Glen Hansard

[Norah]

Neko Case not happy with the fawning over Glen.

[tragabigzanda]

I've never listened to a single Glen song all the way through; never saw Once; never saw him open for Ed. I hold NO opinion about him because I have literally nothing to go on.

But I've been a big Neko Case fan for years, and she does not fuck around.

[Jorge]

There's been mutterings about Hansard for years (some were even briefly mentioned on RM) but nothing that ever rose beyond rumors from what I can tell

I don't really know what to make of this. I'm just sorry to everyone grieving

[VinylGuy]

yeah, even if what Neko Case is saying is true, and i get why she might get pissed about everyone talking about Glen now he died, i get a little icky about the timing of her newsletter to say the least.

I dont ever listened to Case or followed her at all, so i dont quite understand were that comes from, nor i also dont quite listened to Glen or followed him through but respect to the mourning families and friends of anyone should be a priority in any case.

[wease]

Damn. Nemo laying it out.

I bet her newsletter won’t be allowed at the Pit.

[96583UP]

based on my 5 minutes of research on her wikipedia page, and reading her newsletter rant, my analysis is as follows:

- she appears to have an immense amount of bias against male humans

- this bias appears to be a common theme in her art

- a 31 year old male made a bad sexual comment (joke?) to her once on a rock and roll tour

- that male later got handsier with someone else than she thought appropriate on that tour, but it's unclear if the others there who witnessed it felt the same way

- so maybe she was biased by her sexist rage and assigned a degree of malice to those events that wouldn't be assigned by a less-biased person

- maybe Glen's good deeds and positive impact and behaviours toward people vastly outweigh the unpleasantness of those discrete events

- such that maligning him at his passing (25 years later) is immature and shameful (to say the least)

[WtOB?]

not sure who neko case is but i'll set a reminder to talk shit about her when she dies.

[spike]

Neko’s account not surprising considering Glen was a known groomer?

[zeb]

I understand why fans of Hansard would choose to turn away from these accounts - it's confronting when your connection with an artist or their art is at odds with their actions and your personal values.

[Norah]

rm proves once again that yes, all men

[VinylGuy]

Shoot them Norah, shoot ‘em!!!!

[Norah]

well that would certainly be an escalation

[VinylGuy]

It has to start somewhere

[Norah]

start here *points at crotch*

[VinylGuy]

the correct answer was ¨it has to start sometime¨ but ok, let keep it nasty

[dprival78]

eddie just sang song of good hope at the funeral with marketa (at least i think that's who it was)

[96583UP]

I understand why fans of Hansard would choose to turn away from these accounts - it's confronting when your connection with an artist or their art is at odds with their actions and your personal values.

also true

[lecherouslittlestump]

Neko Case not happy with the fawning over Glen.

Many people in the Dublin music scene aren't happy with the fawning over Glen either

[Anders]

I've listened a lot more to Neko Case, and her band, than Glen. I love her music.

I think, based on her blog post alone, talking bad about someone that just died, over what she wrote, is in bad taste.

[tragabigzanda]

I've listened a lot more to Neko Case, and her band, than Glen. I love her music.

I think, based on her blog post alone, talking bad about someone that just died, over what she wrote, is in bad taste.

I never understood this view. I hope people feel unencumbered to get anything off their chest when I kick it.