{"product_id":"sin-ad-oconnor-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations","title":"Sin?ad O'Connor: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations","description":"\u003cb\u003eA significant collection of interviews with the defiant, controversial, and ground-breaking singer, songwriter, and activist throughout her turbulent career . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's not like I got up in the morning and said, 'Okay, now let's start a new controversy'.\" -- Sin?ad O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSin?ad O'Connor's music -- both in her songwriting and in her beautiful voice --addressed both emotional despair and incandescent joy with glorious ardor. But she may have been just as well known for her outspokenness. This collection of interviews covers the entire span of O'Connor's career, from the early days to her last interview. From giddy teenager to seasoned superstar, she speaks candidly about her meteoric rise to fame, and recounts what happened when she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II on live television in an act of protest. Unguarded and unpredictable, O'Connor was a woman who electrified the globe: imaginative, opinionated, and eloquent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSin?ad O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (8 December 1966 - 26 July 2023) was a singer, songwriter, and activist. Her debut studio album, \u003ci\u003eThe Lion and the Cobra\u003c\/i\u003e, was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 album, \u003ci\u003eI Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, \u003c\/i\u003e was her biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Her memoir \u003ci\u003eRememberings\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) received broad critical praise, and she was the subject of the documentary \u003ci\u003eNothing Compares\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin Hersh\u003c\/b\u003e is a musician's musician, a songwriter's songwriter, and an innovator's innovator. The Queen of Grunge's first band, Throwing Muses, began recording and playing out when they were just 14 years old. She has released more than 20 albums solo, with Throwing Muses, and with her noise rock band, 50 Foot Wave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRolling Stone named her first book, \u003ci\u003eRat Girl, \u003c\/i\u003e one of the ten best rock memoirs of all time. NPR said of her second book, \u003ci\u003eDon't Suck, Don't Die, \u003c\/i\u003e \"Not only one of the best books of the year, but one of the most beautiful rock memoirs ever written.\" Her third, the game-changing Seeing Sideways, describes raising four sons on a tour bus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHersh's book \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Songwriting \u003c\/i\u003ewas published by Melville House in 2024.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875243397394,"sku":"9781685891855","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_213851d2-76d7-4e83-af8f-9992c234840e.jpg?v=1738283887","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sin-ad-oconnor-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}