Well, everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking. Glen Hansard busklearnsing Change image and share on social
I pick up my guitar and play. Something might come, and then the pen comes out. Then an edit, until something comes out that you're actually satisfied with. Glen Hansard editguitarpen Change image and share on social
My dad was quiet, angry, shut down. So my thing is: I express everything that's there. I want to get it all out. Glen Hansard angrydadexpress Change image and share on social
Well, playing a guy who writes songs and busks on Grafton Street in Dublin and falls in love with Marketa Irglova wasn't very difficult for me. There was very little acting going on. Glen Hansard actbuskdifficult Change image and share on social
I love the idea of leaving some of the original abstract thought in, because the problem is that when you pick up a pen you become a snob, your own worse critic. You edit yourself in a way that is non-creative. Glen Hansard abstractbadlycreative share on social
If you stand still in any city long enough, you see everyone pass you by. So you're in Chicago. If you stand on the corner of Belmont and Clark, and you do that for three years, you'll pretty much have seen everybody in Chicago pass that junction. Glen Hansard belmontchicagocity share on social
I choose to believe that there is good in people and that everything is a lesson. Our place on Earth is to go deeper, to somehow get wiser. To have spirit. Glen Hansard choosedeepearth Change image and share on social
A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it's the right kind of song you can sing it for the rest of your life. Glen Hansard kindliferest Change image and share on social
If you don't mark your successes, the day your ship comes in could be just another day at the office, and there's no poetry in that. Glen Hansard daymarkoffice Change image and share on social
As a busker, one thing that does not work is self-consciousness. A busker needs to be working. A busker needs to shed all ego and get down to work. Play your songs, play them well, earn your money, and don't get in people's way. Glen Hansard buskerconsciousnessearn share on social
