Homelessness is the condition of lacking stable housing, an experience Alex Warren has spoken about openly from his youth after the deaths of his parents. He has described sleeping in cars and relying on friends while building his online following. In this story, that history is central to his credibility with grieving fans: his songs about loss are understood by his audience to be reports from lived experience, not themes adopted for effect.
(Alex Harden from Harrisburg, PA, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0))
Mentioned in: “Ordinary” Grief, Extraordinary Devotion: Why Alex Warren’s Fans Carry Their Loved Ones to His Shows