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Rememberings
- Narrated by: Sinéad O'Connor
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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From the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, fearless activism, and of the enduring power of song.
Blessed with a singular voice and a fiery temperament, Sinéad O’Connor rose to massive fame in the late 1980s and 1990s with a string of gold records. By the time she was 20, she was world famous - living a rock-star life out loud. From her trademark shaved head to her 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live when she tore up Pope John Paul II’s photograph, Sinéad has fascinated and outraged millions.
In Rememberings, O’Connor recounts her painful tale of growing up in Dublin in a dysfunctional, abusive household. Inspired by a brother’s Bob Dylan records, she escaped into music. She relates her early forays with local Irish bands; we see Sinéad completing her first album while eight months pregnant, hanging with Rastas in the East Village, and soaring to unimaginable popularity with her cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2U”.
Intimate, replete with candid anecdotes and told in a singular form true to her unconventional career, Sinéad’s memoir is a remarkable chronicle of an enduring and influential artist.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-08-18
A True Storyteller
You will laugh, you may cry, but you will never be bored - Sinead is a gifted storyteller.
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- JPro
- 2021-07-07
Brave & beautiful
Brave & beautiful. Darkly funny. Loved her narration. Going to go listen to all of her albums with new ears & an open heart.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-01-22
beautiful
I just loved listening to Sinéads words, her voice and stories were familar and I respect her honesty. beautifully written and often times poetic, funny, heartbreaking and shocking; what a great biography.
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- HeatMaz
- 2023-01-17
Loved hearing Sinead read the book!
It was interesting and funny, and lovely to hear the book right from Sinead herself!
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- Karine Deschamps
- 2023-08-26
Beautiful and Raw, Just Like Her
I have been a huge fan of hers since album 1, and I have always looked up to her for her courage and her unique style. The story is just wonderful; it takes you on a journey through her life and music! i loved the commentary on her albums and songs too. i'm going to reliaten to her catalogue with new ears!
highly recommend!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-11-02
Beautiful Remeberings
Wonderful book. Beautiful narration. Such a sad loss. May you Rest in Peace Beautiful Woman
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- Laura
- 2023-07-29
fantastic
I finished this audiobook in two days, very hard to turn off. Highly recommend to all fans of this beautiful soul❤️
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- Ann Marie Beaman
- 2023-08-23
Loved it!!!
She was a beautiful, broken, deeply flawed soul who unapologetically throws her true self on the table in this memoir. Sadly we will never get to hear the next instalment that she promised in the prologue.
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- Bruno Villegas
- 2023-11-15
⭐️Just amazing⭐️
I totally loved that she had read her own story. It meant so much to hear it from her own words. Unbelievable awesome, just loved it!!!!💞
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-11-09
May she rest in peace, loved this book!
A book that helped me understand her better and have great admiration for what she accomplished after her horrific upbringing.
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