Heartbreaking news. Over the weekend a friend and I were gushing to another friend about ONCE and Glen's career and the unbeatable experience of seeing him live in a small venue where the sheer passionate force of his voice pinned you to the wall. He was one of a kind.
The New York TimesBreaking News: Glen Hansard, the Irish musician who won an Oscar for the song “Falling Slowly” from the movie “Once,” has died at 56 in a motorcycle crash.