Morrissey has hit out at celebrities and the music industry sharing tributes to Sinéad O’Connor after her tragic death.
The legendary Irish singer has sadly passed away aged just 56, with her “devastated” family confirming the news on Wednesday evening (July 27) in a statement.
Former Smiths frontman Morrissey, 64, has now blasted famous figures and the music industry paying tribute to the songstress, claiming they hadn’t the “guts” to support her when she was alive.
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In a statement titled You Know I Couldn’t Last on his website, Morrissey wrote: “She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them.
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“She became crazed, yes, but uninteresting, never. She had done nothing wrong.
“She had proud vulnerability … and there is a certain music industry hatred for singers who don’t ‘fit in’ (this I know only too well), and they are never praised until death – when, finally, they can’t answer back.
“You praise her now ONLY because it is too late. You hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you.
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The singer proceeded to compare Sinéad’s passing to that of fellow musicians Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston.
“Why is ANYBODY surprised that Sinead O’Connor is dead?
‘Who cared enough to save Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holiday? Where do you go when death can be the best outcome? Was this music madness worth Sinead’s life?
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“No, it wasn’t.”
He fumed: “She was a challenge, and she couldn’t be boxed-up, and she had the courage to speak when everyone else stayed safely silent.
“She was harassed simply for being herself. Her eyes finally closed in search of a soul she could call her own.”
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