During an appearance on The Late Late Show earlier this year, Glen Hansard reflected on how he started his career in music, as a teenager busking in Dublin. He spoke about his school principal Frankie Burns, who gave him time off school to busk and was in the Late Late Show audience that night. For more on this story and all the latest Irish and international news - http://www.rte.ie/news Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe.
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I'm completely shocked. The voice that carried our souls is gone. Glen wasn't just a musician, he was a force of nature.
Ireland has today not only lost a great musician but a great man. We are all in shock at this sad news. RIP Glen. 🙏🏻💐🕊️
So sad to hear of this news I was about to meet up with him in France in mid August for a big party . Lovely lovely man I spent two months with him in India on tour . God rest his soul 🙏🫂🙏
R.i.p ❤
Absolute legend
I wouldn't love music like I do now without this man being a part of my childhood
RIP Glen 🙏 😢
I truly believe that today we have lost our best, been listening since a kid in 1990 and later Swell,met that gentleman a couple of times at Frames gigs in Cork,a genuine down to earth gifted man. I'm 6 years younger than Glen and wept today. What a loss to his partner and little boy. Rest easy man 🇮🇪🎵
There are certainly worse things to have happen to you than dieing doing the things you love! Rest in peace brother, may you find all the loved ones you lost.
Rest in peace😢
When you think of irish music you have to think of Glen he may not have had the monitory success of other bands but will be remembered for everything good about being Irish RIP Glen ❤
RIP. Cause of death?
Such a sound lad, one of the good ones RIP 🥲
Your perfomance was amazing RIP 🙏
God rest your soul,Glen❤
Rip sir ❤❤❤
I met him years ago at his merch table playing in a dive bar. Very kind soul.
Star star, teach me how to shine shine, teach me so I know what's goin on in your mind.. 🎵🎶♥️
Just awful news, can't believe it. Such a huge loss.
So sad!