Sinead O’Connor says nobody has ever seen her looking like a woman.
The musician hit headlines after an image of the cover for her new album I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss was released.
O’Connor thinks the picture, which shows her with shoulder-length black hair, shocked so many people because she has never particularly been identified as a woman.
“Nobody had ever seen me with hair. Nobody had ever seen me looking like a woman,” she told USA Today magazine.
“Nobody’s ever seen that side of me musically, either. I’ve always been the warrior woman. I’ve never particularly been the soul-romantic woman.”
The record – O’Connor’s 10th studio album – also represents a new sound for her. The 47-year-old explains that her new LP was inspired by some of her American blues heroes, namely Freddie King, Elmore James and Buddy Guy.
“For two-and-a-half years, I’ve been obsessed with nothing but blues,” Sin
