Obit: Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, 56, who was known as much for her offstage activism and antics as for her singing, has died. No cause of death was given.
She had battled mental illness for many years, and the suicide death of her 17-year-old son last year was just about the end of it for her.
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In her lengthy career, she released 10 studio albums, kicking off with her 1987 alternative rock debut, “The Lion and the Cobra.”
O'Connor, who was born in Dublin, made as many headlines for her activism and provocations as she did for her music.
In 1991 she said she would boycott the Grammy awards, claiming the Recording Academy awarded artists based on commercial success.
In October 1992, she infamously tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II and said "Fight the real enemy" as she performed as a musical guest on “Saturday Night Live.” She said the move was in protest of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
It got her a lot of publicity, that's for sure.
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