The death of Dolores O'Riordan came as a shock to her friends and colleagues. The 46-year-old Irish singer, best known as the frontwoman of the Cranberries band, was found in her Hilton Hotel room in London on the morning of Monday, Jan. 15.
O'Riordan had battled depression for much of her life and had attempted suicide in 2013, according to the Mail.
“I was at the hypomanic side of the spectrum on and off for a long period but generally you can only last at that end for around three months before you hit rock bottom and go down into depression,” she continied. “When you’re manic you don’t sleep and get very paranoid. So I’m dealing with it with medication.”
Just hours before she died, O'Riordan left a voice message to Dan Waite, managing director of Eleven Seven Music, who used to work with the Cranberries.
O'Riordan seldom used social media over the past year, but during the last several weeks had posted twice on Twitter and appeared in a couple photos on Instagram with her boyfriend, Olé Koretsky.
Koretsky is a singer, producer, and songwriter with the rockband D.A.R.K. O'Riordan was recording with the band since 2014, resulting in a 2016 album “Science Agrees.”
O'Riordan, was in London to record vocals with the Bad Wolves band for a new rendition of her 1994 hit “Zombie.”
“Dolores O'Riordan and The Cranberries had an immense influence on rock and pop music in Ireland and internationally,” she said. “To all those who follow and support Irish music, Irish musicians and the performing arts her death will be a big loss.”
“We are devastated on the passing of our friend Dolores. She was an extraordinary talent and we feel very privileged to have been part of her life from 1989 when we started the Cranberries. The world has lost a true artist today.”
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