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This person died in 2023, age 56. As a child she said her mother physically abused her. As a teen she was arrested for shoplifting and sent to reform school. She would later convert to Islam, adopting a new name while still answering to the one the world knew. She never shrank from controversy—most famously tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live to protest Catholic Church abuse. Today’s dead celebrity is Sinead O’Connor.
If you liked this episode, you might also like Episode 120 Crazy Sane (Waylon Jennings) or Episode 87 Simply the Best (Tina Turner).
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Hustling Around Town, with Rachel Huss
Better Call Daddy, with Reena Friedman Watts, Apple Podcasts
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LINKS:
Transcript of this episode
NYT Obituary for Sinead O’Connor
Sinead O’Connor 1992 SNL appearance
Nothing Compares 2 U official video
Fearless Documentary
Sinéad O'Connor aka Shuhada’ Sadaqat on The Tommy Tiernan Show in 2020
Dead or Alive quiz game
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads
Famous & Gravy official website
Sinead O’Connor was an Irish singer and activist whose haunting voice made Nothing Compares 2 U a global anthem. Known for tearing up a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live, she became a rebel icon who challenged the Catholic Church scandal long before others dared. A Dublin musician shaped by pain and conviction, O’Connor mixed mental health and faith, art and protest, earning both exile and admiration as one of pop’s most fearless truth-tellers.
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This person died in 2023, age 56. As a child she said her mother physically abused her. As a teen she was arrested for shoplifting and sent to reform school. She would later convert to Islam, adopting a new name while still answering to the one the world knew. She never shrank from controversy—most famously tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live to protest Catholic Church abuse. Today’s dead celebrity is Sinead O’Connor.
If you liked this episode, you might also like Episode 120 Crazy Sane (Waylon Jennings) or Episode 87 Simply the Best (Tina Turner).
MEDIA CLIPPINGS
14th Street Studios
Hustling Around Town, with Rachel Huss
Better Call Daddy, with Reena Friedman Watts, Apple Podcasts
You Mic, with Freddy Crus, Apple Podcast
LINKS:
Transcript of this episode
NYT Obituary for Sinead O’Connor
Sinead O’Connor 1992 SNL appearance
Nothing Compares 2 U official video
Fearless Documentary
Sinéad O'Connor aka Shuhada’ Sadaqat on The Tommy Tiernan Show in 2020
Dead or Alive quiz game
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads
Famous & Gravy official website
Sinead O’Connor was an Irish singer and activist whose haunting voice made Nothing Compares 2 U a global anthem. Known for tearing up a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live, she became a rebel icon who challenged the Catholic Church scandal long before others dared. A Dublin musician shaped by pain and conviction, O’Connor mixed mental health and faith, art and protest, earning both exile and admiration as one of pop’s most fearless truth-tellers.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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