Overview
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. Blessed with a singular voice and a fiery temperament, Sinéad O'Connor rose to massive fame in the late 1980s and 1990s with a string of gold records. By the time she was twenty, she was world famous--living a rock star life out loud. From her trademark shaved head to her 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live when she tore up Pope John Paul II's photograph, Sinéad has fascinated and outraged millions. In Rememberings, O'Connor recounts her painful tale of growing up in Dublin in a dysfunctional, abusive household. Inspired by a brother's Bob Dylan records, she escaped into music. She relates her early forays with local Irish bands; we see Sinéad completing her first album while eight months pregnant, hanging with Rastas in the East Village, and soaring to unimaginable popularity with her cover of Prince's ""Nothing Compares 2U."" Intimate, replete with candid anecdotes and told in a singular form true to her unconventional career, Sinéad's memoir is a remarkable chronicle of an enduring and influential artist.
Full Product Details
Author: Sinéad O'Connor ,
Sinéad O'Connor
Publisher: Hmh Adult Audio
Imprint: Hmh Adult Audio
Edition: Library Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 15.50cm
Weight: 0.159kg
ISBN: 9781665066518
ISBN 10: 1665066512
Publication Date: 01 June 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""A brutally honest account of an extraordinary life."" -- ""The Today Show"" ""Everything about [Rememberings] is crazy, yet also utterly compelling, persuasive, even beautiful, sprung from a mind like no one else's."" -- ""AirMail"" ""O'Connor's approach to storytelling displays both a rebel spirit and her unrelenting lack of shame surrounding her mental-health battles."" -- ""Entertainment Weekly"" ""The naked and fearless emotions that made Sinead O'Connor such a riveting artist shine through her words and self-awareness...in the end, she emerges as a survivor."" -- ""New York Times Book Review""
O'Connor has had a tumultuous life: stealing, getting thrown out of school, running away, parental abuse....idiosyncratic and poignant.--Booklist
Author Information
SINÉAD O'CONNOR is an Irish singer-songwriter and recording artist. She rose to international fame in 1990 with her arrangement of Prince's ""Nothing Compares 2 U,"" and her critically acclaimed albums have won or been nominated for five Grammys. She lives in Dublin. SINÉAD O'CONNOR is an Irish singer-songwriter and recording artist. She rose to international fame in 1990 with her arrangement of Prince's ""Nothing Compares 2 U,"" and her critically acclaimed albums have won or been nominated for five Grammys. She lives in Dublin.
