Morrissey blasts 'moronic' tributes to Sinead O'Connor - 'You praise her ONLY because it is too late!'
Morrissey has slammed the celebrity tributes pouring in for Sinead O'Connor
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The Smiths front-man Morrissey has been left fuming at the floods of tributes posted in the wake of singer Sinead O'Connor's death.
The Irish Grammy-winner's family announced on Wednesday that they were "devastated" by O'Connor's death as they asked for privacy at this difficult time.
Following the news, a number of famous faces have recalled their own experiences with O'Connor and shared tributes aimed at the late singer.
Russell Crowe branded O'Connor a "hero" in his own lengthy social media post, while the likes of Bryan Adams, Conor McGregor, Oppenheimer's Florence Pugh and many others have also shared their condolences.
However, this hasn't sat well with Morrissey who published a foul-mouthed and no-holds-barred rant on his website.
The singer began his post by saying: "She had only so much ‘self’ to give. She was dropped by her label after selling seven million albums for them.
Sinead O'Connor has died at the age of 56
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"She became crazed, yes, but uninteresting, never. She had done nothing wrong."
Morrissey then said O'Connor struggled to "fit in" to the music industry and thus was "never praised until death".
He took aim at the tributes targeted at O'Connor from the "cruel playpen of fame", suggesting words like "icon" and "legend" are "moronic labels".
The Smiths star continued: "You praise her now ONLY because it is too late. You hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you."
He also took aim at the press and music CEOs for O'Connor's treatment in the public eye over the years.
The singer even blasted famous faces from the world of showbiz who've paid tribute as he fumed: "15 minute celebrities and goblins from hell and record labels of artificially aroused diversity are squeezing onto Twitter to twitter their jibber-jabber … when it was YOU who talked Sinead into giving up … because she refused to be labelled, and she was degraded, as those few who move the world are always degraded."
Morrissey's rant went on further as he typed: "Why is ANYBODY surprised that Sinead O’Connor is dead? Who cared enough to save Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holiday?
"Where do you go when death can be the best outcome? Was this music madness worth Sinead’s life? No, it wasn’t.
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Morrissey performs on stage at Glastonbury in 2004
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"She was a challenge, and she couldn’t be boxed-up, and she had the courage to speak when everyone else stayed safely silent.
"She was harassed simply for being herself. Her eyes finally closed in search of a soul she could call her own."
He signed off his post with the scathing footnote: "Tomorrow the fawning fops flip back to their online s**tposts and their cosy Cancer Culture and their moral superiority and their obituaries of parroted vomit … all of which will catch you lying on days like today … when Sinead doesn’t need your sterile slop.”
O'Connor's final social media post and public opinion came just days before hear death when she said she was like an "undead night creature" after struggling to cope with the grief of her son's suicide last year. since her son's suicide last year.
Shane was 17 when he took his own life in January 2022 after escaping hospital while on suicide watch.
If you've been affected by the news, you can call the Samaritans on 116123 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details.
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