Before Miley Cyrus there was...
Sinead O'Connor may well have inspired a generation of vocalists after shooting to fame in the late '80s, but that Irish fighting spirit has found her in a bit of controversy from time to time.
Here's three of the best sparring matches that Sinead has found herself in…
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In 1992 O'Connor tore up a photo of (then) Pope John Paul II during a live broadcast of hit US show Saturday Night Live (SNL).
It got everyone talking about O'Connor.
It got everyone avoiding O'Connor.
JPII has long gone, O'Connor is still raging.
She invaded a live TV discussion about the Church in 1995 and recently described the role of the Pope as “anti-Christian”.
He appeared on SNL a week after O'Connor with a patched-up copy of the photo O'Connor had shredded on camera.
Pesci proved adept at photo restoration.
Pesci revealed his ugly side, saying: “If it was my show, I woulda gave her such a smack.”
Pesci was last seen in a Snickers commercial.
Madonna sided with Pesci and a Bob Dylan tribute concert audience booed but Kris Kristofferson came to her defence.
Post-tween singer says her Wrecking Ball clip was inspired by O'Connor. O'Connor says Cyrus is pimping herself.
More like 'prose'. O'Connor's open letter to Cyrus was a thoughtful piece about modern pop culture.
Collective brain strain as everyone tries to remember the time O'Connor swung naked on a wrecking ball.
Maybe O'Connor if she follows through her threat of suing Cyrus for her post-letter tweet attack.
Amanda Palmer sided with Cyrus. Soundwave's AJ Maddah sided with O'Connor.
This article first appeared nationally in The Music magazine.