408 - Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got - Sara Quin
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EPISODE SUMMARY:
It's one thing to join a movement reinforced by multitudes of link-minded individuals willing to fight for a cause they all agree is just. It's an entirely different thing to be the first person among them to stand up and speak out, before you have the public behind you. But pop rocker Sinéad O'Connor never shied away from sticking to her convictions, no matter the backlash, as is clearly evident in her ardently political, emotional and unconventional 1990 sophomore album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. And without Sinéad leading the way, many of the strong female voices that came after her would never have found their footing, much less their place in the music world, as Tegan and Sara co-frontwoman Sara Quin freely admits.
SHOW NOTES:
00:15 – Intro
12:00 – Parents with good taste
22:15 – When women speak out
28:45 – The haircuts were a dead give away
43:00 – Who are you willing to piss off?
53:15 – The pairing of politics and music
1:00:30 – A man from another world
1:06:30 – True wisdom
1:14:30 – Who is it written for?
1:16:00 – Facts!
1:22:15 – Whatever your audience wants
1:25:00 – Speak your truth, stand your ground
1:29:15 – Outro/New music