Rememberings: Sinéad O'Connor

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Rememberings is intimate, replete with candid anecdotes and full of hard-won insights. It is a unique and remarkable chronicle by a unique and remarkable artist. O'Keeffe, Alan (14 January 2004). "Music awards voting eased as star acts nominated". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023 . Retrieved 28 July 2023.

She also brought in a guitar teacher, which led O'Connor to a songwriting collaboration with In Tua Nua, a band signed to U2's newly launched record label. Although O'Connor was too young to tour, she performed in and around Dublin, eventually attracting the attention of the London-based label Ensign. Ireland was an established proving ground for exports such as Thin Lizzy, the Boomtown Rats and U2. But when it came to women, its most well-known artist was a straitlaced pop singer called Dana, winner of the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest. O'Connor's first son, Jake, was born on 16June 1987. His father was the music producer John Reynolds, [139] who co-produced several of O'Connor's albums, including Universal Mother. O'Connor married Reynolds at Westminster Register Office in March 1989. [140] [141] She had an abortion the same year, and later wrote the song "My Special Child" about the experience. [142] The couple announced their plan to divorce in November 1991 after having been separated for some time. [143] Hamilton, Sam (2 March 2014). "Sinead O'Connor scraps plans to renew wedding vows with husband Barry Herridge". Irish Mirror. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017 . Retrieved 30 July 2023.In August 2015, she announced that she was to undergo a hysterectomy after suffering gynaecological problems for over three years. [174] She later blamed the hospital's refusal to administer hormone replacement therapy after the operation as the main reason for her mental health issues in subsequent years, stating "I was flung into surgical menopause. Hormones were everywhere. I became very suicidal. I was a basket case." [175] Goldene Europa 94". Chronik der ARD (in German). 3 December 1994. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021 . Retrieved 28 July 2023. a b "Sinéad O'Connor obituary: A talent beyond compare". BBC News. 27 July 2023 . Retrieved 28 July 2023. Scully, Niall (4 December 201). "Maryfield a class apart". Independent.ie . Retrieved 12 August 2023. Irish Times (29 July 2015). "The Secret Lives of Father Ted". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015 . Retrieved 24 October 2023.

From the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, fearless activism, and of the enduring power of song. a b c Burns, Sarah (26 July 2023). "Sinéad O'Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56". The Irish Times . Retrieved 26 July 2023.

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