Sinead O' Connor's 2013 letter to Miley Cyrus:
"You are worth more than your body or your sexual appeal. The world of
showbiz doesn’t see things that way, they like things to be seen the
other way, whether they are magazines who want you on their cover, or
whatever … Don’t be under any illusions … ALL of them want you because
they’re making money off your youth and your beauty … which they could
not do except for the fact your youth makes you blind to the evils of
show business. If you have an innocent heart you can’t recognise those
who do not."
Sinead's insight was remarkedly accurate, yet regrettably her wise "motherly" advice to Miley was met with misunderstanding and dismissal. Oh, Miley.
Check out this powerful and totally badass live performance by Sinead singing "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Sinead famously shaved her head as a statement against the music industry's commodification of femininity. In 1991, she even declined a Grammy award in protest to the industry's emphasis on profit over artistic and musical integrity. What a woman!