A Working-Class Poet Who Can Perform for Thousands But
Struggles to Say How He Feels. Emmett O'Brien on Grief,
Masculinity & Finding a Voice.
Emmett O'Brien is a poet, actor and storyteller from Cabra who's
built a reputation for putting into words what so many people
feel but never quite know how to say. He started writing at 13,
after a 14-year-old friend was killed in a hit-and-run and a
counsellor suggested he find a way to express it. What began as
rap became spoken word, and it's carried him from ten people in a
basement to stages across the world.
Ryan sits down with Emmett for an honest, wide-ranging
conversation about creativity, class, masculinity and mental
health.
What we get into:
Growing up in Cabra and why he was the "outlandish" kid
Starting to write at 13 to deal with the death of his friend
How rap became spoken word, and the artists who shaped him
The working-class accent as identity, and being paid to write
but not to speak
Why he can perform for thousands but can't talk about his own
feelings
The one-man play about hitting rock bottom that nobody knew
was about him
Grief, his ma's passing, and the moment his emotions finally
opened up
Masculinity, the manosphere, and what a man actually is
Why it's good men capable of violence, who choose not to use
it, who matter
Imposter syndrome, Damien Dempsey, Kelly Harrington and
self-doubt
Calculated luck, the 10,000 hours, and why sacrifice is the
whole game
Surrounding yourself with genuine people, not yes-men
Ryan Curtis is a former Irish MMA fighter who was paralysed from
the neck down and told he would never walk again. Made in Chaos
exists to platform guests who've turned adversity into
hard-earned wisdom worth sharing.
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