211 Quotes by Sinead O'Connor

The sexuality is being sold to the artists as power when in fact it’s not; it’s a way of hypnotizing their audience.

It’s OK to assert yourself. Obviously, as a woman, I do experience the consequence of asserting yourself – you’re not supposed to assert yourself.

I think there’s a difference between God and religion.

Maybe it was mean, but I really don’t think so. You asked for the truth and I told you.

My creative process is quite slow. I hear melodies in my head while I’m washing the dishes and I allow my subconscious to do the work.

It should be a crime to abandon your child, and it’s not. It would be wonderful if it could be criminalized.

I’m a very good dishwasher. I’m a terrible cook. I’m an awful cook.

You have to hide what you are and it’s really stressful and very bad for your self esteem. Because it’s not obvious to people that you are ill, they treat you as if you’re a pain in the ass, then you beat yourself up and you are already beating yourself up as a part of mental illness.

The irony is that musical artists have enormous public voices, but behind the scenes we’re voiceless, actually.