Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in an early-morning motorcycle crash in Dublin, prompting tributes from prominent musicians including Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Billie Eilish and Finneas. The response reflects Hansard’s influence as frontman of The Frames, an Oscar-winning songwriter and an artist admired for his warmth, generosity and commitment to homelessness advocacy.

Bono described Hansard as authentic, mischievous and deeply attentive to people living rough, highlighting his role in Dublin’s annual Christmas Eve fundraising busk for the Dublin Simon Community. Hansard won the Academy Award for best original song for “Falling Slowly” from the 2007 film Once, in which he co-starred with Markéta Irglová; Springsteen also recalled performing with him in Kilkenny in 2013.