*Sinead O'Connor tears picture of Pope*, On October 3, 1992, Sinead O’Connor went from MTV superstar to one of America’s most hated and controversial musical artists. Think the word hate is too strong? Then you may not remember the aftermath following the event.
During a live, musical performance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” O’Connor sang Bob Marley’s song “War” a cappella then changed the words and inserted “child abuse,” before ending the act by holding up a photo of Pope John Paul II, saying, “fight the real enemy” and ripping the photo in two. NBC logged more than 4,000 calls following the performance, and the following week, Joe Pesci apologetically held a taped photo of the Pope and ripped a photo of O’Connor on the show. On October 3, 2012, “The Atlantic” published a feature titled “The Redemption of Sinead O’Connor” that addressed the Catholic church’s sexual abuse scandal and O’Connor’s actions 20-years prior. O’Connor’s performance enraged the Catholic church and faithful congregants alike. Two weeks later, when O’Connor appeared at the “30th Anniversary Bob Dylan” tribute, O’Connor was met with boos. The response left her visibly shaken, upset and angry. She walked off stage, broke into tears and Kris Kristofferson comforted her. Twenty-years later and O’Connor is still the subject of tabloid speculation and at times, media frenzy. Much has changed over the years, including what O’Connor has revealed about herself, her mental health and her often-public struggles. On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 11:22:09 AM UTC-7, C.R. Domino wrote: > I just thought it would be fun to have a thread realted to any career > suicide...entertainment, politics, general stupidity... > > Not tied in any way to the music history work... > On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 8:29:52 AM UTC-7, t bedford wrote: > >> Selleck's not a music guy...is this related to our Music History or >> something separate? >> >> Not career suicide, but the Beatles did pass on How Do You Do It, which >> went Top 10 for Gerry and the Pacemakers (altho' the Beatles demo is kinda >> lame, allegedly because they didn't like it & thought they could write >> better. They came up with Please, Please Me, you decide, LOL). >> >> The Barbarians followed up the #55 hit "Are You a Boy or are You a Girl" >> (which went # 22 in Cleveland) with this career killer: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25x3aIWs76E >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
