This little-known story about Sinead O’Connor has gone viral because it’s so moving
These were his words on the incident.
About the incident, he says:
"Sinead had just recently on Saturday Night Live torn up a picture of the Pope, in a gesture that I thought was very misunderstood. And she came out and got booed. They told me to go get her off the stage and I said 'I'm not about to do that' […]
— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019
[…] I went out and I said 'Don't let the bastards get you down'. She said 'I'm not down' and she sang. It was very courageous. It just seemed wrong to me, booing that little girl out there. But she's always had courage."
— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019
Audra drew a parallel with a recent ad campaign.
The recent Gillette ad has started/furthered a lot of conversations about what alternatives to toxic masculinity look like. This is it. pic.twitter.com/xATL9KUr9K
— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019
It had clearly made a strong impression on the Country star.
This song was on his 2009 album "Closer to the Bone" pic.twitter.com/9qFtNYpRif
— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019
Audra shared a link to the song and the footage of the moving moment.
You can hear the song and watch their interaction here:https://t.co/c3gAxJ4zZG
— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019
You can see that she pulls away at one point and either throws up or nearly throws up. He just grabs her back in his arms and holds her tight. My heart. <3 pic.twitter.com/H34vIPYwDM
— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019
She reached out to the pair for what the incident had meant to her – and it had obviously touched many more people.
I am so happy this story is resonating with and being shared by so many people. If anyone reading this happens to know either O'Connor or Kristofferson, please thank them for me. What they both did has been a source of comfort and strength since I was 16. <3
— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019
The thread has had over 18k retweets and many more likes, with replies such as these showing how it has affected its readers.
Sinead has always been my hero & I knew Kris K was amazing but I didn’t know just how amazing👇🏽👇🏽 https://t.co/kInPaWAoGV
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) January 20, 2019
Please read this thread. I had a unique view of the concert, as I produced a version of it to air on television and was able to see interactions through this access. Kris was everything described and more. A true gentleman. And Sinead is not wrong about the Catholic Church either https://t.co/mI8dru9UD7
— Theresa Kereakes (@TheresaKereakes) January 20, 2019
When Sinead Met Kris.
This is a great thread & a tribute to two courageous intelligent big-hearted artists. https://t.co/zD0DZQL5t1— Curtis Stigers (@curtisstigers) January 20, 2019
Kris Kristofferson – music legend and top masculine role model.
