The death of Sinéad O’Connor has left her admirers — including many fellow artists — mourning the sudden loss of a musical icon. News of the Irish singer’s death spread on Wednesday, after her family released a statement. O’Connor was 56 years old.
“It’s pretty devastating,” said friend Richard (Spike) Holifield, who played bass on O’Connor’s 1987 debut album The Lion and the Cobra, on CBC’s As It Happens.
Holifield said she could always be counted on to stand up for others — particularly those without a voice to do so.
“I’d never known Sinéad to defend a wrong, she’s always defended a right,” he said.
‘What a talent’
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