"It's bullshit. I'd rather starve."

Sinéad O'Connor has shed further light on her recent announcement that she's retiring from the music business.
In an internet posting, she reveals: "I have enormous problems with my back too, which mean I am kind of physically fucked and heading for bent old lady status. And in a lot of pain. Have no energy for the music biz. And yeah, if I'm to be 100% honest, it's been very exhausting putting up with the amount of abuse I have carried for the last 16 years. It's tiring. And what for? So other people can make money. It's bullshit. I'd rather starve."
Referring to the forthright nature of her original announcement, O'Connor added: "I'm sorry if my original notice seemed rude, it really wasn't meant that way. I was just being honest and sometimes we have to hear things which are hard to hear. I'm more than grateful, of course, for the support of all of you. And for the fact that I can feed my children without having to marry some ugly millionaire with a 2" dick!"
Taking it easy or not, Sinéad guested last night at Damien Dempsey's sell-out show in the Dublin Village. Watching from the wings throughout, she took to the stage for stunning renditions of 'Celtic Tiger' and 'It's All Good'.