This woman is a legend! She was one of the first people to call out the music industry and celebrity culture in the 90s and speak out about the wars going on, she did it all on her own and was bullied mercilessly!
I am all broken up, Sinead. I am 50 years old and I heard this song when I was only 14. It changed my life. You were a HUGE influence on the trajectory I chose to go: That of a bold, outspoken woman, and I, too, have been crucified for it. I am an Indigenous Rights Activist for 36 years and walked across the country until my feet bled into the ground for the American Indian Movement on the Walk Across America in 1992 and then was a National Bernie Sanders Delegate against Donald Trump, and got crucified for being outspoken in America, so I moved to Canada. I know you felt alone and broken and nobody was telling you they loved you. I know that you even went on Dr. Phil b/c you were in crisis and I knew what was in your heart the whole time. You were angel who blessed us all and gave us so much...I will never forget you and I I will NEVER forget the influence you had on me as a teenager. This is the song that introduced me to your deeply soulful voice and that changed me as a teenager who grew up in a troubled home and alcoholic home. YOUR SONGS CAME THROUGH ON MY WALKMAN AND ENCOURAGED ME TO LIVE AND SURVIVE ANOTHER DAY. I am broken up that you have passed. My mother died at same age: 56. This will also haunt me forever. The world, as always, especially America, will tell you how much they loved you after the fact. I am grieving hard, for the empath and sensitive, loving and deeply bold and outspoken women you were and for all of the people who put you through hell and they will all come back and regret that you are gone, but they did not tell you in this life how much they loved you. You were so ICONIC in the late eighties when you came out: LION AND THE COBRA! I will never forget when my friend Wendy introduced me to that album. NOTHING COULD EVER COMPARE TO YOU, SINEAD! NOTHING! You are absolutely incredible and were so beautiful. WELL BEHAVED WOMEN RARELY MAKE HISTORY AND YOU, MY FRIEND, WILL GO DOWN AS THE BEST, A LEGEND. THIS INDIGENOUS WARRIOR WOMAN HERE IS CRYING, WISHING YOU WERE BACK, BUT I WILL SEE YOU UP THERE, IN THE CELESTIAL REALMS. I LOVE YOU, R.
Such a beautiful heartfelt tribute! I believe Sinead can feel all this genuine outpouring of love coming her way. It’s amazing how many lives she touched and how many people she inspired. Thank you for sharing your story, it really touched my heart. I pray we all meet one day in the living arms of our creator 🤲
The thing that inspires me about Sinead , is her incredible bravery to be 100% herself. She is so charming, intelligent, incredibly talented, engaging and natural. She gets given so much stick and she doesn’t deserve it, people are just harsh and judgemental. Sinead is not conventional or going to fit into any societal boxes! She is a truly free spirit. She is 100% herself and I so respect that ! 💓
When you go thru wat she has gone thru since childhood... THERE'S NOTHING MORE TO HIDE!!! EXACTLY WHERE IAM IN MY CURRENT LIFE! MESSED UP MY ENTIRE LIFE DUE TO CHILDHOOD ABUSE! TOTALLY GOT HER !TOTALLY UNDERSTAND HER!!!
beautiful thoughts and word to say about her, Bella, thank you. Heartening and moving to know there were people like you experiencing these thoughts and feelings about her when she was alive. I've found it quite incredible reading the comments left beneath the footage of her on RU-vid, so much love, she cut to the core of so many people with her singing and intelligence and efforts to process the world with strength and eyes that saw more than the habitual institutionalised ways of seeing that consume us. Gutted I only started to take her work into me last year, I was very drawn to her because she was so open about her love of God, something I've felt since I was a kid but didn't know how to put into words, and have pretty much left out of my conveyance of myself until that last two years. I only spent time listening to her renditions of hymns and old Irish classics. I'd never thought about her and her life before that. Now I'm working through her albums and feel so damn sad to not to have ever shown her my respects and love when she was here x
I am so glad to hear Sinead has finally found peace, and calmness of soul. She is a beautiful passionate individual. I had the pleasure of meeting her behind stage when l was 20 and interviewed her for our local Uni paper. I have followed her career for so many years and felt "this girl is going to die if she didn't receive help" You have climbed mountains, and you have ended up on your feet. I love you sister.
Touched by ur sharing bro... She like a phoenix, rise frm ashes... Adore her bravery n what matters now, she successfully redeemed herself n proud of her ❤️
Yes! Ikw she did with the popes picture and I am Roman Catholic & the Catholic church has broken & still does break many rules! & today 20yrs later it wouldn't have sparked so much controversy,as it did today!!! She wouldn't have had so many haters!!!!!
Sinead was and is, a lighthouse that shone a light on the Catholic Church's dark hidden abuse and into the once repressed Irish psyche. She changed Ireland, she changed the Catholic Church. RIP🌟⭐🌟
Just watched this after Sister Sinead’s recent passing. May she rest in peace with her son and may Allah(swt) have mercy on their souls. I hope we get to meet one day in the heavenly abode basking in the love, mercy and generosity of our Creator. To all those reading my comment please recite Surah Fatiha(the opening chapter of the Quran) as a gift for Sister Sinead. She is a special human who touched the lives of so many. I pray her family and friends are all able to adjust to this great loss. My condolences to them, and to the people of Ireland whom loved her as a national treasure. Peace be upon you Sister Sinead 🤲
I dont know wot made me click on this video,coz i only remember sinead O'Connor for her hit nothing compares to u and some of the controversies related to her, but when i watched this interview, a lot of stuff she said resonated with me. What a beautiful, intellgent soul, she shall be sadly missed. Rest in peace Sister xxxx
i still remember my late father sitting me down in front of the tv to watch nothing compares to you when it was realeased. look and listen to this angel sing he said... he was more proud of her as an irish woman singing so beautiful than i had ever seen before. years later i met sinead myself in a club and ended up talking to her for ages.... every time i see her i think of my dad... miss u dad.. xx x
You can Sydney, I did. Have faith in yourself. No matter how deep the hole is there is an exit and you can climb out. I had terrible depression and lack of self worth and guilt through things that I did in my life, I was a soldier all my life. But I got there, took nearly five years and I’ll be honest, it was genuine prayers for help at the end that changed me when I could have ended it all. I had challenged God many times but when I surrendered to him I really felt an instant change. Not preaching my friend , I just want to try to help you. Take care, be strong and try prayer. But the best bit is being better and looking back and realizing that you won and how strong you are.
@@husseinmahmoud2481 so I didn't realize anyone had replied to my comment and funnily enough, I've actually started to go back through and read my Quran again! So a very late thank you
@@bugler75 I'm glad you're doing alright again! I've found it in me to start therapy this week and I'm really looking forward to coming back out on the other side again. I've not been religious for a while but I grew up in a half Catholic/half Muslim family and have recently actually began looking back into becoming a part of something again.
Absolutely brilliant stuff. I'm happy for her. I used to work in a well known Irish DIY chain about 15 years ago, and I met her and served her. She was so nice and polite and had a lovely smile and manner. That stuck with me. She's a loved Irish icon. Love this interview. Amazing.
I don't care what people say about her.... she looks happy & if she's made changes in her life to make herself happy than I'm all for it & I love her & support her 100%....
I have struggled with depression and anxiety, horrible social anxiety and just want to be alone away from people for so many years and i refuse to be medicated because i have had horrible side effects with numerous drugs. I feel that if i let my spirit be at peace with all things and know i have God always to save me the fears go away. I can relate to her saying she no longer feels lonesome. I feel as i have aged i feel less lonely because i have a higher power always with me and i know i am never alone.
The genuine concern and admiration Tommy shows her is wonderful. One of my favorite interviews of her where there's just total respect and great conversation. The part where she says she's having writers block at the moment and even though she's scared she'll get through it really snuck up on me emotionally. The absolute bullshit she's had to endure for the last 25-30 years and yet she's still so damn resilient and impressive. Fantastic interview :)
She is such a beautiful woman with a big heart. I am glad she has found her inner peace. It seems that Islam has not made here into a different person, but saved her and made her into a happier and more secure person. I wish her all the best.
The girl is gone... she is a woman... who has been in the darkest places of the soul and has emerged from the ashes of her early life. Sinead let's be gentle to ourselves.. be kind to ourselves first... as women, as females this is so hard. You have a gift from God... thank you for sharing your magnificent soul with us through your voice, songs and honesty.
So misdiagnised as her son, bipolars, and his tragic suicide. She was aware of her mental health, suffering, pain...but she did reach out. Maybe not to the right doctors, meds...she just handled her suffering by herself. As she said an agrophopic... It makes me so sad, her son and her awful pain. Just know Sinead, you made so many if us, live and love. Thank you.😢😢
When i was in Facebook & she was Magda Davitt, i friend requested her & she accepted :) Would have liked to have known her IRL but could i ever have kept up with her? She was so smart and so brave and so gifted. RIP Sinead.
@@KoalaBeer.She said on Facebook that she wanted to be free of the name Sinéad which she found was a "slave name" and said her name at the time as Magda Davitt was "beautiful " and she is happier with a name that suits her much better. The year after that, Davitt changed her name to Shuhada' Sadaqat . Shuhada is a name in Arabic that means martyr and Sadaqat means truth. Martyr of truth❤ At this point I believe Shuhada responded to both Shuhada and Sinéad. The second name change reflected her Muslim faith.❤
I love this woman so much, and I’m already missing her terribly. She had so many qualities that I admired and respected, and I revered these qualities all the more so because I felt that I didn’t possess them myself. So when she spoke out on so many difficult topics, such as mental illness, religious hypocrisy, moral bankruptcy, toxic fame, racism, misogyny, homophobia, inequality, and so many other issues, I always felt this profound connection with her, because she was saying all of the things that I simply did not feel safe expressing, given the environment that I was being raised in. Thank you Sinead for your tremendous courage, your truthfulness, your artistry and your wise and wonderful old soul. You made an enormous difference during your time here, and this world is a better place for having had you in it. God bless you Sinead, and I hope that you are now in a place of transcendent beauty, complete safety, eternal peace and boundless love and joy. You deserve all of these things, and so much more. 🙏❤️🙏
Watching July 27, 2023 after the sad news of Sinèad's passing. This is how I'll remember her, happy, witty and full of agapè love. RIP our dear sister.
I’ve always liked Sinead right from the very early days. Looking back on her life and various opinions she had spoken about, make so much sense. Her oppositions to some of life’s situations and trends were spoken with great insight for a young woman. She was always 100% authentic, was never pigeonholed and spoke from the heart. Now that this lovely woman has just passed, I read the news with a heavy heart. I’ve just watched a documentary this evening on Skyarts, which is a collection of her life, career and outspoken views and I realise what an immense loss for those people who were closest to her must now be feeling. What a truly lovely person, may her dear soul rest in peace.
Oh Sinead I love you since I was 15 or 16 yo .. your iconic song.. 'Nothing compares to you' .. now I m at 40s.. you are still pretty as ever! May Allah bless you and protect you!
The only Irish person that I ever stood up for abroad. I saw/heard her live on British TV in 1989 in London and I fell in love with her music at once. I hope she goes on now and produces lots more music that enriches people's lives. Rock on Sinead. You're a beautiful person. God bless.
My heart goes out to you - you must be gutted at the news of her passing! I hope you are still around, even though she isn’t. My heart and tears go out to all of us who iss her more than we ever expected. 😔
To be fair I feel she has healed many of us over the years and she may never know. Although many years ago I did send her some of my thoughts of gratitude. I never knew whether she received it but my intention was from the 💖
RIP Sinead. A beautiful, vulnerable soul and a truth-teller of which we desperately need more. "It is no measure of health or sanity to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society". ❤️
There was so much media rubbish written about her being crazy when she was just pushing herself to understand the meaning of our condition of being alive and human consciousness. As well as depression and ill health. I just wish she could have been easier on herself. 💜🖤🧡❤️💚Thank you Sinead, for your honesty, courage and beautiful music. 🎶
I admire Sinead O’Connor/Shuhada Sadaqut immensely. Most ppl who experience great suffering don’t “act” out without reason...& after so many ridiculed, judged, criticized, condemned her she had justification. Even as I watched & followed her plight I knew she had reasons. I always thought when she came out with “Nothing Compares...” she was so beautiful & with this amazing voice. She’s experienced so much & I’m glad she’s in such a far better place now. She has so much to give the world by way of letting those who suffer know they are not alone.
I cannot believe the positivity and support in the comment section, wow! You Irish people never disappoint mash´Allah, may God inspire you all and keep you safe. I´m so in love with Irish people as every one I have met have been the most non-conventional and path-breaking white people ever. I do not mean to offend anyone, really sorry...I was just born among and grew up among white people and have always experienced most of them a certain way in which they seem concerned about staying quiet about things and mostly only caring for their own issues. Irish people seem to have this emotional availability, vulnerability which makes you feel like they understand the human experience, they seem to speak their mind and are often the first ones to call out any B.S that ANY people are put through and they TALK to you as if you were a fellow human-being and not an "alien". I´m not used to that, sorry if that offends anyone. I was expecting the comments to be FULL of Islamophobia and hate like "You can´t be Irish, you´re a traitor!", but so glad to be proven wrong. You people are so amazing, so fantastic! I also quite love Catholic people. So many of the most spiritually awake and God-loving people I´ve met are Catholics. Much love and respect from a Muslim.
I hundred percent agree I’ve only ever connected deeply with Irish people. I spent a year living there and doing a documentary about Irish people there and the Muslims there and I was so proud when she became a Muslim and not at all surprised.
Such a gentle, genuine and candid soul with a wicked sense of humour. I wish her nothing but peace, happiness and contentedness! We need people like Sinead/Shuhada/Shuhada/Sinead in this world.
So glad she found peace....is it me or No matter how much older this woman gets her personality and her wisdom makes her even more attractive always thought she was a gorgeous woman..beautiful voice...and always loved her smile i had a mad crush on her in the 80's...i wish her the best....god bless her..🙏😊
A natural, sincere talented, honest woman. One if a kind. Called a spade a spade. She sorely missed her son at his passing. Now she truly will be sorely missed. Overtalented but underated. She deserved her own tv show, she would have been amazing.
Azam Azam Islam saved me❤️ I love all the abrahamic faiths and in Islam and only in Islam can I have love and respect for them both and keep them both w me because we believe Christianity and Judaism were both religions of Allah and holy books of Allah(swt)❤️ Islam is the seal of all of them. The real truth. It makes sense and it’s the end of the story. Islam is peace alhamdulilah❤️ it is beautiful mash’allah. Love and peace❤️ to my brothers and sisters of all faiths!! got so much love for humanity❤️
Azam Azam I’m Venezuelan alhamdulilah and our Muslim community here is expanding by the minute alhamdulilah. 200+ , we don’t have enough resources here, the Quran is hard to find here. There’s a shortage of mosques. But we’re pushing through thank god. We’ve had 4 reverts come to Islam just this past week alhamdulilah!!
@@summera4019 Mashalah sister. May god help us all finding the path of the righteous. What part of Venezuela are you from? It would be a privilege if we can help.
Nice to see her smile. I've been struggling with loneliness, depression (including suicidal ideation), anxiety, OCD and other conditions since childhood and I ended up developing more problems over the years. Nobody deserves to suffer. I'm glad she's found peace now. The video she made was heartbreaking. I used to have agoraphobia, my mum used to tell me loads of things about the outside world that weren't true. I know how it is to deal with false friends too. I relate to her a lot. She is honest too which is something that is rare nowadays.
Fantastic interview. I loved Sinead Love ballad in 1990’s. Now listening to some other songs, what a voice, a talent. I am glad that Sinead has found peace within herself.
May God bless her and keep on straight path... i had that illness about 8 years ago, it feels like u will die but only mentally, but submission to God(islam) gave me inner peace.
I love Miss O' Connor. She always told what she was saying. I will miss her singing she was one of a kind. So sad she lost her son. Sinead O' Connor will be miss. RIP.
I’m just learning more and more about her as a person and as an artist, and it makes me cry to think of how much hurt she suffered through the years and how at peace she is with her life and herself. I know she’s been through tough times lately with her youngest son, but i just hope she’s better and doing well and i hope one day i can tell her how grateful i am and a lot of people are for what she’s done. Thank you Sinéad for your courage and braveness for those of us who are still looking for it
❤❤❤ There needs to be so much more like this, more coverage of the struggles people are silently dealing with every day. She is a very brave woman. I have a whole lot of respect for her.
what a brave women when she spoke out againist the pope about child abuse in the church every one was againist her cost her a fortune but she still carryed on
I wish people could give her the biggest hug and comfort when she was alive, it's braking my heart how much this woman suffered and how much people judged her and not listen to the human condition we all go through, she's so honest and we were blessed to have her in our life as the bravest strongest female artist i ever got a chance to listen to, her bewitching music, her intelligent and heartfelt lyrics and her interviews, full of grace truth and honesty. thank you so much, dear Sinead. may you rest in peace, finally.
We are finding ourselves, after all the bullshit and fear the church instilled in us for centuries,is now lifting .......we Irish have a way about us the world loves and we love the world........and fuck the begrudgers !!
Great to see that this beautiful sister has worked her way through some very difficult times and come out the other side stronger than ever, maintaining her humility and sense of humor. I hope that some future interviewer will really explore the creative process with her. It's really unfortunate that the allopathic medical establishment messed with her as much as they did, but there's a reason she's still here and shining. LOVE is the only way forward.
I remember the first time I heard Sinead, "Troy" I was mesmerized by her music, and she is still a profoundly fascinating woman, so awesome to see her again!
So true what she says about suicidal not necessarily being mentally ill. I had 2 undiagnosed physical health conditions that impacted my life, my outlook, my energy levels and once that was fixed I felt much better, it took a few years. Apart from being a vocal genius, Sinead sharing her journey with us has given us all so much to think about and to learn from. Still shining from the other side xxx
I admire Sinead so much she is so real so unique genius So sad yesterday about Sineads passing she was 4 days older than me in life so it hits hard She was refreshingly wonderful and a unique individual . Going to miss you
It’s so sad to see this interview in some ways. Not just for the obvious reasons of her passing, but also to see all the comments here which are full of hope for a better and easier time ahead for her. And I feel like that was never properly realized.
Magbule Brajshori yes, yes, yes more sing songs. Sinead has a God given talent for music and singing. God gives us gifts to to used and expressed not to be oppressed. Oppression is not from God and us very harmful.
Such a brave talented lady that is an example of how we can all fall and get back up. I love her like a sister and I have such strange desire to protect her like one of my own. 🇮🇪👌☘️💚
Sinead-As a fan for over 30 years, I’m SO happy to see that you are doing well. Your music has been such a large part of my life and seeing you happy brings me peace. Thanks be to God. Much love.
I didn't know she had a hysterectomy that would of flung her into the onslaught of menopause no wonder she lost it poor love hormones are enough to drive anyone mental so glad this lady with the world's most beautiful voice used it for good and actually said something worth hearing love her for all eternity cannot thank her enough for all she has hilighted thankyou Sinead
I don’t, for one second, believe that “I am stretched on your grave” was the only song Sinead O Connor could sing acapella. What a bizarre unbelievable claim. Bless, her she mustn’t have felt like singing that day. She could sing the phone book acapella and it would have sounded like intense and delicate furies of the soul.
She had such a troubled life throughout her years but when she reverted Islam she said in many interviews Islam gave her peace and content in her life, she understood life was full of tests, trials & tribulations but she also understood her purpose in life and that one day she will return to her creator Allah.
