{"product_id":"sinad-oconnor-the-last-interview-isbn-9781685891855","title":"Sinéad O'Connor: The Last Interview","description":"\u003cb\u003eA significant collection of interviews with the defiant, controversial, and ground-breaking singer, songwriter, and activist throughout her turbulent career . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“It’s not like I got up in the morning and said, ‘Okay, now let’s start a new controversy’.”  -- Sinéad O’Connor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSinéad 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\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Introduction      \u003cbr\u003e Kristin Hersh\u003cbr\u003e New Orleans, May 2024\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Somebody Up There Likes Me\u003cbr\u003e Interview by Kate Holmquist\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e October 17th, 1986\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e I Open My Mouth and Scream\u003cbr\u003e Interview by Barry Egan\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Musical Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e October 29, 1988\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Sinead O’Connor: The \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e Interview\u003cbr\u003e Interview by David Wild\u003cbr\u003e March 1, 1991\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Special Child\u003cbr\u003e Interview by Bob Gucccione, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e November 1991\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Going It Alone\u003cbr\u003e Interview by Deirdre Mulrooney\u003cbr\u003e “Mothers and Babies” supplement, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e July 2004\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Jah Nuh Dead\u003cbr\u003e Interview by Nicholas Jennings\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eInside Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e July 2005\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Something Beautiful\u003cbr\u003e Interview by Jody Denberg\u003cbr\u003e KUTX 98.9 Radio, Austin, Texas\u003cbr\u003e April 11, 2007\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Q\u0026amp;A: Sinead O’Connor on How Gays Changed Her Life and Getting Her D*ck Hard\u003cbr\u003e Interview by Chris Azzopardi\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePride Source\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e July 22, 2014\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Protest Singer\u003cbr\u003e The View\/American Broadcasting Company\u003cbr\u003e June 25, 2021\u003cb\u003eSinéad O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (8 December 1966 - 26 July 2023) was a singer, songwriter, and activist. Her debut studio album,  \u003ci\u003eThe Lion and the Cobra\u003c\/i\u003e, was released in 1987 and achieved international  chart success. Her 1990 album, \u003ci\u003eI Do Not Want What I Haven't Got,\u003c\/i\u003e was her  biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Her memoir \u003ci\u003eRememberings\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) received broad critical praise, and she was the subject of the documentary \u003ci\u003eNothing Compares\u003c\/i\u003e (2022).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin Hersh\u003c\/b\u003e is a musician’s musician, a songwriter’s songwriter, and an innovator’s innovator. The Queen of Grunge’s first band, Throwing Muses, began recording and playing out when they were just 14 years old. She has released more than 20 albums solo, with Throwing Muses, and with her noise rock band, 50 Foot Wave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRolling Stone named her first book, \u003ci\u003eRat Girl,\u003c\/i\u003e one of the ten best rock memoirs of all time.  NPR said of her second book, \u003ci\u003eDon’t Suck, Don’t Die,\u003c\/i\u003e “Not only one of the best books of the year, but one of the most beautiful rock memoirs ever written.” Her third, the game-changing Seeing Sideways, describes raising four sons on a tour bus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHersh's book \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Songwriting \u003c\/i\u003ewas published by Melville House in 2024.Introduction by Kristin Hersh","brand":"Melville House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301635215589,"sku":"NP9781685891855","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sinad-oconnor-the-last-interview-isbn-9781685891855","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}