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Sinead OConnorhas announced her retirement from her music career in a series of tweets on Friday night.

This is to announce my retirement from touring and from working in the record business.
Ive gotten older and Im tired.
So its time for me to hang up my nipple tassels, having truly given my all.
NVDA in 2022 will be my last release.
She continued, Its not sad news.
Its staggeringly beautiful news.
A wise warrior knows when he or she should retreat.
She also added, Its been a forty year journey.
Time to put the feet up and make other dreams come true.
This is to announce my retirement from touring and from working in the record business.
I’ve gotten older and I’m tired.
So it’s time for me to hang up my nipple tassels, having truly given my all.
NVDA in 2022 will be my last release.
And there’ll be no more touring or promo.
It’s not sad news.
It’s staggeringly beautiful news.
I guess the book made me realise I’m my own boss.
I didn’t wanna wait for permission from the men, as to when I could announce it.
Fuck retiring,she tweetedon June 7.
I was temporarily allowing pigs in lipstick to fuck my head up … when people wonder what derailed my career?
OConnor wrote in her statement.
As if mad makes you invalid.