Sinéad O’Connor: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations

A significant collection of interviews with the defiant, controversial, and ground-breaking singer, songwriter, and activist throughout her turbulent career . . .

＂It’s not like I got up in the morning and said, ’Okay, now let’s start a new controversy’.＂ -- Sinéad O’Connor

Sinéad O’Connor’s music -- both in her songwriting and in her beautiful voice --addressed both emotional despair and incandescent joy with glorious ardor. But she may have been just as well known for her outspokenness. This collection of interviews covers the entire span of O’Connor’s career, from the early days to her last interview. From giddy teenager to seasoned superstar, she speaks candidly about her meteoric rise to fame, and recounts what happened when she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II on live television in an act of protest. Unguarded and unpredictable, O’Connor was a woman who electrified the globe: imaginative, opinionated, and eloquent.

Sinéad O’Connor (8 December 1966 - 26 July 2023) was a singer, songwriter, and activist. Her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 album, I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, was her biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Her memoir Rememberings (2021) received broad critical praise, and she was the subject of the documentary Nothing Compares (2022).