 An old clip showing Sinéad O'Connor discussing mortality has resurfaced in the wake of her death. On Wednesday evening, the singer's family announced that she had died aged 56, with many people offering their tributes to the performer soon after. After starting her career in the late 1980s, O'Connor had many headline-grabbing moments, from the massive success of her cover of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U, as well as the more controversial tearing up of a photo of the Pope on live TV in 1992. Throughout her career she also raised awareness and spoke openly about her religious journey, activism and mental health struggles. Another of her notable projects was working with Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan on a re-recording of his band's single Haunted, which was re-released in 1995. Now an interview they did at the time has resurfaced, which shows the pair speaking about death. The chat first begins with Shane speaking about the song, which was written for the film Sid and Nancy, and how he believed the subject was 'happy in a way cos they're [Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen] reunited somewhere else'. O'Connor then opened up about her own mortality and added: 'What are we all doing here, how does the earth hang in space and what's going to happen to me when I die, is it going to be slow and painful? 'But I think if you get through birth which is the most difficult passage then death is surely a breeze.' In a statement after O'Connor's death, the singer's family said: 'It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.' The Irish singer passed away this week aged 56 (Picture: Michael Putland/Getty Images) She is survived by her three children, Jake Reynolds, 34, Roisin Waters, 27, and 16-year-old Yeshua Bonadio. Her son, Shane Lunny, died after takin){kind=link}
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An old clip showing Sinead O’Connor discussing mortality has resurfaced in the wake of her death.
On Wednesday evening, the singer’s family announced that she had died aged 56, with many people offering their tributes to the performer soon after.
After starting her career in the late 1980s, O’Connor had many headline-grabbing moments, from the massive success of her cover of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U, as well as the more controversial tearing up of a photo of the Pope on live TV in 1992.
Throughout her career she also raised awareness and spoke openly about her religious journey, activism and mental health struggles.