Sinéad O'Connor: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Sinéad O'Connor said elsewhere, not written here

Muhammad Ali. I never liked him boxing; offstage, he was an archangel.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

My husband, who always seems to have everything in control and is so consistent.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2024 source ↗

Alison Steadman British actress

I have great hopes for Barack Obama.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

Mike Skinner English rapper

Bill Drummond, Thomas Bangalter and Jay-Z.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

My sister. She is the most loving, positive and generous person I know.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

If Dave and Robert came to dine.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2013 source ↗

Bob Marley's Ride Natty Ride.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2013 source ↗

When I am performing, and when my kids make musical mayhem.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2013 source ↗

The possibility that my forensic accountant might not be mistaken about various people badly using me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2013 source ↗

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