{"product_id":"9780358695264","title":"Rememberings","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, struggles with illness, and of the enduring power of song.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlessed 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 twenty, she was world-famous—living a rock-star life out loud. From her trademark shaved head to her 1992 appearance on \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e when she tore up Pope John Paul II’s photograph, Sinéad has fascinated and outraged millions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRememberings, \u003c\/em\u003eO’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 2 U.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntimate, 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.","brand":"Sinéad O'Connor","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins |  Paperback \/ softback  |  2022-06-28","offer_id":44406049341695,"sku":"9780358695264","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7fb59f07-b924-47b4-ae71-10d7c8585f6f.jpg?v=1697483035","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780358695264","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}