RIP:Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries
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Really liked her voice.
Really liked her voice.
Singer Dolores O'Riordan, of the Irish band The Cranberries, has died at age 46.
Her publicist Lindsey Holmes told the Associated Press that O'Riordan died suddenly Monday in London, where she was recording. The cause of death wasn't immediately available.
Holmes says the singer's family is "devastated" by the shocking news.
Formed in Limerick, Ireland, The Cranberries became international stars in the 1990s with hits including "Zombie" and "Linger" that fused the alternative rock edge with poppy tunefulness.
She is survived by her three children, Taylor Baxter, 20, Molly Leigh, 16, and Dakota Rain, 12.
Her publicist Lindsey Holmes told the Associated Press that O'Riordan died suddenly Monday in London, where she was recording. The cause of death wasn't immediately available.
Holmes says the singer's family is "devastated" by the shocking news.
Formed in Limerick, Ireland, The Cranberries became international stars in the 1990s with hits including "Zombie" and "Linger" that fused the alternative rock edge with poppy tunefulness.
She is survived by her three children, Taylor Baxter, 20, Molly Leigh, 16, and Dakota Rain, 12.
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Saw them, loved them, the last night that I was in my 20’s — clock struck 30 on the way home. RIP.
Holy heck!
I remember buying the Cranberries "To the Faithful Departed" on the way back from work on release night.
One of maybe 3 bands where I purchased the album when it was released. Back in those days it meant Tuesday night at midnight I believe.
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I read the news today, oh boy...
Seriously, I just read about it. Shocking. She had an unusual singing style, but that's what I liked about her. Songs like "Linger" and "Dreams" grabbed me.
R.I.P.
Seriously, I just read about it. Shocking. She had an unusual singing style, but that's what I liked about her. Songs like "Linger" and "Dreams" grabbed me.
R.I.P.
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I feel like Zombie is the quintessential rock song of the 90's. That and the music of Nirvana. So thought provoking and sad.
On another front, watched the HBO show about David Bowie that walks through his last projects. Wow....scary weird dude but such a likable guy.
On another front, watched the HBO show about David Bowie that walks through his last projects. Wow....scary weird dude but such a likable guy.
I LOVED Dolores O’Riordan...unique lovely voice, super talented songwriter, and just stunningly beautiful eyes. The Cranberries were definitely a big part of the soundtrack of my college years. So very sad to hear this news. RIP sweet Dolores.
They were definitely one of my favorites from the 90s. They were great when they rocked and when they slowed it down. I always found her to be sad yet powerful, distant yet engaged. Tough to explain exactly, but I guess that is what great art does. Very sad to hear of her passing.
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Would like to have seen the David Bowie show.
I'm an Arcade Fire fan so I really liked this video I ran across on youtube...
Saw that as well and agree totally. He was definitely out there, and may have had some alien genes.
Always wonder about some artists and what drove them. She was 46 with 3 kids between 12 and 20. Too young, too talented to die. The Cranberries stands out to me particularly because it was the first time that my wife and I said "heck yeah" when our children asked to "turn this song up louder."
I liked some of the songs that received lesser radio time...here's one. First I've seen this, but I find the pictures of her on this video interesting. Serious, deep in thought, reflective. You mystify me Dolores.
I liked some of the songs that received lesser radio time...here's one. First I've seen this, but I find the pictures of her on this video interesting. Serious, deep in thought, reflective. You mystify me Dolores.
Such sad news. I absolutely loved her voice and music, it just reverberated in my ears. She was one of the few singers that I would just close my eyes so there would be no distractions to the beauty of her voice. Now as I close my eyes a flood of wonderful memories fill my head, and I feel both happy and sad, but mostly sad right now.
RIP. She was so talented....that voice was so mesmerizing.
She was bipolar, and attempted suicide in 2013. No one is saying anything.
Sad, but I think she probably took her own life.
Just reading up on her in the last day or so, it appears that she had some mental illness (depression, bipolar, anorexic) and had been sexually abused as a girl. I also read that she attempted suicide in the last few years. Hopefully that is not the cause of her death.
Lead singer of The Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, died of fentanyl poisoning on Monday, source in the London Police Department said.
Authorities found counterfeit fentanyl near the 46-year-old's rocker's bed, a source told the Santa Monica Observer. The source added that no official cause of death has been declared yet, saying that an official cause of death will be announced later with the toxicology report.
The source also added that suicide and a deliberate overdose are suspected.
After splitting from her husband of 20 years in 2014, O'Riordan's life took a hard personal turn. The Irish singer spoke publicly about suicide and her bipolar disorder, which she said she was diagnosed with in 2015 and said she'd struggled with the symptoms for years.
In 2014, she told the Belfast Telegraph that she once tried to take her own life. “I tried to overdose last year... I suppose I am meant to stay here for the kids,” she said at the time.
Authorities found counterfeit fentanyl near the 46-year-old's rocker's bed, a source told the Santa Monica Observer. The source added that no official cause of death has been declared yet, saying that an official cause of death will be announced later with the toxicology report.
The source also added that suicide and a deliberate overdose are suspected.
After splitting from her husband of 20 years in 2014, O'Riordan's life took a hard personal turn. The Irish singer spoke publicly about suicide and her bipolar disorder, which she said she was diagnosed with in 2015 and said she'd struggled with the symptoms for years.
In 2014, she told the Belfast Telegraph that she once tried to take her own life. “I tried to overdose last year... I suppose I am meant to stay here for the kids,” she said at the time.
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Cranberries singer died from drowning while drunk, inquest hears
Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, died in January by drowning due to alcohol intoxication, an inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court heard Thursday, according to Britain's Press Association.
The death of O'Riordanat the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane in London was an accident, coroner Shirley Radcliffe ruled at Westminster Coroner's Court, PA reported.
O'Riordan, who was 46 when she died, was in London for a short recording session, according to a statement from her publicist at the time.
Police officer Natalie Smart, who attended the scene, told the inquest that O'Riordan was found in the bath in her hotel room, PA said Thursday.
Five miniature bottles and a bottle of champagne were found in the room along with containers of prescription drugs with a number of tablets inside, according to PA.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/06/uk/dolores-o-riordan-cranberries-singer-inquest-intl/index.html
Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, died in January by drowning due to alcohol intoxication, an inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court heard Thursday, according to Britain's Press Association.
The death of O'Riordanat the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane in London was an accident, coroner Shirley Radcliffe ruled at Westminster Coroner's Court, PA reported.
O'Riordan, who was 46 when she died, was in London for a short recording session, according to a statement from her publicist at the time.
Police officer Natalie Smart, who attended the scene, told the inquest that O'Riordan was found in the bath in her hotel room, PA said Thursday.
Five miniature bottles and a bottle of champagne were found in the room along with containers of prescription drugs with a number of tablets inside, according to PA.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/06/uk/dolores-o-riordan-cranberries-singer-inquest-intl/index.html
Thanks much ro, one of my all time favorites. I ocassionally go into an emotional, frisson moment during the performance of Ave Maria.
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