It's true, it was very manics-esque. But the difference is, if they had done it it probably wouldn't have been as big a deal because everyone would've thought they were just doing it to be controversial and as part of their 'act', whereas everyone knew sinead was 4real.There's quite a funny Manics interview where they talk about Richey being in the same rehab as Eric Clapton and Sinéad O'Connor. Nicky is also very complimentary:
Nicky: “But it’s good that Sinead came back from the abyss. The old Pope thing, I mean, that is so Manics-esque, it was so deeply admirable when she did that. We would have thought about it, but we would never have had the balls to do it. It was f***ing unbelievable.”
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...Bullies are cowards. They need followers. If you don’t want to stand up to them, simply don’t follow them.
How would you feel if you said or did something controversial, off the accepted path, and the whole world turned on you? Wouldn’t you feel misunderstood? What are the lasting effects? Try to think of that the next time an artist challenges something passionately and everyone turns on them.
And in case you’re wondering… no, it’s not your job to devote all your time and energy to keeping an artist alive. However, art of all kinds makes our world warmer and worth living. You already get so much for free.
It is our job, collectively, to keep the arts alive.
Artists who are ahead of their time often need the most support in the here and now. Why wait until they’re gone?