 'There were five tracks which she played me in her house sometime back. '[But] I don't know if that will ever be released.' In 2021 O'Connor announced the release of her 11th album, which was titled No Veteran Dies Alone, and said it was set to be released the following year. However, following the death of her son Shane in January 2022, it was postponed indefinitely and remains shelved. The Irish singer released her first album in 1987, when she was just 20-years-old (Picture: Getty) When O'Connor's death broke, Dave was on air on RTE Radio 1 and had to take a moment as he choked up while speaking about her. 'The first interview she did was with us actually, it was around the time she was in a band – Ton Ton Macoute – and she was making her solo album and all that,' he said. Struggling to gather his words, he paused before going on to describe O'Connor as 'her own woman' who was 'distinctive', 'very fiery' and 'just fantastic'. He added){kind=link}
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A close friend of Sinead O’Connor has said he believes her final ever album may never be released following her death.
On Wednesday evening, the singer’s family announced that she had died aged 56, with tributes quickly pouring in from fans and famous faces alike.
That included a message from the journalist who conducted the Irish singer’s first ever interview, and who went on to become a firm friend.