Sinead O'Connor Dead: Rock Stars Heartbroken After Singer's Death

The rock industry mourned after the news about Sinead O'Connor emerged.

The Irish singer's family confirmed her death in a statement to Ireland's public broadcaster, RTE.

"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad," the statement read. "Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time."

It did not disclose Sinead O'Connor's cause of death, but her demise occurred after her son, Shane, was found dead after going missing in Tallaght, Dublin, earlier this year.

Sinead O'Connor Remembered

Following the emergency of the news, the Irish singer's fans, colleagues, and friends paid tribute to her online and remembered her contributions as an artist. Among the mourners include members of the rock industry who looked up to O'Connor and her legacy since she debuted as a singer.

"Fiercely honest and sweet and funny, she was talented in ways I'm not sure she completely understood," Billy Corgan wrote. "But Sinead stands alone as a figure from our generation who was always true to the piercing voice within and without."

He also reminded his followers how the singer, whom he will always admire and respect, was once canceled after "tearing up a photo."

Corgan's message resonated with what Todd La Torre wrote in his tribute for O'Connor, in which he also expressed his admiration over the late singer's stance and meant to "protest" against the child abuse that was reportedly "being protected by the Catholic church."

The Time Sinead O'Connor Got Canceled

The tributes were related to the 1992 "Saturday Night Live" incident when O'Connor tore up a picture of the Pope during her musical performance at the show.

The video of the episode recently went viral again following the singer's death, showing how she delivered her song's final message, "And we know we shall win/As we are confident in the victory/Of good over evil," before raising a photo of Pope John Paul II and tearing it.

She revealed in her 2021 memoir, "Rememberings," how she started getting canceled after the performance and the way she insulted the head of the Catholic church.

"When I walk backstage, literally not a human being is in sight," she noted in the book. "All doors have closed. Everyone has vanished. Including my own manager, who locks himself in his room for three days and unplugs his phone."

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