There’s something to be said about a man that will live in
the context of the difficult things.
For years I’ve listened to David Bazan’s trying and honest
exploration of his religious tradition, and life in general, in light of
experience. The product of what must have been (and perhaps still is) a
distressing challenge to his identity, Bazan has used his hard-earned wisdom to
give a voice to an unrecognized margin: those pursuing Truth and arriving at
something painfully near nihilism.
It’s a hard world.
I’m glad to have David Bazan articulate its challenges.
I can only extol the living room tour on which Bazan is
currently performing. Sitting there among 30ish other people pressed into a
stranger’s living room, all yearning for the catharsis of sorrow expressed, the
intimacy of a small audience in close quarters is almost necessary. He
willingly experiences the trials of his music alongside us, talking about both
trivial and profound things between songs, helping us process what we’re going
through with him.
And he maintains contentment throughout.
He is characterized by a humble recognition of the
solidarity of humanness.
He is realistic in his understanding of life.
He loves his family
and he is a real human being.
