Sinead O'Connor, back in the limelight providing vocals on the current ADF single, has posted a message on her website to say she is quitting the music business. The message reads: "As of July 2003 I shall be retiring from the music business in order to pursue a different career. The last recordings I will make will be (believe it or not) a track for Dolly Parton's upcoming tribute album and a track for [Irish accordionist] Sharon Shannon's forthcoming album. I would request that as of July, since I seek no longer to be a 'famous' person, and instead I wish to live a 'normal' life, could people please afford me my privacy."
Although O'Connor has talked about quitting the music biz before, in more recent times she has talked about a number of different music projects she was interested in pursuing. It is probably the latest decision is linked to a fatigue syndrome that recently caused the O'Connor to cancel a string of support slots on Massive Attack's European tour.