Do I create conflicts for myself? Sure I do. Glen Hansard conflictcreate Change image and share on social
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
You know, when I was a kid waiting on the bus, I remember that was when I imagined my life. I imagined everything that I was gonna be when I grew up and I imagined all of these amazing journeys and amazing people I'd meet. Of course, all of it has kind of come to fruition. Glen Hansard amazebusfruition share on social
Sadness is a very interesting idea, this idea of sadness being some kind of default setting that artists will go into. And then I started thinking about this idea of sadness and happiness, and the idea that sadness is very loud, and happiness is quiet. Glen Hansard artistdefaulthappiness 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
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
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