Hans - Music Influences

[Jonathan]

Hi! As you know, music is very importan for Hans. Once, he told that Damien Rice's songs are "a kind of beautiful poems with music, just like a young and extraordinary Leonard Cohen".
So, I share you these files that I found.
They are two live Damien performing:

www.4shared.com/file/2592620/7d180b77/volcano__letterman_show_.html

www.4shared.com/file/2522662/80aa9e4e/cannonball__letterman_show_.html

[Jonathan]

Another one:

www.4shared.com/file/2874023/c659d41c/juniper_eskimo_new.html

[Jonathan]

And a video... Did you see a movie named Closer (Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts)?? The blower's daughter is the principal theme from it.

rapidshare.de/files/28233324/damien_rice-the_blower_s_daughter.avi.html

[Virgil Reality]

I can't seem to download that video

How exactly do we know that Hans said this about this Damien Rice guy? Is there an interview i missed?

[Jonathan]

In a mexican magazine named Sónika was published a few years a review about Still crazy and they mentioned like a trivia that Hans' influences was musicians like Rice and Leonard Cohen

[Virgil Reality]

Just to deflect the direction of this thread somewhat.....

We all know that Hans is "a bit into his music" to put it lightly, and often using music as an inspiration for his characters. he's mentioned using Marc Bolan of T Rex as an inspiration for the Earl of Essex.

Can you think of other examples?

And what do you think he listened to to prepare for Thomas Cranmer? Cliff Richard? Thomas Tallis? Van Morrison?

If you were tryimg to inspire yourself for a role as the Archbishop of Canterbury, what would you be listening to?

BTW, did you know Thomas Cranmer wrote the Book of Common Prayer? Exposes her Anglican heritage