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
My life at home is super simple. My local bar with my mates, cooking for my mother, making tables, planting vegetables: It's the classic idea of the artistic existence. Glen Hansard artisticbarclassic Change image and share on social
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
The moment of drifting into thought has been so clipped by modern technology. Our lives are filled with distraction with smartphones and all the rest. People are so locked into not being present. Glen Hansard clipdistractiondrift Change image and share on social
There are people who can sit down and write a song about any given subject, and they can do it really, really well. Glen Hansard peoplesitsong 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
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
