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 Read Quote
I only ever really take out my guitar when I’m miserable, which isn’t necessarily a very good time to do it. Glen Hansard Read Quote
A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it’s the right kind of song you can sing it for the rest of your life. Glen Hansard Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote