 Morrisey's tribute to the late Sinéad O'Connor is a little different to most as he rips into people sharing kind words about her when it is 'too late'. The former Smiths frontman shared a lengthy, angry message to his website as the world reeled from the news that the Nothing Compares 2 U singer had died suddenly at the age of 56. Tributes have naturally been flooding in from everyone from the President of Ireland to Russell Crowe and fans around the world, particularly in Ireland where her influence was felt so much. And Morrissey is now taking aim at this, describing it as 'the cruel playpen of fame gushes for Sinead today … with the usual moronic labels of 'icon' and 'legend'. 'You praise her now ONLY because it is too late. You hadn't the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you.' He ripped into everyone from the press to the industry to '15 minute celebrities,' saying the press would 'call Sinead sad, fat, shocking, insane … oh but not today! The trailblazer died suddenly at the age of 56 (Picture: ITV/REX) 'Music CEOs who had put on their most charming smile as they refused her for their roaster are queing-up to call her a 'feminist icon', and 15 minute celebrities and goblins from hell and record labels … are squeezing on to Twitter to twitter their jibber-jabber … when it was YOU who talked Sinead into giving up.' She was 'degraded, as those few who move the world are always degraded.' The Boy With The Thorn In His Side singer asked: 'Why is ANYBODY surprisesd that Sinead O'Connor is dead? Who cared enough to save Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holiday?' He said the 'music' and 'madness' was not worth her life, paying tribute to her as a 'challenge' who 'couldn't be boxed up' and who 'had the courage to speak when everyone else stayed safely silent.' 'She was harassed sim){kind=link}
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Morrisey’s tribute to the late Sinead O’Connor is a little different to most as he rips into people sharing kind words about her when it is ‘too late’.
The former Smiths frontman shared a lengthy, angry message to his website as the world reeled from the news that the Nothing Compares 2 U singer had died suddenly at the age of 56.
Tributes have naturally come in from everyone from the President of Ireland to Russell Crowe and fans around the world, particularly in Ireland where her influence was felt so much.
And Morrissey is now taking aim at this, describing it as ‘the cruel playpen of fame gushes for Sinead today … with the usual moronic labels of ‘icon’ and ‘legend’.