Song Quotes by Glen Hansard

I busked from the age of 13 until I was 18.

— Glen Hansard

Everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking. Busking, you learn people, you learn about reading…

— Glen Hansard

And I've always loved playing solo.

— Glen Hansard

I think ultimately, people are selfish in that department [blues], in a good way - the reason we're attracted to art is because it…

— Glen Hansard

The muse holds no appointments. You can never call on it. I don't understand people who get up at 9 o'clock in the morning,…

— Glen Hansard

This weird thing that musicians have... it's got something to do with approval, and not feeling good enough, and therefore going out and being…

— Glen Hansard

The moment of drifting into thought has been so clipped by modern technology. Our lives are filled with distraction with smartphones and all the…

— Glen Hansard

Certain songs have a life, and certain songs don't. A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it's…

— Glen Hansard

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…

— Glen Hansard

I'm not an actor, and I'll never call myself an actor. I've never thought of it as part of my life. I'll always be…

— Glen Hansard

You know, when I was a kid waiting on the bus, I remember that was when I imagined my life. I imagined everything that…

— Glen Hansard

You know, albums are a funny thing. They're not like an intellectual decision. It's a collection of your kind of musings.

— Glen Hansard

You know, albums are a funny thing. They're not like an intellectual decision. It's a collection of your kind of musings. Like it's a…

— Glen Hansard

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…

— Glen Hansard

“Let me off this boat, im sick of this ride.”

— Glen Hansard