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LGBT People Pay Tribute to The Cranberries' Delores O'Riordan
A source of inspiration for young people in the '90s, the lead singer of The Cranberries has died.
January 15 2018 4:17 PM EST
January 14 2018 11:42 PM EST
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A source of inspiration for young people in the '90s, the lead singer of The Cranberries has died.
LGBT people are paying tribute today to The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan, who has died at age 46.
The Irish band broke through in the '90s with "Linger" and then became the music of many young people. Although O'Riordan was straight, her music inspired LGBT people. Queer singer Lane Moore, of the band It Was Romance, put it clearly, writing on Twitter that "Her music helped me not die when I thought life would kill me."
The band and O'Riordan were trending Monday on Twitter, where LGBT people expressed heartbreak and shared what the singer meant to them.
\u201cThank you to The Cranberries for soundtracking a lot of my gay boy angst and solo crying\u201d— Carey O'Donnell (@Carey O'Donnell) 1516038882
\u201cOMG. So incredibly sad. The Cranberries were the soundtrack to my life in the 90\u2019s and Dolores\u2019s voice had so much power and soul. Sending light to her in the beyond \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb https://t.co/coxFaJk8mH\u201d— Eli Lieb (@Eli Lieb) 1516040606
\u201cOh wow. Dolores O\u2019Riordan was a BIG part of my childhood. Helped me give myself permission to be.\u201d— Cameron Esposito (@Cameron Esposito) 1516038497
\u201cDolores O\u2019Riordan was a highly talented and meaningful source of inspiration to me. I\u2019m so upset to hear that she\u2019s gone. I will play her music forever. https://t.co/7HSf6l029t\u201d— Brad Walsh (@Brad Walsh) 1516040657
\u201cThe Cranberries was one of the first bands that felt like I discovered them (I didnt). \u201cDreams\u201d is still one of my favorite songs. And the hair.\u201d— river buddy butcher \ud83e\udd20 (@river buddy butcher \ud83e\udd20) 1516037696
\u201cI can't believe it. Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries is gone. Her voice, her songs, were instrumental in my evolution as a human on this earth. RIP you beautiful creature. https://t.co/1TwkoH1tS4\u201d— Fawzia Mirza (@Fawzia Mirza) 1516040665
\u201cSo sad to hear about Dolores O\u2019Riordan passing from The Cranberries. \u201cDreams\u201d definitely was my song growing up and still one of those songs that gives me all the feels. RIP\u201d— Justin Martindale (@Justin Martindale) 1516039662
\u201cI used to wail to Zombie and Linger and all the Cranberries songs in high school. You meant so much to us Dolores! https://t.co/udWyxVI6Iv\u201d— Jerry Portwood (@Jerry Portwood) 1516038379
\u201cI officially feel old. She was my teenage soundtrack along with all the other My So Called Life bands. https://t.co/cvTydV2XIC\u201d— Willam (@Willam) 1516046882
\u201cRIP to #TheCranberries' Dolores O'Riordan, a now immortal voice who was the soundtrack to many of our youths.\u201d— Marcos Mateo Ochoa \u262e\ufe0f (@Marcos Mateo Ochoa \u262e\ufe0f) 1516038404
\u201cSo absolutely heartbreaking to hear of Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan's passing. Rest in peace. https://t.co/nYH1leU3yb\u201d— Perez Hilton (@Perez Hilton) 1516038901
Here is the tweet from artist Moore. Click through for the complete thread.