Billie Eilish and Finneas “would not be who they are” without Glen Hansard’s music as family pay tribute

Billie Eilish, brother FINNEAS and mother Maggie Baird have paid tribute to the late Glen Hansard. The Frames frontman and Oscar-winning actor died in a motorcycle accident aged 56 yesterday (July 29). Bruce Springsteen, Bono and Nick Cave are some of the few who have paid tribute to the Dublin singer-songwriter. Now, Eilish and her family have shared their memories of Hansard in honour of the late musician. Sharing a picture arm-in-arm with Hansard, FINNEAS wrote: “Glen Hansard. North Star songwriter, most wonderful person. The first song I ever got on a stage to perform was “Falling Slowly” when I was 11. His songs made me want to write songs and they also made me cry. When our family met him in Dublin in 2019, he greeted us like old friends even though we were just his fans. Today I am a heartbroken fan. Hope he knew how much he meant to so many, this is how much he meant to me.” Meanwhile, Baird shared more photos of Hansard, writing: “Sometimes you get to meet your heroes and they are even more amazing than your dreams.” “We are Broken hearted today,” Baird added. “Glen Hansard was a force in all of our family’s lives and when we got to first meet him at electric picnic in 201...