{"product_id":"rememberings-9780358695264","title":"Rememberings","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, struggles with illness, and of the enduring power of song.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e when she tore up Pope John Paul II's photograph, Sinéad has fascinated and outraged millions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRememberings, \u003c\/em\u003eO'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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntimate, replete with candid anecdotes and told in a singular form true to her unconventional career, Sinéad's memoir is a remarkable chronicle of an enduring and influential artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSINÉAD O'CONNOR is an Irish singer-songwriter and recording artist. She rose to international fame in 1990 with her arrangement of Prince's \"Nothing Compares 2 U,\" and her critically acclaimed albums have won or been nominated for five Grammys. She lives in Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592377274642,"sku":"9780358695264","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f38ab208-df31-43e2-b3d1-ed22a30a2801.jpg?v=1732103383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rememberings-9780358695264","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}