Sinead O'Connor

When I sing, it's the most solitary state: just me, and the microphone, and the holy spirit. It's not about notes or scales, it's all about emotion.

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People who express suicidal feelings are least likely to act on them.

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Suicide doesn't solve your problems. It only makes them infinitely, un-countably worse.

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I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and every syllable of it is meant. It's a very special thing.

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I have no shame around the fact that I can be shot into suicidal feelings by certain people's treatment of me. I am no different to any other person, I therefore act as I believe any other person should be free to.

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I don't do anything in order to cause trouble. It just so happens that what I do naturally causes trouble. I'm proud to be a troublemaker.

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When you're young, you don't really know quite what you're aiming at. You're very impulsive and acting on impulse, which is very important and valuable. But you're kind of swimming in a blind sea. When you get older, you have more of a sense of direction.

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My creative process is quite slow. I hear melodies in my head while I'm washing the dishes and I allow my subconscious to do the work.

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People always complain, 'you never invited me to your wedding', but I prefer casual weddings.

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Quotes by Sinead O'Connor