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“And God Is Never Far Away” | 99www.jrfm.eu 2020, 6/2, 91–102 Nick Cave gains credibility from his ability as a popular singer/songwriter, author and screenplay writer to show his suffering, his grief and how he tries to cope with the eventualities of life. As journalist Kate Hennessy puts it: “It’s about being present, knowable, vulnerable and real. And funny. Always that.”10 10 Hennessy 2019. Fig. 8: Nick Cave asks his fans, “Can you feel my heart beat?” Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds performing “Higgs Boson Blues” at the Beacon Theater, New York, 14 June 2017, 00:09:47. Fig. 7: Nick Cave singing and performing “Magneto” at Copenhagen, September 2017, 00:05:00.