Ezra Furman

I was pretty much into punk rock and that's all I cared about. I was into Green Day and the Ramones. I wanted to get a guitar so I could play punk songs because this kid taught me power chords at summer camp. ”

There is something embarrassing about asking for money, but if I hadn't done that, I would have not continued to be a professional musician. ”

Just being gender non-conforming opens you to trouble from strangers. And violence. ”

Far from being a showbiz gimmick, for me dressing as I please has signalled the end of a lifelong performance of straightforward masculinity. ”

I guess I just do being a man different than some. ”

My main theme as a songwriter seems to be a feeling of homelessness, of being in motion. The feeling of being somehow unmoored, a radical internal freedom that is very painful and also joyful. ”

I think of myself as someone who's trying to be a great songwriter and a great performer. And I mean really great. ”

I am frustrated at misconceptions of me, and being cast in a role. ”

I feel like my consignment and fear from people pushed me to become a performer. ”

I was rather obsessed with angels. ”