RIP: One Of Our Very FAVORITE Singers Has Passed Away…

I was a weird kid… When other kids my age were obsessed with the Backstreet Boys and the Spice Girls… I loved David Bowie and the Cranberries.

The only celebrity death that has EVER made me cry was Bowie’s.. but this one hits me pretty deep. I can’t believe this.

Dolores O’Riordan, of the Cranberries, has died at the age of 46.

According to the Guardian:

Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer with the multi-platinum band the Cranberries, has died aged 46.

The news was confirmed by her publicist, but no cause of death has yet been announced. O’Riordan, who had to cancel a tour with a reunited Cranberries in 2017 due to a back problem, had been in London for a recording session.

Musicians have started to pay tribute, including Irish songwriter Hozier, who said he was “shocked and saddened”, and that O’Riordan’s voice “threw into question what a voice could sound like in that context of rock. I’d never heard somebody use their instrument in that way.”

My first time hearing Dolores O’Riordan’s voice was unforgettable. It threw into question what a voice could sound like in that context of Rock. I’d never heard somebody use their instrument in that way. Shocked and saddened to hear of her passing, thoughts are with her family.

— Hozier (@Hozier) January 15, 2018

Irish rockers Kodaline said they were “absolutely shocked” by the news, and pop singer Maggie Rogers said “Dolores O’Riordan’s voice helped me understand my place in the world”. Jim Corr of Irish pop group the Corrs passed his “deepest sympathies” to O’Riordan’s family.

Duran Duran, whose tour manager Don Burton was married to O’Riordan for over 20 years before their divorce in 2014, said they were “crushed” by the news.

O’Riordan, born in Limerick in 1971, joined the Cranberries – then called the Cranberry Saw Us – in 1990, and performed with them until 2008 when they took a hiatus. Driven by O’Riordan’s heartfelt vocals and their unmistakeable west Irish accent, they became hugely successful on both sides of the Atlantic.

No word yet on how she passed away.

Here are a few of my (and everyone else’s) favorites:

46, man… I can’t wrap my head around that.

I’ll be listening to her music all day today. I’m really bummed about this.