Behind The Music

An Irish protest singer who once ruled theworld's pop charts, Sinead O'Connor eventually foiled her own success by sparking up global controversy in the early 1990's. From her teenage days in Dublin in the 1980's playing with local acts In Tua Nua and Ton Ton Macoute, through her ascent to international super-stardom with the Prince cover, Nothing Compares 2 U at the age of 23, Behind The Music unfolds the winding tale of Sinead's career. In an incredibly forthright interview, Sinead speaks of her turbulent history, the child abuse she suffered at the hands of her troubled mother, and the solace she discovered in music. Sinead takes us through the media calamities she encountered throughout her career and discusses the the controversies that seem to follow her wherever she goes.