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Glen Hansard Quotes

Sometimes you give birth to something or you’re part of a team that gives birth to an idea, and it grows and has a whole life of its own, and you feel grateful. It’s just so humbling Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

And for some reason, when I’m sad, I do listen to Leonard Cohen, I do listen to Joni Mitchell. I do find myself going to the music that’s actually reflecting my mood, as opposed to sticking on Motown, which might actually bring my mood up Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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In Irish law, busking is considered vagrancy - you can be arrested for it. It’s risky asking people for money in public. So it’s not like it’s a high-art job. And people who do it as a high-art job make very little money Picture Quote #1

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 Id meet. Of course, all of it has kind of come to fruition Picture Quote #1

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 great somehow makes your life valid Picture Quote #1

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, put on the coffee and sit down to write Picture Quote #1

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 collection of your diary entries and you pick which one’s gonna make the most sense together and you put out a record and you sort of live it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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My dad was quiet, angry, shut down. So my thing is: I express everything that’s there. I want to get it all out Picture Quote #1

Do I create conflicts for myself? Sure I do Picture Quote #1

I busked from the age of 13 until I was 18 Picture Quote #1

I guess in a way I just feel blessed to be able to make music Picture Quote #1

And I’ve always loved playing solo Picture Quote #1

I won’t say I’ve closed the door on acting Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes travelling really intensely for a long time is like having a continuous nervous breakdown Picture Quote #1

Well, everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you give birth to something or you’re part of a team that gives birth to an idea, and it grows and has a whole life of its own, and you feel grateful. It’s just so humbling Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

You know, albums are a funny thing. They’re not like an intellectual decision. It’s a collection of your kind of musings Picture Quote #1

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What happens to us all, I think, when we pick up a pen, is that we just become snobs Picture Quote #1

We saw too much beauty to be cynical, felt too much joy to be dismissive, climbed too many mountains to be quitters, kissed too many girls to be deceivers, saw too many sunrises not to be believers, broke too many strings to be pro’s and gave too much love to be concerned where it goes Picture Quote #1

There are people who can sit down and write a song about any given subject, and they can do it really, really well Picture Quote #1

My dad was quiet, angry, shut down. So my thing is: I express everything that’s there. I want to get it all out Picture Quote #1

Keeping the pen out of your hand as much as possible is the best way to write a song, in my estimation. But the pen must come in to tighten it up Picture Quote #1

I’ve realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it’s equally as important Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes you give birth to something or you’re part of a team that gives birth to an idea, and it grows and has a whole life of its own, and you feel grateful. It’s just so humbling. (Glen Hansard Quotes) 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 Quotes) And for some reason, when I’m sad, I do listen to Leonard Cohen, I do listen to Joni Mitchell. I do find myself going to the music that’s actually reflecting my mood, as opposed to sticking on Motown, which might actually bring my mood up (Glen Hansard Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) In Irish law, busking is considered vagrancy - you can be arrested for it. It’s risky asking people for money in public. So it’s not like it’s a high-art job. And people who do it as a high-art job make very little money (Glen Hansard Quotes) 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 Id meet. Of course, all of it has kind of come to fruition (Glen Hansard Quotes) 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 great somehow makes your life valid. (Glen Hansard Quotes) 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, put on the coffee and sit down to write. (Glen Hansard Quotes) 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 collection of your diary entries and you pick which one’s gonna make the most sense together and you put out a record and you sort of live it. (Glen Hansard Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Do I create conflicts for myself? Sure I do (Glen Hansard Quotes) I busked from the age of 13 until I was 18 (Glen Hansard Quotes) I guess in a way I just feel blessed to be able to make music (Glen Hansard Quotes) And I’ve always loved playing solo (Glen Hansard Quotes) I won’t say I’ve closed the door on acting (Glen Hansard Quotes) Sometimes travelling really intensely for a long time is like having a continuous nervous breakdown (Glen Hansard Quotes) Well, everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking (Glen Hansard Quotes) Sometimes you give birth to something or you’re part of a team that gives birth to an idea, and it grows and has a whole life of its own, and you feel grateful. It’s just so humbling (Glen Hansard Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) What happens to us all, I think, when we pick up a pen, is that we just become snobs (Glen Hansard Quotes) We saw too much beauty to be cynical, felt too much joy to be dismissive, climbed too many mountains to be quitters, kissed too many girls to be deceivers, saw too many sunrises not to be believers, broke too many strings to be pro’s and gave too much love to be concerned where it goes (Glen Hansard Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Keeping the pen out of your hand as much as possible is the best way to write a song, in my estimation. But the pen must come in to tighten it up (Glen Hansard Quotes) I’ve realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it’s equally as important (Glen Hansard Quotes)

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