U2 Helped Her Out, Only for Her to Turn on Them
In 1985, Sinead O’Connor landed her first major gig doing the vocals and co-writing the song Heroine with U2’s the Edge for the Captive film soundtrack. By 1987, O’Connor started earning a reputation that stuck – as the sh*t disturber. As she was doing press for her album, O’Connor repeatedly called out U2. While becoming the new face of Irish music, she was denouncing Bono and the band as hypocrites and frauds.
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U2’s bassist Adam Clayton responded in 1989, expressing doubts about her future success. “The fact of the matter is that we went to a lot of trouble to help Sinéad’s career in the early days… She’s talking crap. I don’t know why she’s doing it. It’s stupid. It’s immature. She’ll learn. But I know damn well that she won’t be making records in ten years.”