Sinéad O’Connor's last-ever interview – 'My tears made me a superstar’
ok.co.ukSinéad O'Connor's death was sadly reported on Wednesday, 26 July, at the age of just 56. But during her life, the singer was renowned for her trademark buzz cut, emotionally charged vocals and the numerous controversies that plagued her career.
However, the Irish star’s journey to fame and her rebellious protests are shown in a different light in Sky’s latest documentary, Nothing Compares, which was scheduled to be screened this coming Saturday, before the tragic news.
Named after the musician’s best-selling single, Nothing Compares 2 U, the film takes fans behind the hits and the headlines.
It tells the tale of her complicated relationship with her “abusive” late mother, looks at claims that her former record company tried to coax her into an abortion, and examines the live US TV appearance that saw her rip up a photo of the Pope. “There was no therapy when I was growing up so the reason I got into music was therapy,” Sinéad says in the documentary, filmed in the weeks before she died. “It was such a shock for me to become a pop star, it’s not what I wanted.
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