{"id":2073390,"date":"2026-08-01T17:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2073390"},"modified":"2026-08-01T17:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:46:09","slug":"warren-ellis-shares-story-of-guitar-gifted-to-him-by-glen-hansard-everyone-glen-crossed-in-life-was-richer-for-the-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2073390","title":{"rendered":"Warren Ellis shares story of guitar gifted to him by Glen Hansard: \u201cEveryone Glen crossed in life was richer for the experience\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Andreas_Rentz_Luciano_Viti.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Warren Ellis shares story of guitar gifted to him by Glen Hansard: \u201cEveryone Glen crossed in life was richer for the experience\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The instrument arrived with a note reading: &#8220;If there&#8217;s a song in it you&#8217;ll find it&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-01T18:46:09+01:00\">1st August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Andreas_Rentz_Luciano_Viti-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Andreas_Rentz_Luciano_Viti\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Warren Ellis and Glen Hansard. CREDIT: Andreas Rentz\/Luciano Viti\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Warren Ellis\u00a0has shared the story of a guitar gifted to him by his late friend Glen Hansard, noting that \u201ceveryone Glen crossed in life was richer for the experience\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1263\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ\u00a0MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Warren Ellis on nearly 30 years with Nick Cave: \u201cI\u2019m there for him, whatever he wants\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hansard, the\u00a0Oscar-winning Once star and\u00a0frontman\u00a0of\u00a0The Frames,\u00a0died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin on Wednesday (July 29). He was 56 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the days since, Ellis has shared a series of tributes remembering their long friendship, including an anecdote about Hansard unexpectedly sending him a Gibson tenor guitar around a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo\u00a0Glen calls me ten years back,\u201d the Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds musician wrote on Instagram. \u201cAsked what\u2019s the best address for me. When I pushed\u00a0him\u00a0he said\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0been in the Woody Guthrie archives and walked into a guitar shop and found a tenor for me. Said it was a sign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ellis said he initially refused the gift, but Hansard told him: \u201cIt\u2019s not a conversation. A Gibson tenor arrived with a note. \u2018If there\u2019s a song in it you\u2019ll find it\u2019. Most guitar guitar I\u2019ve ever owned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the outpourings the last days, everyone Glen crossed in life was richer for the experience,\u201d Ellis added. \u201cSending my love to Maire and Christy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbbgblviPUi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ellis had initially responded to the news of Hansard\u2019s death by describing him as \u201ca good man and loyal friend\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled Hansard travelling overnight to see Dirty Three perform in Boston and secretly paying to attend despite Ellis having placed him and his band on the guestlist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlways above and beyond,\u201d Ellis wrote. \u201cAnd always about the music, the blah blah, the dogs and the meaning of it all. Sending my love to your family and\u00a0band mates\u00a0and friends. Heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbYI28eIi4z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In another post, Ellis reflected on his first meeting with Hansard in County Cork in the mid\u201990s, when The Frames opened for the Dirty Three.\u00a0He recalled Hansard \u201cserving whiskey until the sun came up\u201d as the two musicians discussed their shared love of late AC\/DC\u00a0frontman\u00a0Bon Scott.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbY5yCTiGzX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hansard\u2019s family\u00a0have\u00a0announced details of a public wake and funeral for the musician. He will lie in repose at the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin on Monday (August 3), before a public funeral at St Patrick\u2019s Cathedral the following afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Music at the service will be provided by Hansard\u2019s friends and family, while a public address system will be installed outside the cathedral due to the limited capacity inside. It will also be broadcast on\u00a0RT\u00c9 News and RIP.ie.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis, meanwhile,\u00a0performed with Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds at their UK-exclusive homecoming show in Brighton yesterday (July 31).<\/p>\n<p>The band\u00a0were\u00a0joined by\u00a0Kylie Minogue\u00a0at Preston Park for an emotional performance of their 1995 collaboration \u2018Where\u00a0The\u00a0Wild Roses Grow\u2019, marking the first time they had performed the song together since 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dirty Three<\/li>\n<li>Glen Hansard<\/li>\n<li>Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds<\/li>\n<li>The Frames<\/li>\n<li>Warren Ellis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Warren Ellis\u00a0has shared the story of a guitar gifted to him by his late friend Glen Hansard, noting that \u201ceveryone Glen crossed in life was richer for the experience\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1263\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ\u00a0MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Warren Ellis on nearly 30 years with Nick Cave: \u201cI\u2019m there for him, whatever he wants\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hansard, the\u00a0Oscar-winning Once star and\u00a0frontman\u00a0of\u00a0The Frames,\u00a0died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin on Wednesday (July 29). He was 56 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the days since, Ellis has shared a series of tributes remembering their long friendship, including an anecdote about Hansard unexpectedly sending him a Gibson tenor guitar around a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo\u00a0Glen calls me ten years back,\u201d the Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds musician wrote on Instagram. \u201cAsked what\u2019s the best address for me. When I pushed\u00a0him\u00a0he said\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0been in the Woody Guthrie archives and walked into a guitar shop and found a tenor for me. Said it was a sign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ellis said he initially refused the gift, but Hansard told him: \u201cIt\u2019s not a conversation. A Gibson tenor arrived with a note. \u2018If there\u2019s a song in it you\u2019ll find it\u2019. Most guitar guitar I\u2019ve ever owned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the outpourings the last days, everyone Glen crossed in life was richer for the experience,\u201d Ellis added. \u201cSending my love to Maire and Christy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbbgblviPUi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ellis had initially responded to the news of Hansard\u2019s death by describing him as \u201ca good man and loyal friend\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled Hansard travelling overnight to see Dirty Three perform in Boston and secretly paying to attend despite Ellis having placed him and his band on the guestlist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlways above and beyond,\u201d Ellis wrote. \u201cAnd always about the music, the blah blah, the dogs and the meaning of it all. Sending my love to your family and\u00a0band mates\u00a0and friends. Heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbYI28eIi4z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In another post, Ellis reflected on his first meeting with Hansard in County Cork in the mid\u201990s, when The Frames opened for the Dirty Three.\u00a0He recalled Hansard \u201cserving whiskey until the sun came up\u201d as the two musicians discussed their shared love of late AC\/DC\u00a0frontman\u00a0Bon Scott.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbY5yCTiGzX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hansard\u2019s family\u00a0have\u00a0announced details of a public wake and funeral for the musician. He will lie in repose at the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin on Monday (August 3), before a public funeral at St Patrick\u2019s Cathedral the following afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Music at the service will be provided by Hansard\u2019s friends and family, while a public address system will be installed outside the cathedral due to the limited capacity inside. It will also be broadcast on\u00a0RT\u00c9 News and RIP.ie.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis, meanwhile,\u00a0performed with Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds at their UK-exclusive homecoming show in Brighton yesterday (July 31).<\/p>\n<p>The band\u00a0were\u00a0joined by\u00a0Kylie Minogue\u00a0at Preston Park for an emotional performance of their 1995 collaboration \u2018Where\u00a0The\u00a0Wild Roses Grow\u2019, marking the first time they had performed the song together since 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/warren-ellis-shares-story-of-guitar-gifted-to-him-by-glen-hansard-everyone-glen-crossed-in-life-was-richer-for-the-experience-3960244&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Andreas_Rentz_Luciano_Viti.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Warren Ellis shares story of guitar gifted to him by Glen Hansard: \u201cEveryone Glen crossed in life was richer for the experience\u201d The instrument arrived with a note reading: &#8220;If there&#8217;s a song in it you&#8217;ll find it&#8221; By Max Pilley 1st August 2026 Warren Ellis and Glen Hansard. 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