O’Connor stresses her spirituality

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor says that after two years of retirement, she is returning to music -- but not the pop scene.

“I want to at least aim my records at a more spiritualized market,” she told the Irish music magazine Hotpress.

O’Connor, best known for her song “Nothing Compares 2 U” and for shredding a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live,” announced her retirement two years ago. She said she wanted to concentrate on raising her children. She also disclosed she was battling a fatigue illness called fibromyalgia.

Now, she says her music would have religious qualities. The 38-year-old singer said she was already working on material for three records and would perform in the next few months at a special appearance in Belfast, Ireland.