Book Review: 'Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters doesn’t fall into the trap of automatic sainthood for all female artists, rightly calling out Madonna and Miley Cyrus’s careless and cynical targeting of O’Connor,' writes Una Mullally
In recent years, a number of works have revisited the maelstrom Sinéad O’Connor found herself in as fame found her. There’s O’Connor’s 2021 memoir, Rememberings, and Kathryn Ferguson’s 2022 documentary, Nothing Compares. At this year’s Choice Music Prize ceremony in Dublin, O’Connor, awarded Best Irish Classic Album for I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, was met with a lengthy standing ovation.
For those wondering “whatever happened to Sinéad O’Connor?” , McCabe sets out an increasingly widely acknowledged thesis: O’Connor was wronged, she was radical at the right time in the correct way, and just because someone is complex doesn’t mean they should be condemned. This is all true. Part biography, part reflection on the meaning of O’Connor’s artistry and actions, McCabe traces the achievements and media-generated scandals of O’Connor’s career, and how she consistently sought to beat her own path in a culture that condemned women for veering off the course of sanctioned archetypes.
McCabe rightly cites the free reign male rock stars were and are given compared with women artists labelled as outspoken , but doesn’t fall into the trap of automatic sainthood for all female artists, rightly calling out Madonna and Miley Cyrus’s careless, cynical and even vindictive targeting of O’Connor.
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