Sinéad O'Connor: The Last Interview

and Other Conversations

Introduction by Kristin Hersh
Edited by MELVILLE HOUSE
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.
Table of Contents
 
Introduction     
Kristin Hersh
New Orleans, May 2024
 
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Interview by Kate Holmquist
The Irish Times
October 17th, 1986
 
I Open My Mouth and Scream
Interview by Barry Egan
New Musical Express
October 29, 1988
 
Sinead O’Connor: The Rolling Stone Interview
Interview by David Wild
March 1, 1991
 
Special Child
Interview by Bob Gucccione, Jr.
Spin
November 1991
 
Going It Alone
Interview by Deirdre Mulrooney
“Mothers and Babies” supplement, The Irish Independent
July 2004
 
Jah Nuh Dead
Interview by Nicholas Jennings
Inside Entertainment
July 2005
 
Something Beautiful
Interview by Jody Denberg
KUTX 98.9 Radio, Austin, Texas
April 11, 2007
 
Q&A: Sinead O’Connor on How Gays Changed Her Life and Getting Her D*ck Hard
Interview by Chris Azzopardi
Pride Source
July 22, 2014
 
Protest Singer
The View/American Broadcasting Company
June 25, 2021

About

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.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
 
Introduction     
Kristin Hersh
New Orleans, May 2024
 
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Interview by Kate Holmquist
The Irish Times
October 17th, 1986
 
I Open My Mouth and Scream
Interview by Barry Egan
New Musical Express
October 29, 1988
 
Sinead O’Connor: The Rolling Stone Interview
Interview by David Wild
March 1, 1991
 
Special Child
Interview by Bob Gucccione, Jr.
Spin
November 1991
 
Going It Alone
Interview by Deirdre Mulrooney
“Mothers and Babies” supplement, The Irish Independent
July 2004
 
Jah Nuh Dead
Interview by Nicholas Jennings
Inside Entertainment
July 2005
 
Something Beautiful
Interview by Jody Denberg
KUTX 98.9 Radio, Austin, Texas
April 11, 2007
 
Q&A: Sinead O’Connor on How Gays Changed Her Life and Getting Her D*ck Hard
Interview by Chris Azzopardi
Pride Source
July 22, 2014
 
Protest Singer
The View/American Broadcasting Company
June 25, 2021

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