SINEAD O’CONNOR on Bob Dylan’s influence:
‘Idiot Wind’ is the song that made me finally decide I wanted to go into the music business.
One of the things I love about Bob is he doesn’t hide his ugly side. Most of us are so busy almost being our own agents, that we pretend we’re nice all the time. I found ‘Idiot Wind’ was a very brave song, because it showed his temper.
In the Ireland I grew up in, there was no place for anger, especially if you were a girl.
It made me think, okay, I’m so angry that I don’t really fit anywhere except the music business. ‘Idiot Wind’ taught me that in music you can say anything that’s forbidden outside of music, whether it’s “I hate you” or “I love you”.’
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