Those tears, those two tears that ran down her cheeks, signalled the arrival on the world stage not just of a singer but of an artist, a woman whose entire life experience was channelled into her songs.We did not know what or who Sinéad O'Connor was thinking of when we watched the video for Nothing Compares 2 U, but we instantly recognised authenticity.With her head almost fully shaved, her waif-like vulnerability found its perfect match in a song about heartbreak, and the world could not take its eyes off her. Over the years, that vulnerability alternated with ferocious bravery, and both sides of Sinéad O'Connor were equally intriguing. We suffered with her when she endured pain, and we cheered her on when adversity came calling and met defiance when it expected surrender. When , we cried when she cried, and wanted to hug her when she was at her most broken.
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