shaved her head when she was younger after being inspired by the late .
O’Connor, was propelled to international stardom in 1990 with
In the video, O’Connor was famously sporting her famous shaved hairstyle, which roused 28-year-old singer Phoebe.
Grammy-winner Phoebe recently wrote an essay about O’Connor and how much the Irish star inspired her, in which she touched upon shaving her head.
The Funeral singer, who wasn’t even born when O’Connor decided to bring attention to the cause of child abuse by ripping up a photo of the pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992, began: ‘I never met or saw Sinéad live, unfortunately. When I heard she died, I was heartbroken.’
Writing for , she went on: ‘I probably first heard her thanks to my mum, who had – and still has – the coolest music tastes.
‘Even before I heard Sinéad’s music, I knew she was a revolutionary. I was obsessed with her and the Nothing Compares 2 U video.’
The songwriter then revealed: ‘I even had a very, very short-shaved head in high school. I definitely shaved it for her.’
Phoebe also quipped: ‘I have the worst-shaped head, so there weren’t many people I would have shaved my head for.’
She then wrote: ‘She embodied what it means to be a musician and stand for something.
‘Maybe it’s the internet, but in today’s landscape, people are told what is kosher to believe in and they just do that or the bare minimum.
‘She was not like that at all. She made me feel like I was allowed to stand for things.’
Alongside her powerful vocals and lyrics, the Irish singer was known for taking fierce stances on social and political issues such as the child abuse Scan**l in the Catholic Church and the sexualisation of female musicians.
