Everyday People

Born in 1961 in Newry, Northern Ireland, Sean Hillen is an artist and a fascinating character. In this wide-renting conversation, we cover his early life in Northern Ireland, literary influences, censorship, UFOs and his recent diagnosis with Aspergers. As you will hear, Sean is heavily influenced by Ireland's literary greats such as Joyce, Beckett, Kavanagh. After the interview, I text him to ask where is a good place for someone to start with these writers. Not only was it a great answer to the question but the short text really captures Sean's personality: Conor: Hi Sean. I'll be releasing the podcast on Monday. In your opinion, who's the most accessible of the "crazy bastard writers"? Where's a good place for people to start? Sean: Hi Conor. I suppose you mean my 'dead boyfriends', the Asperger genii..?? Well, they're all different kettles of fish: Joyce, Yeats and Beckett the more highbrow (?) and Brendan Behan and Myles na gCopaleen more the comedians - with Paddy Kavanagh plowing his own furrow a