our bodies. No one knows what happens, but we're not here as we were for sure. In that she's not toiling with what she was going through anymore. It's obvious to me anyway she finally ended it herself. One last measure of control.

[@lolaperrinwannabe]

Such a calm and collected lady. Rip you incredible woman. Xx

[@waynej2608]

I still can't believe that she's gone. I've always admired her courage and her supreme artistry. 💚

[@bisonkambaine5628]

Because her first single "Nothing Compares", people built this perception of her as a vulnarable, delicate and fragile person. The fact that she has a shaven head with an angelic face that looks incredibly innocent it added to it. But she was clearly a very strong character with a good head on her shoulder that refused to conform to conventional music culture. RIP

[@tori2040]

She is strong, calm and intelligent. She is focused and has performed her soul task in this life. Those that shun her are threatened by her ability.

[@julieclifford7698]

Well said thank you 🤍💚💙

[@jasonfaganmusic3872]

Growing up, i was always told and made to believe she was a crazy person. Amazing how the media spin a narrative isnt it.. Nothing about this is crazy, she was way of her time and Ireland is finally catching up to her way of thinking. Unfortunately she has now passed away, hopefully to a place of peace with nobody judging her. Sleep well, Sinéad. You were a beautiful Soul, an amazing singer, and a fearless and brave artist. Rest in peace.

[@Anonymous-xm8ir]

She is the Joan of arc of our time! Some think she was a prophet. Whatever she was a genius visionary

[@lysanderofsparta3708]

Joan of Arc never had an abortion.

[@filipinamorena]

No words can express how grateful I am to you and to your music that helped me through my tribulations. Nothing really compares to you! RIP

[@coranford7463]

She was a natural Irish beauty inside and out.

[@lena.dymytrenko]

mnh-mnh she was stylish personality

[@leafnlore2712]

Sinead's passion and wisdom and commitment were second to none. The world has lost someone very special. I'm thankful for the time she was with us.

[@melchristensen8282]

RIP Sinead. You always spoke truth to power. I hope you can sleep in peace now; reunited with your son.

[@beachstreet101]

It’s great that everyone is coming out and defending her from the past, but where was everyone before she died. I’m sure she would’ve loved it I have heard this support when she was alive.

[@natalielawrence8809]

"Everyone" is an extreme word choice. Where were you, 'Beachstreet'? ⛱️

[@detruthtalkbyAdejoke247]

They won't say the truth because they all love RELIGION THAN GOD 😢😢😢

[@user-yo5vy7wb5p]

Better late than never as they say?

[@ajcraft-hello]

“…unlawful according to whose laws?” “My holy trinity is I am a mother, a singer, and a priest. These things are equally sacred” 💪❤️✨🌎

[@chelseapoet3664]

It's highly annoying that he said she wasn't legally a priest at least four times. What a plonker.

[@maxovedo473]

She has wonderful eyes

[@lena.dymytrenko]

in fact

[@user-yo5vy7wb5p]

Everything is wonderful abt Sinéad.

[@maccukltd3551]

Irish Women always inspire me their bravery and strength God bless 🙏 🤲

[@AoibheannDoyle-SoulTherapist]

😊 Thank you 🙏 Sinéad was incredibly special. I love her ❤

[@ChroniclesofAlicha_Balaam]

Rest in Power, Irish Queen and High Priestess!!! Thank you for your Courage in the face of opposition against speaking your truth and standing against sexual abuse and rights to your own beliefs. You are Jah's SoulJah of the Highest Order!!! God bless and keep you always!!! One ❤

[@LIVTOMCHUROO]

You know, with her shaved head and forthright views she used to almost scare my friends when we were gowing up, but i saw exactly the opposite. I saw an incredibly beautiful woman, who shone greatest when she had the least make-up on...thats beauty. As for the political views, as a teenage boy i cant say i cared a whole lot at the time, but in subsequent years had done nothing but admire her constant striving for truth and spiritual peace.

[@raymondwalsh7520]

So vulnerable and gentle a soul who seems to have struggled all her life in finding peace of mind for herself. This searching all her life for an identity and something which can sustain her. Hope she finds peace of mind.

[@robbiepeterh]

She’s so beautiful I could cry

[@noelyking400]

Lol!

[@noelyking400]

@@Rochestergrad.74 lol

[@enricovankeeken1624]

*...when i was younger i used to shave my head (like.her) and people used to tell me that i looked like her....i didnt exactly mind them saying so🙃*

[@Clownworldmatrixviewer]

Sinead is absolutely gorgeous!!

[@thesongtowoody]

She was.

[@coranford7463]

@@thesongtowoody her beauty shines even brighter with the angels, may she rest in peace.

[@iamhannahjasmine]

Just putting it here for people in the comments. You can't call someone "mentally ill" because they're speaking the truth. Often they speak the truth and that includes world issues, religion and their mental health issues. You're just using that piece of information to silence whatever she or anyone has got to say. It just looks like you don't want to hear anything she says with your fingers stuck to your ears and screaming "you're insane" which honestly looks like you are quite the one you're claiming her to be.

[@Dzanarika1]

Perfectly said.

[@AoibheannDoyle-SoulTherapist]

Yes! 💯

[@luminescence7584]

The thing is it seems Sinead Oconnor was called by God. As a truth teller and a caretaker of many peoples. She spoke up for the common person.

[@sarahfellows3074]

I'm baptised catholic and it's so ridiculous that the church doesn't allow female priests 😴

[@jayneturner]

RIP Sinéad 💔 🙏 beautiful inside and out ❤

[@stillnessnmindelaine8810]

The unexamined misogyny she faced is absolutely unchecked. She rarely had an interviewer that could meet her brilliance. This fella is an excellent example.

[@anthonydowling3356]

In some way Gabriel Byrne was as thick as a plank .

[@user-pv8bm9ez8f]

@@anthonydowling3356 Yes I agree, but where do you stand with her, denigrates the Catholic church ( rightly so) becomes a priest, then a Muslim, who's treatment of women is far worse than anything the Catholic church could ever envisage, O'Connor was a chancer, moving in whatever direction benefited her

[@anthonydowling3356]

@@user-pv8bm9ez8f Cutting up the Popes photo did not benefit her at the time .She was mixed up in a lot of ways but i believe she was genuine in her actions .I was totally against her promoting the clot shot ,and can not understand how somebody intelligent like her was so taken in by the propaganda .As regards the Muslim religion ,it depends on what form and how its interpreted .It seems to work well in Malaysia for example .I have herd her say God should be separated from Religion and i would agree with that .

[@daniellamcgee4251]

​​@@anthonydowling3356 Every interview I have heard of Sinéad O'Connor was authentic, extremely articulate and clearly expressing her perspective at the time. Your comment, however! 🙃 By 'clot shot', I am assuming you are referring to the Covid Vaccination. If Sinéad was in favour of it, she had obviously read and understood more of the science than you, Which doesn't surprise me, because she was a reader of source material. Everything has side effects. The blood clots formed due to a reaction to the preservative in the vaccination were only a very tiny percentage of risk. All medications that you can buy at a pharmacist have much higher risk of side effects, as does sugar, caffeine, fried foods etc. This is how propaganda gets people: something true is taken out of context, magnified or shrunk, had bits added to it, or taken away. Whatever is most sensational, usually fear-mongering. Fear and outrage emotionally hook people in more than anything. There was big business in fear-mongering about the vaccine. These social media personalities made millions. Unfortunately, at the expense of millions of people's lives, directly and indirectly. The U.S. states with the lowest vaccine rate, has had significantly higher mortality rates than States with higher rates of vaccinations. Those stats are available for you to check out, if you choose. I don't know where Long Covid is at in terms of population. But the U.S.A suffered more from the corona virus than other first world countries, due to the number of people convinced by the fear-mongering. 😣 Passing judgement on things you don't know about (vaccines, Sinéad O'Connor) probably isn't the most intelligent thing you have ever done. At least, I like to think your brain is a bit more logical and fluent, like Sinéad's brain was, than your last comment suggests! 😊

[@mediascribble]

Sinead wasn't easy. She laid out how things would be, and how she wanted to be treated. Almost a feeling of being unreasonable. I wonder how much she pushed away in an effort I think in her heart to be loved. I think her early life really took a toll, but look at what the world got as a result. An outstanding talent. She took it all the way to her end. The world got a fail. RIP. Sinead.

[@TEM14411]

She was violated by men in many ways. So she taught herself to establish boundaries. That is not being "not easy". May more women follow her lead. Peacefully and walking in love.

[@lc6067]

She walked her truth. Hate how he keeps antagonizing her.

[@sebastianverney7851]

Hats off to Sinead

[@lena.dymytrenko]

🤝

[@DavidMichaelCommer]

I don't know much about Catholicism, but to my ears and eyes, her spirit seems sincere and she seems to be coming from a place of devotion rather than dogma. I can't tell if it was a stunt or not, but I am amused by how riled up the interviewer becomes while insisting that she's 'not lawful,' and she just held her ground and said those laws are irrelevant and she knows the authorities in Rome will come around. The Catholic church is thousands of years old and very good at saying no and smacking people down, but I admire that she stands her ground here and doesn't ' go low,' but rather suggests that others will rise to her level eventually. I know she is behaviorally erratic, but she's certainly not insane.

[@keithdeakin1860]

RIP Beautiful woman.

[@guillermogouldburn763]

Aw she apologized to him just in case he took it the wrong way. Such a nice person.

[@stevendale7658]

She was a HERO ❤

[@itsjustmyopinionformyourown]

I never knew! Awesome. Good for her.

[@capnskiddies]

to be pitied more than scorned and more sinned against than sinning. I hope she finds peace in herself and her life

[@graysonwalker]

Could her family have her hospitalized??

[@IamMiXeM]

Ahead of her time. Love our Sinead 🌏❤🎼☘

[@alexandremiguel5768]

A rare kind irreplaceable Woman: inside & out on her personality on equality on any religion without no racism or hateful against nobody i would really loved to had known her in person, face to face even just to say one word-(hello) in return to see her so enchanting smile she had, genuinely pure people like Lady Sinéad are so very rare kind in our Planet nowadays, may she is finally reunited with her beloved son Nevi'im Nesta Ali Shane O'Connor in eternal peace !! 🥺😥😔😓💔⚰️🙏🇨🇮💯

[@crystalball6358]

She was so beautiful!

[@user-ie5hj9bb9m]

She looked gorgeous with a pixie cut

[@crystalball6358]

@@user-ie5hj9bb9m I fully agree with you!

[@a-dutch-z7351]

That did not age well.

[@dogsquadindia]

I'd forgotten all about this stage of her life

[@Deb_BG]

Brains, balls and beauty.

[@eringobreathtiocfaidharla1446]

The daughter of Ireland, we Irish adore our sinead

[@elizabethwallace-donnelly.2356]

Not all of us

[@eringobreathtiocfaidharla1446]

@@elizabethwallace-donnelly.2356 corce not ,I mean the non jelous kind

[@nobodyowens8159]

Thank goodness she told him. Leave her alone Gaye , she was brave enough here to tell him to back off He hadn't a clue about her .he only thought he did . She knew exactly what he was up to .she had grown up from the young girl who he took advantage off when ran his fingers up and down her spine as she recalled later on their first meeting. Rip Sinead x 4:28

[@deebaker9199]

What a condescending man lol how graceful, courageous, honest and aspiring she was. It's like when Russell Brand speaks about Power the media and public just don't get it 😂🎉

[@johncarroll772]

Brand is a clown 🤡

[@Kav_she]

Exactly

[@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8]

So true Sheeple don't want to know Truth Ignorance their bliss I saw another interview of an rvent younger Sinead with an Irish woman which stunned me (Paraphrasing) It's not the Church thats a problem it's not the believers. It's that the heiracy DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD. If they did they couldn't have scurried.around committing & permitting abuse See Prof Sam Vaknin re religious narcissism re Catholic Church Sinead is an actual apostle (I resisted my indoctrination into the abusive Cult of Sr Janet Mead...)

[@daniellamcgee4251]

Unfortunately, in his searching for the truth, Brand got sucked into the misinformation vortex. Algorithms can really suck sometimes.

[@michaelgregos2743]

Beautiful outside and inside

[@enricovankeeken1624]

*Maybe she cAn´t `handle´ hearing that..~ / maybe I can´t / maybe Ashton Sanders can´t

[@kamaal_i]

Anyone who's calling her insane after watching this video is thick as mince. What's so insane about what she said in this clip? On the contrary, she was thoughtful, articulate and respectful unlike the vile interviewer.

[@errolkim1334]

She's as mad as a bag of hen harriers ya daftee. Dont be coming in here just cos she CONverted to your version of bollox....

[@JS-wp4gs]

She's an absolute mental case and has been for decades. The fact shes sitting there being interviewed while dressed like a priest and spouting nonsense should make that crystal clear. She's only gotten crazier since then

[@dogsquadindia]

Women still cant officially be priests though.....

[@gesucristo9707]

​@@dogsquadindianot in catholicism, but protestant can I think

[@frozenborderline2109]

How she was mercilessly scorned and pilloried for tearing up that pope pic on SNL back in the day in protest of endemic child abuse in the catholic church. Nigh on 30 years later, time has proven and then some that she was totally on point.

[@graysonwalker]

Wonder why she became a priest with her feelings against the church??

[@genxer6928]

She was right protesting Pope back than but She’s a hypocrite joining Aisha molesting cult now.

[@m.forrestal5893]

@@graysonwalker She often said she loved the Church, since her childhood, still does love many of its aspects, and just wanted to call out the abuses when she spoke out. She has also said the reason she believes in God is because of what the Church gave her.

[@martysmith5260]

People exploited her mental instability.

[@djdarlabeathebest]

She looks like Audrey Hepburn here

[@johnjames945]

What a lovely rebel 😊

[@paulmyers8959]

sad mixed up girl. Miss her

[@elissahoran1130]

Sinead is Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Igor-uo6cs]

I love you Sinead, you are true inspiration

[@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8]

I like to think Sinead saw posts like this... RIP Sinead 💖🌌🍀

[@Igor-uo6cs]

@@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8 Yeah me too

[@donallynch1689]

Any chance you would have the acapella Kyrion Elision that came after this?

[@danimoksia5691]

"Can l sing my song please?"😊❤🙏

[@katieb2098]

Sinead had no identity because of the abuse she suffered as a child sbe didnt know who she was..

[@marylarkin3951]

I think you may well be right

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

💯

[@daniellamcgee4251]

It's not surprising that Sinéad sought structure and truth through religion, when she grew up with hypocrisy and a lack of a stable foundation.

[@petersiegfriedkrug]

She was so beautiful. Her face is so fine!

[@glamourdazeshorts]

Rest in peace ❤

[@hwestministries]

Visionary Saint...she was and always will be Truth.

[@livia4785]

Ela além de linda, tinha um olhar hipnotizante.

[@heather9329]

I've always loved Sinead❤ Rest in peace beautiful soul

[@Ftanftangfnarrr]

“I will destroy you physically, mentally, emotionally and ­spiritually if my property is not vacated by Monday. I have a ­private detective following you.” - Sinead's tone changed somewhat.

[@lordluckylucan]

what

[@Ftanftangfnarrr]

Those were her words to Bishop Cox a few years later. She was still a remarkable talent.

[@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8]

It's a miracle to get anything back from church so good on her! What a twit that dude is... RIP Sinead 💖🌌🍀

[@Cboo-y1v]

I don't see through her eyes. I just see someone who was searching for that pain to be filled. 💔

[@Georgeanne17]

Sinead is a very spiritual person and said she follows all religions but she is true that each Christian is born into the priesthood. Tradition will not allow but the law that matters is Gods law. I think she turned to Islam because the Koran says the Scriptures have been distorted. I think she was led astray but her baptism and the Holy Spirit will help her return to the Lord.

[@SaraFruhling]

It's undeniable even by Christian scholars that the Bible had been distorted many times over, nevermind that the authors are unknown and there's no trace of the original text.... You're the ones led astray into idolatry and associating partners with God which is the biggest sin and a violation of the first commandment. How will you face God with such a horrid stance I don't know. You must not really believe in Him. I encourage you to take it more seriously and to fear God lest you end up in hell.

[@nazariismail]

Sinead was an earnest student of theology. She studied many religions. She was not a young kid that could be easily led astray when she became a Muslim. As we know, she became a Muslim not when she was 15, but in her 50s, after decades of thinking and studying different religions.

[@patrickshellyavfc]

She was beautiful

[@MrFrostedtips]

I hear you're a Muslim now Father?

[@bitzannbobz]

comment of the section. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@niallmurphy5303]

Brilliant 👏

[@johnnielson7676]

In case someone doesn’t get the reference, search “father Ted I hear you’re a racist now father”

[@loadsbutty]

I'm a year late , but that was a great comment,tbf

[@tc5290]

@@johnnielson7676 I heard the actors voice when I read that even though I didn’t think about the reference haha

[@mabrahamlee5]

Looks so much like Audrey Hepburn

[@Dzanarika1]

And Wynona Rider

[@lena.dymytrenko]

​@@Dzanarika1noup

[@lena.dymytrenko]

yeah

[@Sblue23]

What song does she sing? Bless her, she's brilliant yet also seems a bit manic here.

[@lisamiranda4867]

Absolutely, she is manic with rapid speech, racing thoughts, impulsivity, and hyper-religiosity.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

😅 Sinéad is clearly articulate, fluent, logical and handled that interviewer extremely well without escalating. She always talked quickly. You two have obviously just read symptoms from a book and never knowingly experienced anyone having a manic episode. You just didn't like her ideas or beliefs so are pathologising her. I am not a fan of her beliefs either, but I know from years of experience, that Sinéad was not manic during this interview. Why don't you be honest, and candid, like her, and just say you are uncomfortable with what she said? There's no shame in that.

[@lindamcdonald8997]

She was so beautiful, but she never cared about that.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

I don't think Sinéad was fully aware of her inner, and outer beauty. The main messaging she received throughout her childhood was that she was ugly and evil, etc., etc..

[@tommygetsstupid3443]

Do you have the song she sang? I'd love to see it.

[@user-pp5kr9yd9r]

2 Irish legends

[@RoadTripperrr]

Some irish people sound so poetic when they speak. Colin Farrell is the same

[@taix371]

She's so cool

[@stevenolove]

Well this has aged well

[@freddiewadling2090]

Beautiful soul, mind and body.

[@jungli2481]

She looks like audrey herpburn

[@lottiehowes585]

R.I.P Sinead ❤😢😢😢

[@jumpforjoy6]

Her first response 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@eloundainfo]

and now she's a Muslim!

[@ChattinBoxingWYB]

Rest In Power Sinead 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@raewynurwin4256]

Who the Hell is this interviewer, requires a good dose of humility.

[@rasg2012]

Dread I!

[@marioclaudiosimoes4538]

Priestess, muslim, etc. She was clearly a lost soul. Looking for answers in religions was her downfall.

[@shnakemeat]

💚🐍

[@choctaw6838]

And Then it all changed when she tore up a photo of the Pope "Ted!!, I'm goin Mad" 🤣

[@choctaw6838]

@@charlieclemens5798 oops 🤐

[@sdg6263]

So beautiful ❤

[@IYU60]

❤❤❤ какая умная женщина Шинейд, восторг от её мышлений!❤❤❤

[@katoness]

A beautiful singing voice but man she is hard work!!

[@katoness]

@The mysterious Miss X And if it was a man behaving in the same way. I would say the exact same thing!!

[@adhdandme2023]

Misogyny

[@katoness]

@@adhdandme2023 Nothing misogynistic in my comment. Are you WOKE?

[@derrygowley]

Gay was very unfair with Sinead, very uncalled for

[@Londubh1]

derrygowley Gay treated her the same way he treated Gerry Adams, with contempt. Gay was an old conservative who treated anyone who didn't fit into his view of the world with contempt.

[@theresewalters1696]

Good point she made. Concerning latin mass, they were still doing latin masses in the US when I was a child in the 1960s. Those who don't know history will not understand the present. It is obvious to those of us who have lived in those times.

[@noelmaher4633]

Unfortunately now used as an Prop to sell Newspapers, even Twitter removed her last night. Should of stuck to the singing....

[@Steve-cm2ys]

8:00 What was this guy's problem?

[@EvelynFluyeVida]

She stood with her pure presence and masculine energy much better than the old dude next to her, those old guys talk to us younger woman like if we were lower, hilarious, their mama wounds trigger. Her inner masculine more honest than the tr 0ll next.

[@raygreen5926]

Now gone to the garden of peace

[@harlowblackadder356]

Catholic/ not catholic but a priest/ Muslim?/ what is next? I am dying for her to become a witch and surround herself with fairies and stones. 😍 it would make so much sense!

[@dogsquadindia]

It would be so much easier on her but she enjoys being a rebel within a more conservative structure

[@greglyons2526]

BPD

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

She put a Wiccan prayer inside Universal Mother. Sleep in peace, Shuhada 🕊

[@RAMSEYM2402]

In all my time on this earth, I can't say i've seen much good come out of religion....in any form.

[@rasg2012]

Rastafari!!

[@edmundpower1250]

It was just getting interesting and then you pulled a the plug. Why?

[@markcargill9734]

Please Play In Bournemouth then we can see you Live. Peace and Love From us. Thank You.

[@BaconNMegs]

So she passed away and delores from the cranberries who also spoke out heavily against abuse to children....hm