Eccentric Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor has quit the social networking site after a recent backlash from fans
The Nothing Compares 2 U singer has removed herself from the website after receiving a a mountain of criticism from her online followers.
She spoke out against the negativity saying: "I've stopped Twitter now because, although it was fun for a while, I had to stop because I was getting too much abuse.
"Some people just take things so seriously, and things I was being funny about they would take terribly seriously."
She added: "Plus, it's a bit of an addiction; you got to stop it at some point and get on with living."
