Eilish and Finneas honor Glen Hansard, crediting his music with shaping their artistry
TL;DR
Following Glen Hansard’s death in a motorcycle accident, Billie Eilish and Finneas—joined by their mother Maggie Baird—posted tributes recalling how Hansard’s music helped shape their careers: Finneas cites his first onstage song and Billie’s performances of songs from Once, while Maggie Baird calls him a transformative influence on their family.
- Billie Eilish and Finneas "would not be who they are" without Glen Hansard's music as family pay tribute NME
- Glen Hansard, Oscar-Winning Frontman of Irish Band the Frames, Dies at 56 The New York Times
- ‘Once’ Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash CNN
- Glen Hansard died in single-vehicle crash in Dublin in early hours of Wednesday The Irish Times
- Opinion | Glen Hansard and the Power of Song WSJ
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