@dalivox Haters are going to hate. Glen's family know what it would have meant to Glen. May they find comfort in the love of all those surrounding them at this sad time that may surpass those criticisms.
I thought this was a beautiful gesture. Bono rewrote the lyrics of Beautiful Day for his late friend. This song will now always remind me of their friendship.
#beautifulday#U2
Bono & Glen Hansard were incredibly close friends. Bono was asked to do the reading by Glen Hansard’s family & the funeral organizers.
Because Hansard's death was sudden, his inner circle arranged a service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral that reflected his deeply collaborative, musical life. They requested that Bono deliver a eulogy & performance.
While the unusual spoken-word rendition raised eyebrows online among some casual viewers, those close to Hansard defended it fiercely, noting that the family explicitly requested the tribute & that it was exactly the kind of artistic, rule-breaking send-off Hansard would have loved.
Bono passed a remark at Glen Hansard's funeral and was castigated by some🙄
When he said “thanks for the use of the hall” - it was an old showbands joke. They used to thank the parish priest for the use of the hall after a gig. It was a dark joke. Hansard would have got it😉
Hot Press is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Irish music legend Glen Hansard this morning, aged 56
"A brilliant musician, a great singer, and a brilliantly charismatic and intense character, who always gave his utmost in everything he did..."
https://t.co/L7pQLaNtz4