Sinéad O’Connor.Photo: Andrew Chin/Getty

Sinead O’Connor

Sinéad O’Connor’s final wishes for herchildrenhave been revealed.

O’Connor also requested that her albums, which sold 6.2 million globally, be released as she urged her children to “milk it for what it’s worth.”

O’Connor pictured with her sons Shane and Yeshua in Dublin in 2012.WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy

DHP7T6 Sinead O’Connor with sons Shane and Yeshua Celebrities outside the RTE Studios for ‘The Late Late Show’ Dublin, Ireland

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“I direct that after my death, and at the discretion of any of my children who are then over 18, my albums are to be released to ‘milk it for what it’s worth,'" the singer wrote in the 2013 signed document, perThe Sun.

“My children can dispense my ashes as they see fit,” she added.

O’Connor died at age 56 after being found “unresponsive” at a home in London on July 26, 2023.

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O’Connor pictured with her eldest son Jake Reynolds in 2003.ShowBizIreland.com/Getty

DUBLIN, IRELAND - JUNE 21: Musician Sinead O’Connor and son attend the Special Olympics Ceremony at Croke Park Stadium on June 21, 2003 in Dublin, Ireland.

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In her will, the mom-of-four planned to pass down her religious regalia to her late son Shane and her guitar collection to her youngest child, Yeshua. She named her music producer ex-husband John as executor,The Sunreported. The pair were married from 1987 to 1991.

O’Connor’s official cause of deathwas revealed a year after her death in July 2024.

The “Nothing Compares to 2 U” singer died from “exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower respiratory tract infection,” theIrish Independentreported at the time — citing the Grammy winner’s death certificate.

source: people.com