Between 1992 and 1993, O'Connor had an affair with British singer Peter Gabriel, whom she accompanied on his Secret World Tour in May 1993 and at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards in September. In October 1993, Sinéad O'Connor, at the age of 27, admitted to having attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills as a reaction to Peter Gabriel's refusal to make their relationship permanent. This experience inspired her to write Thank You for Hearing Me.
Between 1992 and 1993, O'Connor had an affair with British singer Peter Gabriel, whom she accompanied on his Secret Wor:ld Tour in May 1993 and at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards in September. In October 1993, Sinéad O'Connor, at the age of 27, admitted to having attempted suicide by overdosing o:n sleeping pills as a reaction to Peter Gabriel's refusal to make their relationship permanent. This experience inspired her to: write Thank You for Hearing Me.