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March 1999
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Custody to Dad - Suicide attempt by Sinead
Sinead in clinic
Sinead gives up custody battle
sinead collaboration with faithless
Sinead O'Connor makes Internet record
The live-gigs has begun !!
Dusty Springfield died
sinead/michael stipe
Chieftains - World Tour (with or without Sinead ?)
(handed by myself )
Dusty Springfield died
Dusty Springfield died today. Sinead did sing with her on Jools Holland in 1995, as a backing vocalist on "Where's a women to go". Dusty died on breast cancer.
(handed by good old Kai Chai)
sinead/michael stipe
read this message on a REM newsgroup abt how sinead's dancing in the emperor's new clothes video influenced michael stipe's dancing in the losing my religion video:):
here it is:
yesterday, vh1 had this special called "#1s of all time." they made up cutesy awards to give various popular videos. lmr won "#1 pretentious video of all time" - whatever on that one - have they
missed madonna's recent one? but the video was preceded by a very cute interview with michael stipe where he said his dance in the lmr video was an homage to sinead o'conner's dancing in the emperor's
new clothes video. a recent interview, since michael was seated next to a huge blow-up of the Up cover.
(handed by Kai Chai)
sinead collaboration with faithless
taken from:
http://www.dotmusic.co.uk/dance/news/march99/news5.asp
Cheeky Records' Faithless are to record two new tracks separately with Sinead O'Connor and Grant Lee Buffalo for a future EP. The track will trail an autumn re-promotion of the top 30 "Sunday 8pm"
album, and are expected to be stripped on to a remix CD to accompany the original record.
"Sinead will be working with Rollo and they' ve been really keen he should work with her co-producing on her album," says a Cheeky spokesman. Various Faithless remixes will be released throughout the
summer. O'Connor is currently working on her debut ATLANTIC album amid a host of collaborations.
(handed by Mandy Green)
Chieftains - World Tour (with or without Sinead ?)
The Chieftains are taking Tears Of Stone on the road!! The only date I know of is London's Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, 26th May 1999. I have no idea if Sinead will be
taking part: the ad from Friday's Evening Standard does, however, mention special guests...and it's a longtime rumour that Sinead will be joining.
the Box Office for the RAH can be contacted on 0171 589 8212.
(handed by several people)
Sinead O'Connor makes Internet record
Sinead O'Connor: Charity recording via the Internet March 17th
Singer Sinead O'Connor, musician Thomas Dolby and production team Coldcut have recorded the world's first single live over the Internet.
The artists' contributions were recorded in different locations and beamed into a BBC recording studio in Maida Vale, north London via the Internet.
The song, a cover of Bob Marley's Them Belly Full (But We Hungry), featured O'Connor, who was based at BBC Television Centre in west London, and Dolby playing keyboards in San Francisco.
Coldcut's Matt Black and Jonathan More recorded the track over the Internet, mixed it and were soon able to play it back to the artists.
The event was shown during a special edition of BBC ONE's Tomorrow's World called Megalab 99 and the single will be sold in aid of the charity War Child.
As yet, no deal has been reached with a record company, so there is no date set for the release of the single.
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War Child charity single recorded on the internet
Tomorrow's World BBC1 17-2-99 7.00-8.00 p.m.
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Tonight on above titled programme was a brief televisation of an internet-based recording of the new War Child charity record entitled Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) - originally recorded by Bob
Marley.
Musicians involved are:
Production: Jonathon More and Matt Black from Cold Cut
Drums: Tony B
Synthesiser: Thomas Dolby,
Backing Vocals: Joe Public competition winner!
:Lucky Dube (sp?) South African reggae recording artist
:Brinsley Ford and Skip MacDonald from Aswad
Lead Vocals: Sinead O'Connor
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The song will be available on the internet. Sinead was recording her lead vocals in a sound booth live in the Tomorrow's World TV studio and was interviewed very briefly by the presenter.
Her appearance is as follows:
She jumped out before her cue and so quickly holding her hand to her mouth in her typically childlike way she jumped back out of shot. She had slightly longer hair this time - about 1 inch long,
gelled and slightly spiky at the front. Choker beaded necklace Green baggy vest tucked into dark blue jeans and blue denim slide shoes
As soon as she was on she said can I just say hello to my son Jake and my daughter Roisin and waved! She then says it is available to buy on the internet and asks everyone to buy the record
Only a very brief clip was recorded live on air but it is quite an upbeat
reggae track - it sounded fab! The lyrics to the Marley song are;
THEM BELLY FULL (BUT WE HUNGRY)
Them belly full, but we hungry;
A hungry mob is a angry mob.
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough;
A yot a-yook, but d' yood no 'nough.
You're gonna dance to Jah music, dance;
We're gonna dance to Jah music, dance, oh-ooh!
Forget your troubles and dance!
Forget your sorrows and dance!
Forget your sickness and dance!
Forget your weakness and dance!
Cost of livin' gets so high,
Rich and poor they start to cry:
Now the weak must get strong;
They say, "Oh, what a tribulation!"
Them belly full, but we hungry;
A hungry mob is a angry mob.
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough;
A pot a-yook, but d' yood no 'nough.
We're gonna chuck to Jah music - chuckin';
We're chuckin' to Jah music - we're chuckin'.
A belly full, but them hungry;
A hungry mob is a angry mob.
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough;
A pot a-cook, but d' food no 'nough.
A hungry man is a angry man;
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough;
A pot a-yook, but you no 'nough'
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough.
A pot a-cook, but you no 'nough;
A hungry mob is a angry mob;
A hungry mob is a angry mob.
Written by Legon Cogill and Carlton Barrett,
Performed by Bob Marley on his 1974 album, Natty Dread.
(handed by Chtristian Petrulio & Bryan Thompson )
The live-gigs has begun !!
For the concert go'ers; On April 10th 1999 there is a benefit concert commerating Linda Mc Cartney at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.The gig is titeled "Here there and everywhere".
the concert sold out today within one hour of going on sale. the concert is for cancer charities.
the artists currently confirmed are
TOM JONES
EDDIE IZZARD
DESREE
JOHNNY MARR
DUKE STRING QUARTET
THE PRETENDERS
ELVIS COSTELLO
HEATHER SMALL
LADYSMITH BLACK MANZAMBO
MARRIANE FAITHFULL
NEIL FINN
SINEAD O'CONNOR
LYNDEN DAVID HALL
AND GEORGIOS KYRIACOS PANAYIOTOU
ALL STAR LINE-UP FOR LINDA McCARTNEY TRIBUTE CONCERT
Showbusiness Correspondent, PA News George Michael, Elvis Costello, M People's Heather Small, Des'ree, Tom Jones and a host of other stars will perform a tribute to the late Linda McCartney at the
Royal Albert Hall on April 10. But her grieving husband Sir Paul is not sure he can play at the concert, organised by her friend Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders. Sir Paul told fans last year: "If I
can get it together I will appear, but I am not sure I can do it emotionally, to be honest." It will be close to the April 17 anniversary of Linda's death from breast cancer at the age of 56. Instead,
Sir Paul has given his blessing to Here, There And Everywhere - A Concert For Linda. Tickets go on sale tomorrow and proceeds will go to Linda McCartney's favourite animal charities. Comedian Eddie
Izzard will compere the show, which will be broadcast by BBC Radio 2 on the anniversary of Linda's death and shown on BBC1 the day after. The Pretenders will be the house band for the event, which
will also feature Sinead O'Connor, soul singer Lynden David Hall, guitarist Johnny Marr, former Crowded House leader Neil Finn, Marianne Faithfull and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Ms Hynde said: "This is
the show that Linda, myself and our friends talked about often. "It was Carla Lane who suggested that we finally do it now, for Linda. "We hope that this show will reflect something of Linda's
personality and her upbeat sense of humour."
(handed by Roman Szendrey & Christian Petrulio)
Sinead gives up custody battle
SINEAD O'Connor, the Irish singer, has given custody of her two-year-old daughter to the child's father.The move follows a legal battle between her and John Waters, a columnist on the Irish Times,
over the girl.
The 32-year-old singer, who is based in London, said she was taking time out to recover from the custody contest, adding: "I am not a bad mother. That's not why I am giving up custody. "I've been a
good mother and John Waters accepts this. I will see our daughter at weekends and during school holidays."
O'Connor, who has an 11-year-old son, is understood to be seeking a house in Dublin so that she can be closer to her daughter. In an interview last month she said she "chose" Waters, 37, as a partner
because of his looks and intelligence. They had met only three or four times but began a brief liaison and agreed to have a child, she said. "I couldn't say that we went into it with our eyes entirely
open. We didn't know each other very well."
Eight weeks into the pregnancy, she says, Waters cut all communication with her. After the birth, he launched a custody bid claiming O'Connor was unfit to be a mother because she was abused as a
child.
The singer said she had recently been cleared by Camden social services over allegations that she was neglecting her daughter.
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DAILY MAIL (London) March 17, 1999
HEADLINE: The torment of giving up my baby, by Sinead
SINEAD O'CONNOR has spoken of the anguish behind her decision to give up custody of her daughter. The Irish singer has settled an acrimonious custody battle by agreeing that three-year-old
Roisin can live with her father, journalist John Waters.
Last night, she declared she had 'run out of fight' against the man she chose to father her daughter in an 'arranged pregnancy'. Looking weary, Miss O'Connor told how the battle was tearing them
all apart. It was on Mothers' Day that she finally agreed to relinquish custody. She said the decision was the hardest of her life. 'I can't begin to describe how difficult it was but I did it
for the child,' she added. 'I was frightened that I would be so disturbed by John that I would end up killing myself. 'I'm 32 years of age and I have fought all my life but I don't feel I've got
any fight left. I've not eaten. I've not slept and it's affected me emotionally.
'John Waters has made my life so difficult.
It has been a nightmare. He insisted he was going to keep fighting and I couldn't take any more.' She said a passage in the Bible had helped her to make up her mind to send her daughter to her father
in Dublin. 'There's a story in the Bible in which two women take a child to King Solomon and they argue over who is the mother,' she added. 'King Solomon said, "Tear the child in two". One of
the women was all for slicing the baby up while the other one shrieked and said the other woman could have the child.
That's how I feel. I couldn't keep going as we were.' Miss O'Connor, who also has a 11-year-old son, Jake, from a previous relationship, said she had been devastated by claims during the legal battle
that she had neglected Roisin. 'My children are the most important things in my life,' she added. 'I have never neglected or abused my daughter, but John will not say I am a good mother.' She
insists that she still has strong feelings for Mr Waters and includes several love songs about him on her new album. 'I love him and I can understand he wants his daughter nearby. He is a good father
and is very tender but he has made my life a nightmare. 'Roisin is the love of his life. He can't stand being away from her. 'As for me, I will probably get a flat in Dublin and spend all the
time that I can with my daughter.
'Miss O'Connor had only met Mr Waters three or four times when they began a brief liaison and agreed to have a child. 'We did have an arrangement as friends to have a baby, but then
I fell in love with him,' she said. 'I even brought up the subject of marriage.' She said she believes the custody battle had stemmed from a comment she was alleged to have made that Mr Waters was a
mere sperm donor.
'I never said such a thing,' she explained. 'The man wanted nothing more to do with me from the moment I was eight weeks pregnant. I have made efforts over the years to patch up the
relationship. He was the one who ended it finally.' Roisin returned to her father a few days ago and Miss O'Connor plans to see her at weekends and during school holidays. The singer, known for her
forthright political views and tangled personal life, said she was now determined to get herself back together. 'The reason I made my decision is because as a mother I have to be there for my
children, ' she said.
Mr Waters was not available for comment last night.
Controversy has always shadowed Sinead O'Connor. In 1992, she caused a row by ripping up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on the Saturday Night Live programme in the U.S. She initially refused to
apologise, but later sought forgiveness to help her shed her reputation as a 'troublemaker'.
Then there was her since retracted support for the IRA and an American concert where she refused to have the national anthem played. A tireless campaigner, last year she performed at a concert to raise money for War Child's Sudan Appeal. A year earlier, she was forced to pull out of a peace concert in Jerusalem after receiving an anonymous death threat.
(handed by Christian Petrulio)
Custody to Dad - Suicide attempt by Sinead
Copyright 1999 Times Newspapers Limited - The Times (London)
HEADLINE: Sinead O'Connor death bid
Sinead O'Connor tried to kill herself last week after a row over custody of her three-year-old daughter, Roisin. The singer is understood to have taken 20 Valium tablets and three glasses of vodka in
a Dublin hotel after a meeting with Roisin's father. She told friends that she passed out for up to 36 hours, and described the experience as "pretty horrific"
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Copyright 1999 Times Newspapers Limited - The Times (London)
HEADLINE: Singer takes overdose in custody row
SINEAD O'CONNOR passed out for up to 36 hours last week after attempting to kill herself with 20 Valium tablets and three glasses of vodka.
The Irish singer, who is based in London, is understood to have taken the drugs and alcohol in a Dublin hotel room to show John Waters, the father of their daughter, Roisin, how disturbed she was by
the custody battle over the girl. Roisin turned three last week.
Their falling-out began shortly after the child was conceived, but became public six weeks ago when Waters, a Dublin journalist, reported O'Connor to Camden social services, alleging neglect of the
child. The singer was cleared of the allegations and vowed to sue Waters for defamation.
After that confrontation, he continued to have weekly access to the girl, who lived with her mother in London. However, this week, under new custody arrangements, it was decided that Roisin would live
with her father in Dublin.
A source close to the family said that O'Connor had decided that her daughter was better off living with Waters and seeing her every weekend. That was because, as the situation had driven her to
attempt suicide once before, she might do so again.
Friends confirmed that she was deeply upset by the decision, but felt that it was the best thing for her and her 11-year-old son, Jake. It is believed that the 33-year-old singer intends buying a flat
in Dublin, close to Waters's home, so that she can see her daughter at weekends.
O'Connor, who claims to have been abused as a child by her late mother, believes that the girl will be safe with Waters, 44, who is a columnist for the Irish Times.
Waters's friends have dismissed her description of him as a "bully", describing him as a "gentle, generous funny man".
(handed by Roman Szendrey)
Sinead in clinic
Reported in the SUNDAY MIRROR (UK national newspaper) Sun march 22 edition. That Sinéad O'Conner on friday 20 march, entered a private London Clinic as she is phyisicaly and mentally exhausted
......her weight down 2 stones about 14 kilo's) to 7 stone ( around 100 pounds or 52 K) from the recent weeks strains with her daughters custody going to the father.