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    Making the radical case for Sinéad O'Connor: She was right all along

    by Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times Oct 10, 2022 5 minutes
    Sinéad O'Connor in Potsdamer Platz in July 1990.

    Thirty years ago this month, Sinéad O'Connor tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live," effectively destroying her mainstream career with a single act of protest against the Catholic Church.

    Then 25, the Grammy-winning Irish singer was an unlikely pop star. Known for the raw, emotive power of her voice and her equally fierce resistance to industry pressure — most famously, by shaving her head — O'Connor had risen to international fame with her transcendent cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" and her vulnerable, tear-streaked performance in its accompanying video.

    A sharp critic of racism and misogyny in the music business who refused to play the national anthem before her concerts, O'Connor was already a controversial figure. But the — in which O'Connor sang Bob Marley's "War" before tearing up the photo to protest,

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