News Archive
2001 2002

  • November 23, 2000 - Nothing Compares 2 U has made the list on MTV's Top 100 Pop Songs of all time ranking in at #16. You can read more about the list at MTV.com or RollingStone.com.

  • November 19, 2000 - During her fleeting visit to Australia, Rolling Stone Music Editor, Jeff Apter caught up with the enigmatic Sinead O’Connor. Hear Sinead’s thoughts on Eminem and Dre, being a teenager, and making her latest album Faith & Courage now. Go to: Rolling Stone Web to hear the interview. In other news, Sinéad's Faith and Courage album has made Amazon.com's best of 2000 list.

  • November 4, 2000 - [Handed by James] - Just to let all of you know: Sinéad will be appearing on CNN's Worldbeat program tomorrow at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Go to CNN.com for more info.

  • November 1, 2000 - Here is the latest article from London's Sunday Times newspaper:

    Sinead O'Connor has put notoriety behind her, but she isn't making any apologies, says Mark Edwards When is an apology not an apology? Try this for size. It's from The Lamb's Book of Life, a song on Sinead O'Connor's new album, Faith and Courage. "I know that I have done many things/To give you reason not to listen to me/ Especially as I have been so angry/ But if you knew me, maybe you would understand me/ Words can't express how sorry I am/ If I ever caused any pain to anybody/I just hope that you can show compassion/ And love me ... " So then, is this an apology for all the behaviour that earned O'Connor, 33, the soubriquet "Mad Bad Sinead" - the woman who ripped up a picture of the Pope on American network television, that kind of thing? Sinead herself is having none of that. "Certainly not, it's not an apology at all," she says, as we sip tea in a London hotel, while O'Connor gives half her attention to me and half to her mobile phone ("I know I look as though I'm not listening, but I am," she says, as she alternately punches keys in search of a text message or stares at it, willing it to ring.) "The 'I' in that song isn't me," she explains. "It's Ireland. People would love me to apologise. But I'm not sorry. I'm very proud of what I did." And then at least I get an apology for the lack of an apology. "I'm dreadfully sorry to disappoint you," she adds, with a grin. No regrets then? "No, no regrets. Except ... well ... I regret that I didn't dress more sexy." This afternoon, O'Connor is in the smartest-of-smart grey suits. Only the trademark crop prevents her from looking more like a successful businesswoman than one of the few genuine rebels left in rock music. "I always write in the first person, even if the song isn't about me," she continues. "It can be someone else, or it can be what I imagine God would say, or it can be Ireland talking. There is a tradition among Irish poets or songwriters of referring to Ireland as a woman, or a lost heifer, because it used to be illegal to write songs about Ireland." O'Connor notices the well- practised look of English historical guilt forming on my face. "Ah, don't feel bad," she says. "The English did worse to their own people than they did to anyone else." Some would suggest that O'Connor has done a lot of harm to herself over the years. Within months of her hit version of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U propelling her to worldwide stardom, the anger that suffused her music bubbled over into her on- and offstage life. How apt that she ripped up the Pope on Saturday Night Live, a show where the cast were dubbed "the Not Ready for Primetime Players". O'Connor herself wasn't ready for prime time, muttered industry cynics, as they watched her record sales dip. O'Connor disagrees with this scenario. She was never going to be able to match the "freakish" success of that one single, and besides, she still sells a couple of million copies of each album she puts out. The truth, however, is that she has never made a record as good as I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, the album that spawned Nothing Compares 2 U. Until now, that is. Faith and Courage is as good; maybe better. And Jealous, which is released tomorrow, is the best single she's released since that Prince song; a mellow ballad - already playlisted on Radio 2 - with a beauty that belies its slightly shocking origins. "It is about a mutual friend of mine and (co-writer and producer) Dave Stewart's," O'Connor explains. "A man who after about five years of being divorced decided to get married again, and his ex-wife came round and beat him up so badly that she put him into hospital." Stewart is just one of several A-list producers who worked on Faith and Courage, alongside Wyclef Jean, Adrian Sherwood and Brian Eno. Between them, they provide a backdrop for O'Connor's first successful attempt to reconcile the two madly conflicting sides of her personality; the compassionate, caring Sinead of recent releases, and the angrier Sinead of her early work. Except, I probably shouldn't have used the term "angrier". "I don't think there is anger on this record at all," says O'Connor (clearly rather angry). "There is determination and self-belief. Testosterone. Balls. I don't believe in angry for the sake of being angry. There is a lot of fake anger around in the music business. What was powerful about my first record was that it was real. "I never set out to change the world, I set out to change myself and Ireland, and I think I have been pretty successful in both departments. I was trying to change myself and the obstacles and difficulties that I had to carry as a result of growing up as I did. And that involved expressing some things that were difficult to hear. The subject of child abuse at the time was a hot potato and was difficult to talk about. Abuse of any kind - you always saw the victims as shadows, and I was very interested in breaking down the walls of shame that surround child abuse. "I was the living embodiment of what happens to someone who has been through that kind of stuff and, understandably, people found it difficult to see or hear. But one thing I did do was to create conversation in Ireland where it needed to be created, and that's the job of artists." Faith and Courage offers ample evidence that O'Connor has extinguished a lot of her inner demons, originally caused by her mother's violence towards her. The track 'Til I Whisper U Something is O'Connor's riposte to Stewart's suggestion that she write some sad songs. "I'm really talking to him in the song, saying I don't want to write sad songs. It is about a journey into happiness. I have moved on from wanting to do that 'woe is me' thing. It has been my intention always to make the journey into joy." How far have you got, I ask? "I'm there," she says, quietly. Among the more extreme moments of this long and frequently bizarre journey, was O'Connor's surprise announcement that she had become a priest - Sister Bernadette Maria - thereby reconciling herself with the church that she had so openly attacked, albeit in her own particular way. "I would consider myself a strange mixture of Rasta, Hindu and Catholic," she says. The reason she took orders was because she wants to care for the terminally ill. "I'm interested in working around death, helping people into death without fear and helping the bereaved. I have always been fascinated with the way the human world looks on death as a terrible thing, a tragedy, an awful loss. I believe that only the body goes, the person is still around and is quite easy to communicate with if you want to." As if on cue, O'Connor's mobile phone rings. She picks it up, but hits the wrong key. "Shit. I've turned it off." But the mood is broken, and we leave our investigation of the spirit world for lighter matters. The song Dancing Lessons, I wonder, is it really about dancing lessons? "It is about my boyfriend," says O'Connor. "It is about being in a relationship and how it is very much like learning to dance. But yes, it's also about actual dancing lessons. It's something we haven't got around to yet, going for dancing lessons together, treading on each other's feet. I'd like to." Boyfriend? Hang on. Last time O'Connor was in the public eye, she was declaring herself both celibate and a lesbian. Surely several inconsistencies here? "I haven't been celibate for a long time," she says. "And I'm not a lesbian. I'm someone who doesn't believe in gay or straight. I think that if you fall in love with someone, it doesn't matter if it is a man or woman or alien. At the moment, it's somebody male." O'Connor senses my slight professional disappointment at being the one journalist who interviewed Sinead O'Connor when she was in a conventional relationship. "He is a very feminine man," she adds, "if that helps."

  • October 23, 2000 - Updated the F.A.Q. section.

  • October 21, 2000 - ROCK SINGER Sinead O'Connor has hit out at growing violence in London after her son, Jake, was mugged twice, saying it had become a "very scary" city. "London has turned into an awful, violent city. My son has been mugged twice. He was mugged again last week in London. It is a very very frightening city." Jake, 13, who has been living with his father in London since Sinead moved back to Dublin with her daughter, Roisin, 4, was set upon by teenagers who tried to steal his new BMX bike. "He was out cycling with a friend of his and these teenage kids of about 15 years of age surrounded him. "He was standing on the bike and he wouldn't get off it. They punched him on the face about 15 times and he still wouldn't hand over the bike. One of them had a knife as well. "Jake came home with a fat face and that is the second time that has happened." She said that recently someone had also been shot at the end of the road where Jake and his father live. "I am very grateful to be out of it," she admitted. "One thing about Ireland which is different from England is that children don't bully each other. There's an awful lot of bullying amongst kids in England and in London. "Whatever about the violence in Dublin, it's between grown-ups. Kids generally don't beat each other up in this country or bully each other. Kids are safe enough on the street in Ireland," she said on Friday night's Late Late Show. The singer said that despite greater materialism in Ireland, young people were more "tender, compassionate and caring". The Celtic Tiger was "eating" some people but young people had not been caught up in the worshipping of money.

  • October 20, 2000 - From the Dublin pubs to international stardom to motherhood ...and back! Don't miss the premiere of SINEAD O'CONNER: BEHIND THE MUSIC It's all happening OCTOBER 22nd at 9 P.M. EDT. BE THERE! You may also go here Vh1.com for more information.

  • October 12, 2000 - For those of you who have not seen Sinéad's video for Jealous, you may view the video at instavid.com You must have Windows Media Player and a connection of at least 28.8 to view this clip.

  • October 7, 2000 - Click here to see a scan of the Australian release for the Jealous cd single. I am really disappointed with this one.

  • October 4, 2000 - The soundtrack for the new Rugrats movie, featuring Sinéad's song, "When You Love", will be released on November 7th.

  • September 29, 2000 - On October 22, Sinéad will be featured in an episode of Vh1's "Behind the Music." I no longer have Vh1, so if anyone watched this episode and would like to write a review, please Email Me.

  • September 26, 2000 - Sinéad's new video for Jealous debuted on Austrailian tv last weekend. There is still no word when the video will air on U.S. television.

  • September 18, 2000 - Originally scheduled for release on Sept. 12th, Sinéad's new single Jealous should be in stores Sept. 29th. In other news, Sinéad has been nominated by the Billboard Music Awards for Best Jazz & Adult Contemporary Video with No Man's Woman.

  • September 13, 2000 - Here is the newest interview with Sinéad about Faith and Courage. This interview was done by drDrew.com, the new website created by the popular MTV/Radio host of "Loveline."

    drDrew.com: You’re now ordained as a priest—that was surprising news.

    Sinead O'Connor: I've always been on a very spiritual path. Maybe it's gotten slightly stronger now or I’m just more confident. When you're younger, you're fishing around for your identity. Maybe now that I'm 33, as opposed to 23, I have a greater sense and self-assurance in what my faith actually is and what I believe.

    drDrew.com: Do you believe you have to have the courage to die in order to live?

    SO:: I believe that we die many times in our lives. Literally, when we go to sleep every night, that is a form of dying and trusting that there is life after, we allow ourselves to fall asleep. I believe that we are lucky to have many deaths and rebirths in our lives. I'm interested in Paganism, which is [focused on] the idea of death and rebirth. The ordination process is a ritual death and rebirth process, where one leaves behind one’s past life and takes another name. It's also very connected to one’s own self, so you don't lose yourself. You leave behind things that are no longer useful to your purpose.

    drDrew.com: You've always strived to heal, but your approach has often been confrontational.

    SO:: When we are younger, we are not so sure what we're about, so we have to be quite defensive. As you get older, you become more confident and learn how to communicate in ways that are not threatening. Confrontation can be very useful in many relationships, though, whether it's private or political. Look at what happened in Northern Ireland. If you take a friendship or romance, there will often be disagreements or arguments, but it’s important not to run away from that. Loving someone enough to argue with them is very important.

    drDrew.com: Is anger an important part of confrontation?

    SO:: Obviously there are lines you don't cross, like preaching violence. But I think the world has a fear of anger, which is almost irrational. Anger is an emotion that could deal with a lot more honor. We should express anger in healthy ways. In Japan they have a wonderful thing where you can go out at lunchtime and pay five dollars and smash dishes. That's much healthier than repressing all the anger and keeping it inside.

    drDrew.com: Speaking of confrontation, when you look back, how do you feel about the episode where you ripped up the photo of the pope on Saturday Night Live and were subsequently booed offstage when you opened for Bob Dylan?

    SO:: It was very exciting. It was an amazing noise. What people forget is that half the crowd was cheering, so it was the most incredible noise to hear. I wasn't upset by the reaction at all because I was concentrating on the noise. It had a real hypnotic effect.

    drDrew.com: When you've made controversial statements in the past, have you weighed how those comments might affect your career?

    SO:: Sometimes I had a blueprint and a plan so I was prepared to cope with whatever happened--you cope with it by being sure of yourself. But the media tricks you into saying things that can be twisted, or people try to provoke you because they know your reputation. As you get older, your defenses go down and you don't feel you have to hide behind walls. I have the reputation of being this controversial, angry figure, but anyone who knows me or has listened to my records over the years has heard much more tenderness than anger.

    drDrew.com: On your new album, the song "The Lamb's Book of Life" sounds like an apology for those who've been offended by you in the past.

    SO:: Well, if I want to be heard then I must accept the responses people have made to my actions. Therefore I have to say, "I'm sorry if anything I did hurt you." That doesn't mean I'm sorry I did it. In many cases it had to be done. You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

  • September 2, 2000 - It was mistakenly reported that Sinéad was to be on Queen Latifah August 22. The show actually airs on September 13th. Check your local listings for more information.

  • August 28, 2000 - Sinéad is featured with a new song on an upcoming movie soundtrack for the new Rugrats movie. Here is some more info:

    The "RUGRATS IN PARIS" soundtrack boasts a critically acclaimed, multi-platinum roster of both global superstars and up-and-coming buzz bands. Featured artists include The Baha Men ("Who Let The Dogs Out") the hit single which is currently climbing the charts, TLC vocalist Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins ("My Getaway") and Sinead O'Connor ("When You Love" -- produced by Wyclef Jean.) Says George Acogny, the film's music supervisor, "Sinead's 'When You Love' summarizes the whole film. It's an emotional ballad written specifically for the movie, and truly shows Sinead at her best."

    In other news, Sinéad shows heart by auctioning of her house in Atlanta. Proceeds will go towards building an acoholic clinic in Limerick Ireland.

  • August 26, 2000 - Updated the F.A.Q. section. I would also like to say that I'm sorry that there are not very many updates. There's just not any new news about Sinéad lately.

  • August 24, 2000 - Here is some long awaited news on Sinéad's next single, Jealous:

    The second single from this project will be "Jealous." The European radio on-air date will be August 28.

    The tracklisting of the European single will be:

    7567-84889-2

    1. Jealous (Album Version)
    2. Summer's End (Non LP Bonus Track)
    3. Full Circle (Non LP Bonus Track)

    The European commercial single will ship September 29. The video shoot is on August 13; it will be directed by Mike Lipscombe. Sinéad will return to the U.S. for promotion on August 11, and will perform on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on August 15. A feature for "60 Minutes" is TBA. Promo trips to Denmark, Holland, France and Germany for TV's or radio events are being worked on now, as are trips to Japan, Australia and New Zealand in October. Details are forthcoming. Sinéad is contributing a song to the Rugrats OST (Warner), which she did with Wyclef. It is also possible that she will contribute to the upcoming new Adam Sandler film OST.

  • August 19, 2000 - Just a reminder that Sinéad will be appearing the weekend edition of the Today Show on August 20th (tomorrow). She is scheduled to sing Jealous, Hold Back The Night, and another song which has not been detirmined at this time. Sinéad will also be appearing on The Queen Latifah Show August 22nd.

  • August 12, 2000 - Updated the Picture Gallery

    Added 1 photo to the Album category
    Added 1 vinyl and 1 promo photo as well.

  • August 9, 2000 - A production assistant named Jennifer from the Queen Latifah Show emailed me. She said Sinéad is going to appear on an upcoming show. She is urging all die hard fans to call her at the shows offices. I am not sure why she would want fans to call in, but if you're a die hard fan, you can contact her TOLL FREE at: 1-877-485-7703.

  • August 8, 2000 - Rumor has it that Sinéad's new single Jealous is supposedly set for release on September 14 in the U.S. and Canada.

  • August 4, 2000 - Sinéad has not been excommunicated. Read the article below for more information:

    Reports that Sinéad O'Connor has been excommunicated from the Tridentine Church after her recent revelations regarding her sexual orientation are untrue, we can reveal. Speaking to Q Online from the rogue Catholic order's monastery in Co. Offaly, Tridentine founder Archbishop Michael Cox told us: "One of our bishops - Martin Pius Kelly from Carlow - did write to the media and to Sinéad saying that she'd been excommunicated, which he had no authority to do. He's been suspended and I've apologised to Sinéad." Cox went on to explain, "For someone to be made to leave our order we'd have to hold a sacred council, which is the procedure. Bishop Kelly should have come to me, his archbishop, if he did feel that something was amiss with Sinéad. In actual fact I'm very happy with her, she does very good work which she doesn't want the media to know about."

  • August 3, 2000 - Those of you who may have missed Sinéad's rock and roll "moment" on Vh1, don't bother catching the rerun on Sunday. Vh1 did not show Sinéad tearing up the Pope's picture. Besides showing a few video clips and interviews with Lorne Michaels, they do show Sinéad being booed off stage at the Bob Dylan tribute. They can show Roseanne demoralizing what is the National Anthem by grabbing her croctch and spitting like a ball player, but they can't show a woman ripping up a photograph. It's complete bullshit. Don't waste your time with the conservative Catholics at Vh1.

  • August 2, 2000 - Mother Bernadette Marie may be no more. Sinéad has been excommunicated from her Catholic splinter group for flaunting her sexuality (lesbianism). As soon as more information becomes available on this topic, it will posted on the site.

  • August 2, 2000 - The second single off of Faith and Courage has been confirmed---Jealous is the new single. Lets hope this song can bring more attention to Sinéad's album.

  • July 26, 2000 - For those of you who may have missed Sinéad's many appearances on U.S. television back in June, get ready to set your VCRs. Sinead is set to appear on tv on the following dates in August:

    August 15 - Jay Leno
    August 16 - The Late Late Show
    August 20 - NBC Today Show Concert Series

    Sinéad will also appear on 60 Minutes and an episode of Behind The Music on Vh1, but no official dates for these 2 appearances have been confirmed.

  • July 25, 2000 - I have returned from vacation and updates will now continue.

    Those of you who may have missed Sinéad's memorable performance on SNL back in 1992 may have a chance to see it for the first time or see it once more. Here's an article about the subject:

    A VH1/Entertainment Weekly list of TV's greatest rock moments played it safe by anointing The Beatles' 1964 debut on The Ed Sullivan Show as No. 1. The list will be revealed on VH1's 100 Greatest Rock and Roll Moments on TV, airing in five one-hour segments at 10 p.m. ET/PT July 31 to Aug. 4 (and repeating in full Aug. 5, 2-7 p.m. ET/PT). The cable network picks sister net MTV's 1981 debut as the No. 3 moment and, in a further instance of corporate synergy, the 1984 debut of the MTV Video Music Awards as No. 8. Sinéad ranks in at # 34 with her ripping up the Pope's picture on SNL, be sure you don't miss this program.

    On Thursday July 20, Sinéad's song, "The State I'm In" was featured on an episode of NBC's hit soap, Passions. It is unclear if this episode was being re-aired or if it was a new episode.

    And Finally, Faith and Courage makes the top of Vh1.com's list for best album, which was chosen by viewers of Vh1.com's website.

  • July 15, 2000 - Just a reminder to all visitors. I am going on vacation for a week, the website will not be updated until I return.

  • July 14, 2000 - Sinéad O'Connor and Thomas Dolby became the first two musicians to record a song live over the internet while being in different locations. Now she does it again. She's releasing a charity single over the internet. All proceeds will go to Brian Eno's War Child charity. Click here to learn more.

  • July 13, 2000 - The official sheet music to Am I Not Your Girl? is now available. I worked extra hard to get this done in ONE day :). I will be going on vacation for a week. So the website will not be updated until I get back.

  • July 13, 2000 - I have received the music book to Am I Not Your Girl? from my very good friend Jay Millet. I will try and get the music on the website before I leave for vacation.

  • July 10, 2000 - Updated the Picture Galllery.

    Added one vinyl lp photo and 1 promo photo.

  • July 3, 2000 - Updated the F.A.Q. section.

  • July 1, 2000 - COMING SOON: Official sheet music to Am I Not Your Girl?

  • June 30, 2000 - It has been confirmed that Sinéad has appeared on an early morning talk show (not sure which one). Where and when I don't know. I do know this---Sinéad is back in the closet, she is NOT a lesbian, or so that's the word as of now.

  • June 29, 2000 - I have set up a new poll. I would like everyone to vote. Have you liked every album and song Sinéad has put out since 1987? Click here to vote.

  • June 25, 2000 - Those of you who voted for Sinéad for the Rock Across America Video Countdown, please keep voting. In a single day Nothing Compares 2U become the 2nd best love song (falling close behind Savage Garden's Truly, Madly, Deeply). No Man's Woman also shot up to #3 in the 'Pick Your Faves' category. Those of you who haven't voted, please do. Let me remind you that you can vote as many times as you want...so lets all pull together and see if we can make Sinéad #1 in both categories. To cast your votes, click here.

  • June 24, 2000 - Go to Vh1's Rock Across America to vote for Sinéad. Click on the 'What is the best love song?' link and choose Nothing Compares 2U. Also click on the 'Pick your faves' link and vote for No Man's Woman. Together with your votes, we can get Sinéad's videos played on the Rock Across America Video Countdown.

    On Tuesday's episode of Vh1's The List, Sinéad ranked number one with the Best Song By A Female Artist with Nothing Compares 2U.

  • June 23, 2000 - SINEAD O'CONNOR SAYS "SORRY DAD" Sinead O'Connor is at last apologising to her father for her troublesome teenage years. The Irish singer has admitted that her new album, 'Faith And Courage', is her way of making up for all the pain she caused her dad while she was growing up. O'Connor said: "It's an acknowledgement of love for my father. I moved to London when I was 17. "The song on the new album 'Daddy I'm Fine' is reassurance for my father. I wasn't a happy girl and left school at 16. There was eight of us. I was always the slippery one he worried about." The singer explained how she has calmed down in recent years: "I feel a lot less angry now. There's a huge difference between 23 and 33. I was lucky enough to make records and direct my anger in ways that were safe. I didn't have to resort to criminal behaviour. I have normal human anger as opposed to rage."

    Here's some news about how Faith and Courage is doing salewise. In it's first week of release, Faith and Courage sold only 29,000 copies. It debuted on Billboard at #55, the lowest debut for any Sinéad O'Connor record. Hopefully sales will be up soon

  • June 22, 2000 - Go to Vh1's: The Wire for an exclusive video interview with Sinéad in which she talks about why she ripped up the Pope's photo, and what she's been up to these days. This web page also features a brief look at her career, and commentary on the new album.

  • June 21, 2000 - Here´s what Shirley Manson from Garbage has to say about Faith and Courage:

    "Listened to the new Sinéad O´Connor cd today and felt mildly disapointed. It´s not that it doesn´t have it´s moments ...it most certainly does (her voice and lyrics are sublime as always) but there´s something about it that doesn´t quite slay me. Maybe it´s just one of these records I´ll have to listen to a couple more times before I fall head over heels in love with it. I hope so. I´ve been so looking forward to this record for a long time now."

  • June 19, 2000 - Updated the Picture Gallery

    added 2 promo photos and 1 poster.

  • June 18, 2000 - The Lyrics section gets an update, with the newly added lyrics to Faith and Courage.

  • June 17, 2000 - Sinéad O'Connor has scored her first Top 10 hit on the internet. No Man's Woman is currently #9 on CD93 radio. The song is also in the Top 10 at WLIR radio.

  • June 15, 2000 - Updated the Survey. You can now see how Faith and Courage contends with old favorites. You can now vote for best album, best song, best cd single, and best music video and vice versa. Each category now includes songs from Faith and Courage. The music video section now has No Man's Woman. So check it out and vote.

    Also updated the F.A.Q. section.

  • June 14, 2000 - Here's a new article by USA Today which features commentary by Elysa Gardner on Sinéad's new album:

    Sinead O'Connor Comes out . . . with New Album 'Faith' By Elysa Gardner A priest with passion: Sinead O'Connor took a light-hearted approach to her latest album NEW YORK -- Sinead O'Connor has a confession to make. Some might suspect that the Irish singer/songwriter, who has inspired controversy with everything from her political views to her tonsorial choices, is simply trying to shock us again. Others might dismiss her revelation as an attempt to draw attention to her new album, Faith and Courage, which hits stores today. But here it is: ''I want to be Goldie Hawn,'' says O'Connor, 33, lounging in her Manhattan hotel suite. ''I'd like to do comic acting,'' she explains. ''Not heavy drama, where I'd have to dredge up lots of pain. ''But I wouldn't want to play big, big parts, because I'm actually painfully shy.'' Of course, if you're up on your show-biz gossip, you would most likely conclude that O'Connor is learning to overcome her timidity when it comes to her sex life. On Thursday, the lesbian magazine Curve issued a news release boasting that O'Connor had just ''come out'' to a Curve reporter in an ''exclusive'' interview. But O'Connor had already outed herself in a letter featured in the current issue of the Irish publication Hot Press. Addressing a previous interview in which she had discussed her sexuality, O'Connor wrote, ''I am a lesbian. I love men, but I prefer sex with women.'' Not surprisingly, O'Connor's appearance on Howard Stern's radio show Friday yielded more graphic details. ''But I don't believe in gay or straight,'' she told Stern. In fact, on one song on Faith, Daddy I'm Fine, O'Connor sings of wanting to have sex with ''every man in sight.'' That contradicts what she told Time in another interview last week -- that she has ''a huge calling towards celibacy. Obviously I am a very sexual person, and that's why it's a struggle.'' Asked about her current dating status, O'Connor says, ''I dabble a bit, but I don't have a strict boyfriend.'' Smiling slyly, she adds, ''Or a girlfriend.'' But on this afternoon, at least, O'Connor is more eager to discuss Faith, for which she enlisted an eclectic array of producers and co-writers, including Brian Eno, Dave Stewart and Wyclef Jean. ''It was important to work with people who could bring a sense of mischief and lightness and pop fun to the record,'' O'Connor says. Faith also was influenced by O'Connor's decision to become a priest. Last year, the singer was ordained by the Latin Tridentine Church, a splinter group of the Roman Catholic Church. ''I've always been inspired by religious studies -- by the Rastafarians, by Hinduism, by the Jews,'' she says. ''I'm passionately in love with the idea of God, although I think that organized religion has made God an uncool word. I think the problem is that we're missing an 'o.' Substitute the word 'good' -- problem solved.'' O'Connor chose the Tridentine movement because it is willing to ordain women -- and because it doesn't require celibacy, ''which I think should be voluntary rather than compulsory.'' ''But I don't want to talk too much about being a priest, because I didn't do this to get publicity,'' she stresses. ''Also, the Vatican (officials) have been very tolerant toward me. I think they feel that as long as I don't (mess) with them, they're not gonna (mess) with me.'' O'Connor's troubles with the Vatican can, of course, be traced to her infamous Saturday Night Live appearance in 1992, when she capped a song by ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II. ''The song was about child abuse, and at that time we were dealing with that issue in the church here (in Ireland),'' she says. ''It wasn't an attack on the pope personally. In fact, I have great love and admiration for him -- and great sorrow for the fact that he's being worked like a dog when he should be able to rest up and have some fun and have a wife and children.'' O'Connor has endured some turmoil in her own domestic life recently. Last year she was in a custody battle with Dublin-based journalist John Waters, father of her daughter, Roisin, 4. There were reports that O'Connor attempted suicide and that Waters was subsequently awarded full custody. O'Connor refutes those accounts. ''I was in the hospital a few times because I was getting eye infections and losing a lot of weight,'' she says. ''Plus, I felt suicidal, which I told a few friends. So I think people assumed the worst.'' O'Connor says that she was granted full custody of the child but that she and Waters worked out a joint-custody arrangement that required her tomove from London to Dublin. O'Connor also remains devoted to her 12-year-old son from a former marriage, Jake, who lives with father John Reynolds in London. For all the speculation about her sexual confusion, in fact, O'Connor seems settled and content in both her personal and professional life. ''I have what I call a safe career,'' she says. ''I can't compete with the Britneys. But I'll always make enough money to send my kids to good schools and buy all the makeup I want -- and to make the kind of records I want to make.'' © Copyright 2000 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.

    You can also read excerpts from the Curve Magazine interview by going to www.curvemag.com

  • June 14, 2000 - Sinead O'Connor takes-over VH1 atWork. Wednesday, June 14th at 2 PM EST. Go to VH1 AT Work Radio for more details. You can also catch Sinéad on Access Hollywood talking about her new album, Faith and Courage

  • June 13, 2000 - Today's the day all Sinéad O'Connor fans have been waiting for---The release of Faith and Courage, Sinéad's newest, full length album. Be sure to check your local music/department store to get your copy. If your store doesn't carry the cd, you can always shop online at CDnow.com, or Amazon.com to make sure you get this phenomenal release.

    Be sure to stay close to your tv and get up early to see Sinéad make an appearance on ABC's The View. Sinéad will also be talking to Access Hollywood about her new album, and her sexual epiphany. It all happens today, June 13, 2000.

  • June 10, 2000 - Those of you who were lucky enough to catch Sinéad on Letterman and Stern on Friday, enjoy. I did not get to see either show, but I did get to record her performance on Rosie O'Donnell (who really needs to do some research before interviewing her guests).

    Here is an article describing a free concert Sinéad will be doing to promote Faith and Courage:

    You heard right! If you live in or near NYC, you can catch Sinéad O’Connor performing songs off her new FAITH AND COURAGE release - for free! The renowned singer/songwriter will be appearing outside the CBS Studios on June 12th, and the performance is open to all. The mini-concert is being taped to air on an upcoming edition of CBS’ The Morning Show. To attend just arrive at 59th and 5th Avenue before the 9:45am start time. Though not a lengthy set, fans can count on hearing “No Man’s Woman,” the lead single that’s been deemed “spine-tingling” by June’s Rolling Stone. Not in the right area code? It’s all good, there are loads of ops to see Sinéad. In addition to her Friday (June 9th) performance on David Letterman, Access Hollywood will be spotlighting the Irish firebrand on June 12th. Then on June 13th, the day FAITH AND COURAGE hits stores, Sinéad will be appearing on ABC’s The View.

  • June 8, 2000 - Here is an article with some very shocking news about Sinéad (although I kind of knew all along):

    SINÉAD O'CONNOR COMES OUT IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CURVE, THE NATION'S BEST-SELLING LESBIAN MAGAZINE Irish singer/songwriter joins ranks with k.d. lang and Melissa Etheridge as major recording artists who have publicly come out as lesbian. SAN FRANCISCO - In a delightfully candid and thoughtful conversation, Sinéad O'Connor came out as lesbian publicly for the first time during a recent exclusive interview with CURVE, the nation's best-selling lesbian magazine. "I'm a lesbian," Ms. O'Connor confirmed in a June 2, 2000, interview with CURVE reporter Diane Anderson-Minshall, "although I haven't been very open about that, and throughout most of my life I've gone out with blokes because I haven't necessarily been terribly comfortable about being a lesbian. But I actually am a lesbian." The issue of Curve with Sinéad O'Connor's coming-out story on the cover hits newsstands June 27, 2000, and remains on the stands through August 22, 2000. "Sinéad O'Connor is a highly talented and intelligent woman," says Frances Stevens, editor-in-chief, publisher and founder of CURVE. "Although coming out can be difficult, she's sending a clear message to young women that it's O.K. to be gay. We applaud her for taking this step and wish the best for her and her family. "

  • June 8, 2000 - I've checked the official CBS website. They list Sinéad as appearing on Thursday, June 9th. I've checked my tv guide (I have satellite). On my guide it says that she is appearing tonight, June 8th. So just check your local listings to find out

  • June 7, 2000 - Those of you anticipating Sinéad's appearance on Letterman June 8th will have to wait one more day. It was mistakenly reported that she was to appear that day. I just checked the CBS schedule. Sinéad will appear on Letterman June 9th.

    Sinéad is also set to appear on a few other shows:


    June 9 Rosie O'Donnell Show
    June 9 Howard Stern Radio Show on E!
    June 12 CBS - The Early Show
    She is also set to appear on The View, MTV and VH1, but no offical dates have been set.

  • June 3, 2000 - Updated the Picture Gallery

    added 2 promo photos
    added 2 posters
    added 1 new artwork photo
    and created the Miscellaneous category

  • June 2, 2000 - I just finished watching Rapid Fax on MuchMusic. I very surprised to find out that on June 1, Sinéad stopped by their studios to give a small interview. RapidFax showed a small clip of the interview and then showed the video for No Man's Woman. Fans expecting a tour to shortly follow the release of Faith and Courage shouldn't hold their breath. Sinéad has stated that she will not be touring for the next couple of years because she wants to spend time raising her 4 year old daughter, Roisin.

    In other news, Sinéad's performance at the HQ Venue in Dublin will be brodcast on RTE radio on June 22.

  • May 30, 2000 - Updated the F.A.Q. section.

  • May 29, 2000 - Here's a little news as to how No Man's Woman is doing on radio stations across the country:

    1. No Man's Woman is #1 for most increased air play, and most added song on Adult Alternative radio stations.
    2. No Man's Woman has acheived 146 spins on 16 staions and received 4 adds on the "New & Active" radio category.
    3. On stations that call themselves "HOT AC", No Man's Woman received most added song status with 196 spins on a total of 18 stations.
    4. Radio & Records Magazine, one of the most leading magazines for music tracking lists No Man's Woman #21 on Adult Alternative Charts and #17 on ChartByte charts.
    5. The song is also acheiving worldwide success, reaching Top 20 lists in many foreign countries.

    And finally, Sinéad will be one of many guests appearing at the Big KISS concert (sponsord by KISS 108FM in Boston) on June 3rd. Don't bother trying to get a ticket, the show has sold out.

  • May 28 - I received a question not too long ago asking if there was a downloadable version of the VIDEO for No Man's Woman. The anser is yes! Go to INSTAVID and pick Sinéad's name from the artist list to view the video. You must have RealPlayer G2 or Windows Media Player installed on your computer to see it.

  • May 27, 2000 - An anonymous source reports that Atlantic Records may release a video compilation of all of Sinéad's videos, but they are uncertain if many people are still interested in her or if there is a market for her. Would you buy a compilation if it was released? Click here to vote.

  • May 26, 2000 - Updated the F.A.Q. section. Fans of Sinéad and Dawson's Creek got a little suprise on May 24th's episode. Her new song, "Jealous" was featured on the show. Sinéad is also featured on the cover of Hot Press magazine. Click here to see the cover. And finally, No Man's Woman is #21 on CD93 Radio's Top 24.

  • May 23, 2000 - Added 6 new photos to the Picture Gallery

    Also, No Man's Woman is currently #22 on CD93 radio and is also #20 on WLIR radio.

    The tracks Rainy Day and Preacherman which appear on Faith and Courage have now been changed to: Dancing Lessons and The Lamb's Book Of Life. Check out Atlantic Records for the official tracklist.

  • May 20, 2000 - Updated the F.A.Q. section. I would like to address a question I received when my computer was down. One person wanted to know where they could find a downloadable version of No Man's Woman. You can download the song in its entirity at Atlantic Records.

  • May 19, 2000 - Click here to see the German release of Sinéad's new cd single, No Man's Woman. Also updated the picture gallery which now includes the album cover for Faith and Courage and the promo poster, and 1 track promo cd for No Man's Woman. I am also working on getting the F.A.Q. section updated.

  • May 18, 2000 - Many of you may be wondering why the news hasn't been updated. My computer crashed May 6th, but I am back online.

    Here is a review of No Man's Woman by Billboard:

    SINEAD O'CONNOR "No Man's Woman" (3:00) Atlantic Sinead O'Connor's debut on Atlantic Records is a mixed bag. Instrumentally, she employs a hip-hop rhythm and pointed beats to give this song a drama that works well on many levels. Vocally, O'Connor's singular style still rings true, with those familiar layers and vulnerable, almost pained chops drawing your ears to the lyric from line one. And that's where the problem lies. If O'Connor was trying to put off every man listening to a radio, she's succeeded with aplomb: "I don't want to be no man's woman, I have other work I want to get done/I haven't traveled this far to become no man's woman." While she admits fear and pain from her relationships with the male gender, the overall tone remains caustic, almost like an attack, and it's wearying on the ear. Can you imagine what would happen if a man were to sing about how tired he'd become of women's manipulative ways or something similar? It would never fly - so why does this continue to be permissible? Artists are, of course, entitled to write a lyric as they see fit. It's a shame, because the tune is lovely and O'Connor's talent remains remarkable. Here's hoping that the follow-up is a little more universal.

    Click here to see the promo poster for the No Man's Woman cd single.

    Sinéad will also be appearing on BBC and American television this summer. Here are the following dates:

    June 8 David Letterman Show
    June 9 Rosie O'Donnell Show
    June 9 Howard Stern Radio Show on
    June 12 CBS - The Early Show
    She is also set to appear on The View, MTV and VH1, but no offical dates have been set.

    Finally, go to Atlantic Records to read the new section for Sinéad---They finally updated their database

  • May 5, 2000 - inéad set to appear on BBC Tv for a live show. Read the article below for more information:

    BBC Northern Ireland is set to produce the biggest music show of the year on national television on May 29. Mike Edgar will produce, and possibly host, the Hot Press Uncovered spectacularlive from the HQ Hall of Fame in Dublin on May 29. The show will bring together the biggest collection of Irish music talent ever assembled. Stars including Sinead O'Connor, The Undertones, Ulster band Therapy and other big names are already confirmed to take part. The show, part of BBC Music Live, a celebration for the millennium, will be broadcast between 8-10pm and reach an audiance of up to 20 million viewers."We're absolutely thrilled about producing this major night for Irish music," Edgar said. "On the back of last October's Hot Press Rock Awards this is a completely different programme with an extremely fun and vibrant nature." Hot Press Uncovered will not only celebrate Irish music today but will also celebrate the history of the music magazine itself. Stars, who have all featured on the covers of Hot Press magazine overits 23 -year history, will gather in the HQ on the evening and will cover songs of other people who have also featured on the cover and inspired them on their respective musical journeys. Ulster group The Undertones will be making their first TV appearancein almost two decades where they are rumoured to be opening the show with legendaryTeenage Kicks followed by a cover version of a Them classic. Other artists already confirmed include the Chieftains and Paul Bradywhile The Corrs, Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately are all rumoured to be planning an appearance, with huge TV audiences offering priceless publicity. "It's a big coup for BBC Northern Ireland and a massive night for Irish music," Mike added.

  • May 2, 2000 - Click here to see the cover art for the No Man's Woman 1 track promo cd. I found it on the internet and decided to post it.

  • May 1, 2000 - Click here to see the new cover art for Sinéad's Faith And Courage album. This cover was scanned by Bruno Autin and was taken from one of France's leading music magazines.

    As of now the track list is not finalized, but it is said that 15 songs are on the album. The following is a list of songs that are said to be on the album, but again, nothing has been finalized.

    1. The Healing Room
    2. What Doesn't Belong To Me
    3. Jealous
    4. Daddy I'm Fine
    5. Preacherman
    6. Hold Back The Night
    7. Till I Whisper
    8. Emma's Song
    9. If U Ever
    10. No Man's Woman
    11. Summer's End
    12. Rainy Day
    13. The State I'm In
    14. Kyrie Eleison
    15. Full Circle

  • April 27, 2000 - Here's a small article on Sinéad's appearance at the HQ Venue in Dublin:

    Appearing as part of RTE Radio One's Mystery Train Live series, Sinead O'Connor remains as iconic a figure as ever. This event, however, was not a gig, as Mystery Train host, John Kelly, pointed out at the beginning. Rather, it was a relaxed, informal chat with Sinead in the comfort of a sittingroom. And so it turned out to be, with the notable exception of a couple of surprises: O'Connor's startling voice and the sight of an RTE radio presenter openly flirting with a priest. The format of these Mystery Train live shows - well known music personality is interviewed by well known radio presenter, well known music personality sings a number of songs - is such that it succeeds or fails on how relaxed theatmosphere is. To his credit, John Kelly drew O'Connor out of her initial nervous shell with casual empathy, easy going humour and instinctive queries, following the line of Q & A whenever and wherever it went but ultimately refusing to go for the soft option. For her part, Sinead O'Connor was genuinely sparky in her resolve toshed some light onto her public profile. Occasionally starkly honest ("lonelinessis a crowded room," she said in relation to her chart-topping success period) and very funny, on all levels she succeeded in laying to rest the public perceptionof her potential forself-destruction. As for the songs, O'Connor began with Kyrie Eleison and ended with She Moves Through The Fair. Accompanied for the most part by former Something Happens guitarist Ray Harmon, she also performed two untitled songs from her forthcoming album, House of The Rising Sun, Bob Dylan's I Believe In You, LoreenaMcKennit's Full Circle, On Raglan Road, Amazing Grace and I Am Stretched On Your Grave. If pins were dropped, no one heard them.

  • April 26, 2000 - Sinéad's concert at the HQ Venue in Dublin was a success. Sinéad sang 3 new songs from her forthcoming release Faith and Courage, due out June 13th. She also did a cover song of Loreena McKennit's song, Full Circle which will appear in John McKenzie's film titled When the Sky Falls. No plans for a major tour have been announced. Also updated the F.A.Q. section.

  • April 22, 2000 - Sinéad is scheduled to make her first live concert debut on April 23 at the HQ venue in Dublin, Ireland after being on hiatus for much of 1999. Sinéad might tour the UK and Ireland if the show is a success. After seeing Sinéad's overwhelming compassion towards the homless, the Tridentine Church has promoted her to the position of Archdeacon.

  • April 21, 2000 - Updated the F.A.Q. section

  • April 18, 2000 - The new single from Sinéad's forthcoming album titled "No Man's Woman" made it's way to radio stations worldwide on April 14th. You might try to call and request the song. Those of you who live in the UK might be happy to know that the Afro Celt Sound System track, Release, has finally been released as a cd single on regular cd format and 12" vinyl. The cd single features a special 9 mintue remix of the song

  • April 13, 2000 - Some more info on Sinéad's new single. SINEAD O'CONNOR's new single, 'No Man's Woman', has been written by the team responsible for Natalie Imbruglia's huge hit 'Torn'. The single precedes the Irish singer's first album for Atlantic, 'Faith and Courage', due for release on June 13. It is O'Connor's first album of new material since 1994's 'Universal Mother'. 'No Man's Woman' was written by Ann Previn and Scott Cutler from the LA-based band Ednaswap, who not only wrote 'Torn' but also penned Sanctuary on Madonna's 'Bedtime Stories' album. The duo also produced the track. Other producers on the album include Wyclef Jean, Brian Eno, Dave Stewart, Adrian Sherwood and Skip MacDonald and Marius De Vries.

  • March 29, 2000 - From A Whisper To A Scream goes back online with a new look

  • March 28, 2000 - From Billboard Sinead O'Connor's Atlantic Records debut, ``Faith & Courage,'' will be released by the label June 13 worldwide. O'Connor came to Atlantic in July 1998 following the release of an EP, 1997's ``Gospel Oak,'' on Columbia after the dissolution of Ensign/EMI, her longtime home. The new deal is for four albums. The first single, ``No Man's Woman,'' produced by Scott Cutler and Ann Previn, goes to pop and rock stations on April 21. Other producers on the project include Dave Stewart, Brian Eno and John Reynolds, Wyclef John, Adrian Sherword and Skip McDonald, Marius DeVries, and Kevin ``She'kspere'' Briggs.

  • March 24, 2000 - Sun Online published a new article on Sinéad about her recent linkage with Dermott Hayes. This is now Sinéad's fourth journalist boyfriend

  • March 12, 2000 - Heroin possession charges against Shane McGowan have been dropped. Sinéad reported him to police last year out of concern for his life. After the death of friend/journalist Jonathan Bowman (who died in a freak accident after slipping and hitting his head on his flat) Sinéad commented, "It's never the people who deserve to die, is it? In light of what's happened, I could care less about what happens to Shane

  • March 22, 2000 - The UK release of the single 'Release' has now been put on hold and is set for release April 20th.

  • March 10, 2000 - Another rumor has it that Sinéad will appear on U2's next album. This album will be the follow up LP to 1997's Pop album

  • March 8, 2000 - The UK release date for the singel 'Release' has been scheduled for March 20th. The single will appear on both cd and vinyl formats

  • March 1, 2000 - New Times LA reports that Sinéad has collaborated with Preven and Cutler -- the composers of Natalie Imbruglia's smash hit, Torn. The result will surface on Sinéad's 7th album, currently titled Full Circle