The one person who came to her aid in the days that followed was Kris Kristofferson.

Total stunned silence in the audience, she wrote.

And when I walk backstage, literally not a human being is in sight.

FILE - Kris Kristofferson comforts Sinead O’Connor after she was booed off stage during the Bob Dylan anniversary concert at New York Madison Square Garden, on Oct. 17, 1992. The performance was O’Connor’s first live event since she ripped a picture of Pope John Paul II during a performance on “Saturday Night Live.” O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56.  The singer’s family issued a statement reported Wednesday by the BBC and RTE. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)

All doors have closed.

Including my own manager, who locks himself in his room for three days and unplugs his phone.

When she left the studio, two young men chased her down the street and threw eggs at her.

Before long, everyone from Madonna to Sinatra criticized OConnor in public.

This must be one stupid broad, Sinatra told the audience at a show in New Jersey.

Id kick her ass if she were a guy.

She must beat her kids to stay in shape.

Im real proud to introduce this next artist whose name became synonymous with courage and integrity, he said.

Ladies and gentlemen, Sinead OConnor.