One might imagine that Sinead O’Connor would be unfazed by any reaction, no matter how vitriolic, from a hostile audience. But even for a public figure as outspoken and unapologetic as she is, sometimes it can go a little too far. Consider the concert Columbia Records held in 1992 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s first album. “Available on pay-per-view” The New York paper writes: timesmark tracy“featured performances by Dylan and some of the biggest stars of the day, including Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Johnny Cash, and Eric Clapton, as well as the late outlaw country icon Kris Kristofferson.”
The younger O’Connor also performed despite being “at the center of a firestorm.” Just two weeks ago, the Irish singer appeared as a musical guest. saturday night live At the end of her second and final performance of the night, she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II and exhorted him to ‘fight the real enemy’, a protest against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. It’s a kind of act. It was left to Kristofferson to introduce her, where she took the stage to a cascade of applause and boos, while O’Connor stood silently at the microphone with her hands behind her back. But the momentum didn’t stop.”
As you can see, Video at the top of the postKristofferson didn’t stay off stage. A minute later, he “reappeared from stage left, put his arm around O’Connor, and whispered something in her ear.” The show then went on, albeit not as planned. Instead of singing Dylan’s “I Believe in You,” she sang Bob Marley’s “War.” SNL Before the infamous Pope’s Pilgrimage. Rather than just leaving his message alone; lost in translation In that moment, Kristofferson later revealed the words he called her to encourage her. “‘Don’t let the bastards get you down.'” To which she reportedly replied, “I’m not depressed.” ”
That reaction was characteristic of O’Connor, as was a note in her 2021 autobiography in which she said she was thinking, “I don’t need a man to save me, thank you.” Whatever her feelings at that moment, her friendship with Kristofferson appears to have lasted until her death last year. “Kristofferson appeared with her in the 1997 film music video “For the song ‘This Is to Mother You,'” Tracy writes. “In 2010, the two duet Kristofferson’s song “Help Me Make It Through the Night” aired on an Irish talk show. It was a year after Kristofferson released a song about the 1992 incident. “Sister Sinead.Outwardly, the two men had nothing more in common, but inwardly they must have recognized each other as kindred spirits.
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Based in Seoul, Colin Mbemust write and broadcastIt’s about cities, languages and cultures. His projects include the Substack newsletter books about cities and a book Stateless City: A Stroll Through Los Angeles in the 21st Century. Follow him on Twitter @Colinbemust or facebook.
