Glen Hansard

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559 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 29 Jul

Glen Hansard’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Brendan O'Connor · Glen Hansard Interview - February 14th 2026 · 29 Jul 2026 podcast

And I was, I suddenly had my path.

And I went, very luckily, I used to get sent down to the principal a lot because it wasn't that I was bad in school or that I was, I was just, I was a bit of a clown because I just did.

Spirited.

Spirit, I didn't have the attention span to kind of stay with the classes.

And I'd end up down with Frankie a lot.

And Frankie Byrne was my headmaster.

And Frankie and I got on great because I was in a decent class.

I wasn't in the super smart class, but I was in a good class in the school.

But he'd be like, what are you into, Glenn?

And I was like, I'm into the guitar.

And I was like, okay, you're into the guitar.

What hue do you like?

And I was like, I like Dylan.

I like Leonard Cohen.

And I like Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell.

And he was like, wow, these are all way out of your... How did you hear these people?

Like your generation's listening to Duran Duran.

And I said, well, I got into it through my uncle.

And I discovered Bob Dylan through my friend of...

One of the great things about Ballymorm was that all of the lads, especially the lads who did drugs, they all had great taste in music.

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