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| Sinéad O'Connor to Miley Cyrus: pop industry will 'make a prostitute of you' | Sinéad O'Connor to Miley Cyrus: pop industry will 'make a prostitute of you' |
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| Sinéad O'Connor has written an impassioned open letter to Miley Cyrus, warning the singer of the dangers of objectification and declaring that she should not "let the music business make a prostitute of you". | Sinéad O'Connor has written an impassioned open letter to Miley Cyrus, warning the singer of the dangers of objectification and declaring that she should not "let the music business make a prostitute of you". |
| The Irish singer's 1,000-word post, written on her personal blog, was triggered in response to Cyrus's comments in a recent Rolling Stone cover story. She explained that O'Connor's music video for Nothing Compares 2 U inspired her recent Wrecking Ball video, which begins with a tearful close-up of the singer. But, unlike O'Connor's classic, the Cyrus video transforms into her posing provocatively in underwear and, ultimately, naked. | The Irish singer's 1,000-word post, written on her personal blog, was triggered in response to Cyrus's comments in a recent Rolling Stone cover story. She explained that O'Connor's music video for Nothing Compares 2 U inspired her recent Wrecking Ball video, which begins with a tearful close-up of the singer. But, unlike O'Connor's classic, the Cyrus video transforms into her posing provocatively in underwear and, ultimately, naked. |
| Throughout O'Connor's letter, she warns Cyrus about the music industry, stating: "I am extremely concerned for you that those around you have led you to believe, or encouraged you in your own belief, that it is in any way 'cool' to be naked and licking sledgehammers in your videos." She adds: "It is in fact the case that you will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped, whether its the music business or yourself doing the pimping." | Throughout O'Connor's letter, she warns Cyrus about the music industry, stating: "I am extremely concerned for you that those around you have led you to believe, or encouraged you in your own belief, that it is in any way 'cool' to be naked and licking sledgehammers in your videos." She adds: "It is in fact the case that you will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped, whether its the music business or yourself doing the pimping." |
| Written "in the spirit of motherliness and with love", the 46-year-old singer pleads with Cyrus to reconsider her career's projection in the run-up to her Bangerz album launch, suggesting that the people around her are monetising her "prostitution". | Written "in the spirit of motherliness and with love", the 46-year-old singer pleads with Cyrus to reconsider her career's projection in the run-up to her Bangerz album launch, suggesting that the people around her are monetising her "prostitution". |
| "I repeat, you have enough talent that you don't need to let the music business make a prostitute of you. You shouldn't let them make a fool of you either. Don't think for a moment that any of them give a flying fuck about you. They're there for the money … we're there for the music. It has always been that way and it will always be that way. The sooner a young lady gets to know that, the sooner she can be REALLY in control." | "I repeat, you have enough talent that you don't need to let the music business make a prostitute of you. You shouldn't let them make a fool of you either. Don't think for a moment that any of them give a flying fuck about you. They're there for the money … we're there for the music. It has always been that way and it will always be that way. The sooner a young lady gets to know that, the sooner she can be REALLY in control." |
| Referring back to her iconic look in the Nothing Compares 2 U video, O'Connor admits that she was asked by her label to reconsider her image for the 1990s video. "The look I chose, I chose on purpose at a time when my record company were encouraging me to do what you have done. I felt I would rather be judged on my talent and not my looks. I am happy that I made that choice, not least because I do not find myself on the proverbial rag heap now that I am almost 47 yrs of age … which unfortunately many female artists who have based their image around their sexuality end up on when they reach middle age." | Referring back to her iconic look in the Nothing Compares 2 U video, O'Connor admits that she was asked by her label to reconsider her image for the 1990s video. "The look I chose, I chose on purpose at a time when my record company were encouraging me to do what you have done. I felt I would rather be judged on my talent and not my looks. I am happy that I made that choice, not least because I do not find myself on the proverbial rag heap now that I am almost 47 yrs of age … which unfortunately many female artists who have based their image around their sexuality end up on when they reach middle age." |
| The singer ends her tirade by asking Cyrus to "fire any motherfucker who hasn't expressed alarm, because they don't care about you". | The singer ends her tirade by asking Cyrus to "fire any motherfucker who hasn't expressed alarm, because they don't care about you". |
| Since the letter was published this morning, Cyrus has tweeted a screen grab of O'Connor's Twitter feed from 2012, and compared the singer to Amanda Bynes, the actress who was placed on psychiatric hold involuntarily this year after a series of incidents including setting fire to a driveway in Thousand Oaks, California. | |
| Before Amanda Bynes.... There was.... pic.twitter.com/6JZPVnunPc | |
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