THE LANDMARK MEMOIR OF A GLOBAL MUSIC ICON
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021
Sinead O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous by the age of twenty-one. Her recording of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' made her a global icon. She outraged millions when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on American television.
O'Connor was unapologetic and impossible to ignore, calling out hypocrisy wherever she saw it. She remained that way for over three decades.
In her acclaimed No 1 bestselling memoir Rememberings, O'Connor told her story - the heartache of growing up in a family falling apart; her early forays into the Dublin music scene; her adventures and misadventures in the world of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll; the fulfilment of being a mother; her ongoing spiritual quest - and through it all, her abiding passion for music.
Rememberings is intimate, replete with candid anecdotes and full of hard-won insights. It is a unique and remarkable chronicle by a unique and remarkable artist.
*****
'Inspiring, liberating, hilarious and fascinating' Irish Times
'Beautifully observed ... lyrical, funny and anguished' Guardian
'Her voice on the page is as fearless, riveting and unforgettable as her voice in song. The cadence alone is hypnotic, her story essential. Rememberings is a must-read' Michael Stipe
'So good, you'll want to read it twice' Sunday Independent
'A soul-bearing, brutally honest account of an extraordinary life' BBC Online
'Tremendous . . . fierce and funny' Sunday Times Books of the Year
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Tremendous . . . fierce and funny * Sunday Times Books of the Year * Inspiring, liberating, hilarious and fascinating * Irish Times * So good, you'll want to read it twice * Sunday Independent * Beautifully observed . . . lyrical, funny and anguished * Guardian * It is a soul-bearing, brutally honest account of an extraordinary life * BBC Online * Fantastic . . . the way it's written is f**kin' beautiful . . . go out and get it -- Blindboy Boatclub Her voice on the page is as fearless, riveting and unforgettable as her voice in song. The cadence alone is hypnotic, her story essential. Rememberings is a must-read -- Michael Stipe Devastating, wise, hilarious and original -- Roisin Ingle A terrific book . . . absolutely brilliant -- Brendan O'Connor O'Connor gets you onside so completely with her direct narrative, you feel you could be in the same room as her * Sunday Times *
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Höhe: 194 mm
Breite: 125 mm
Dicke: 23 mm
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978-1-84488-542-8 (9781844885428)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Sinead O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter and recording artist. She rose to international fame in 1990 with her arrangement of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U, and her critically-acclaimed albums have won or been nominated for five Grammys. She lives in Wicklow.
