Details of the singers will have been revealed, regarding the money and music she left her children.
Sinéad O’Connor reportedly told her children to “milk” her music “for what it’s worth” in her will. According to records obtained by The Sun, O’Connor also left her family £1.4million, with her ex-husband, music producer John Reynolds, chosen as the executor of the estate.
O’Connor passed away age 56, on July 26, 2023, when she was found unresponsive in her home by police. The cause of death was later revealed to be asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
In 2013, in a document signed before her conversion to Islam, the Irish singer-songwriter made her wishes clear regarding her unreleased recordings, hoping that her family could get money for all its worth.
The document reportedly reads: “I direct that after my death, and at the discretion of any of my children who are then over 18, my albums are to be released so as to ‘milk it for what it’s worth.’”
It also requested that she be buried in priest clothing, with a copy of the Hebrew Bible and her 2007 album ‘Theology’. Representatives for O’Connor’s family have not yet commented on The Sun‘s report.
Sinead left the sum of £1.7million to her children. Irish probate records state that the estate was reduced to £1.4million after covering Sinead’s debts, funeral costs and legal fees.
Before the outspoken singer died in 2023, her son tragically took his own life the year before. The body of Shane O’Connor, 17, was found in a secluded area at the back of a housing estate outside of Bray, Co Wicklow on January 7, 2022. He was dealing with mental health struggles at the time and was placed on suicide watch.
The grief led to Sinéad admitting herself to hospital to receive help for her own mental health struggles. Her ex-partner has claimed that the singer “died from a broken heart” after her son passed away.
After her death, she was laid to rest in a ceremony in Bray in August 2023. Bob Geldof and U2 stars Bono and The Edge attended her funeral alongside her friends and family. Thousands of mourners lined the streets, paying their respects. Upon her passing, many tributes came in from stars like Garbage, Michael Stipe, Ice-T and Billy Corgan.
Respect to Sinead….. She stood for something… Unlike most people…. Rest Easy.. https://t.co/3nbO3w22zv
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) July 26, 2023
In March last year, Sinéad’s daughter gave an emotional rendition of her mother’s most famous song, “Nothing Compares 2 U”. The performance took place at Carnegie Hall in New York, at a tribute concert for O’Connor and The Pogues Shane MacGowan.
The song, originally written and released by Prince, was recorded for her second album, ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’. The moving arrangement and simple but powerful music video took the world by storm, topping the charts in many countries and becoming the third best-selling single of 1990. Considered by many publications to be one of the best songs of all time, the classic track and her other releases keep O’Connor’s legacy alive.
