{"product_id":"rememberings-sin-ad-oconnor-paperback","title":"Rememberings -- Sinéad O'Connor, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor comes a revelatory celebrity memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, struggles with illness, and of the enduring power of song.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlessed with a singular voice and a fiery temperament, Sinéad O'Connor rose to massive fame in the late 1980s and 1990s with a string of gold records. By the time she was twenty, she was world-famous--living a rock-star life out loud. From her trademark shaved head to her 1992 appearance on \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e when she tore up Pope John Paul II's photograph, Sinéad has fascinated and outraged millions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRememberings, \u003c\/i\u003e O'Connor recounts her painful tale of growing up in Dublin in a dysfunctional, abusive household. Inspired by a brother's Bob Dylan records, she escaped into music. She relates her early forays with local Irish bands; we see Sinéad completing her first album while eight months pregnant, hanging with Rastas in the East Village, and soaring to unimaginable popularity with her cover of Prince's \"Nothing Compares 2 U.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntimate, replete with candid anecdotes and told in a singular form true to her unconventional career, this powerful music biography is a remarkable chronicle of an enduring and influential artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis raw, unflinching memoir explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Dublin Childhood: \u003c\/strong\u003e The painful, private story of growing up in a dysfunctional and abusive household, and how the discovery of Bob Dylan records offered an escape into music.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Power of Song: \u003c\/strong\u003e From early days with local Irish bands to completing her first album while eight months pregnant and soaring to global fame with her cover of Prince's \"Nothing Compares 2 U.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA 90s Music Icon: \u003c\/strong\u003e A look at the rock-star life out loud--from the trademark shaved head to the fiery temperament that fascinated and outraged millions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeaking Truth to Power: \u003c\/strong\u003e The full story behind her 1992 appearance on \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II, creating a moment that would define her career.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sinéad O'Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dey Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.9\" H x 5.2\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780358695264\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50551594287408,"sku":"9780358695264","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780358695264_0d2c09e6-0873-48f3-bdce-53cce4bc09db.jpg?v=1780339492","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/rememberings-sin-ad-oconnor-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}