Kris Kristofferson tells Sinéad O’Connor ‘Don’t let the bastards get you down’ at Madison Square Garden, 1992
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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And he said this to the crowd:
Kristofferson came out to introduce O’Connor, saying, “I’m real proud to introduce this next artist whose name became synonymous with courage and integrity”.
If she had ripped up a pic of the pope in early 2002, no one would’ve batted an eye. She was just ahead of her time. Great artist none the less.
She was right.
Kris Kristofferson is the man. After his death I’ve gone full bore into his discography and it’s amazing.
The whole world owes Sinead an apology.
Beautiful, brave, troubled, talented woman.
She looks both vulnerable and powerful somehow. I’m kind of fond of this look for her.
Kris was the truest blue of the Highwaymen.
And I love him for this.
Kris was always a stand up guy. I hope he wasn’t secretly a terrible person and I’m just not aware lol
The irony of this taking place at a Bob Dylan anniversary celebration is too much. I really wish Sinéad would have yelled “Judas!” back at the audience before leaving the stage.
A very complex woman. It’s hard to really nail down her as a person, but a truly talented musican who I think just wanted the world to be a better place.
I always remember her for her bravery and saying what she thought, like the time she said she wanted the Republic of Ireland to be destroyed and replaced by a United Ireland and that Ireland should’ve stayed under British rule….a hell of thing to say considering her background.
I was like 14 and my mom was a staunch Catholic. We didn’t have a lot of modern music in our house to begin with, but after that show of defiance to the pope, I didn’t end up hearing her music until after she passed.
She looks so young here. This person a third of the globe turned on was so young. I can’t imagine what it felt like to perform again.
She replied, “I’m not down.”
She was right.
RIP to the both of them.
Kris was like “you need to hang out with a bunch of drunken, dope-smoking cowboy types. Then no one will give a shit what you say.”
we really did her dirty. fuck the Catholic church, and RIP Sinead.
I lost count how many times I watched Convoy as a kid.
He seemed like a very nice guy…RIP bro.
We owe her a big apology, RIP Sinead
And she still hasn’t receivable apology from the media (posthumously obviously)
She’s looking more and more correct every day.
He always was a real one.
If you know anything about Dylan in the 60s, getting booed at his gig means you’re onto something
Check out the songs he wrote…including Me and Bobby Mcgee, he was also a Rhodes scholar.
Both dead
Has he made it to Mexico yet?
While he’s cool and all, why the fuck does everyone credit him more than her here? Watch the video, she sings her fucking heart out to everyone, not him. Sinead is the amazing one. Dont give dudes credit for doing the bare minimum (im a dude that only does the bare minimum, myself).
She was so utterly amazing in every way.
can someone explain what’s going on this photo
Did he save her?
that man had a great voice, loved him in “payback”
I hate the way she exited this plain of existence and do hope she is at peace.
That the dude from Blade?!
based whisler
Nil carborundum
RIP to both.
I rip $1 bills in half most of the time. I tape them together and their still good to use. No big deal. It’s just a picture. Pope did not feel a thing….well….he is sick now…..Next!!!!
Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum.
Even more relevant now than in 92…
“Be a stout-hearted little lad, and DONT LET IT GET YOU DOWN.”
-Disney’s Robin Hood, 1973