Not only am I a shy person, I take a little while to say what I mean, especially in a social situation,… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I don't think I'll ever be able to fully explain the way that the Velvet Underground's records opened a door in my… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
Just being a normal person and having a social life involves a lot of dishonesty for me. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
A repressed person overcoming their repression always makes good music. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I'm a shy person whose very presence has become a confrontation. I think that's true of a lot of queer people. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
Learning that someone is gay, queer, trans, doesn't tell you much by itself. They could be any kind of person aside from… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
If you're trying to deal with being a marginalized person and trying to confront a larger population that isn't the same as… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I feel like one thing that messed me up was living in a homophobic and transphobic society, and just being the object… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I'm just grateful to people who are willing to admit how bad things feel for them. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I love obsessive fandom because I'm an obsessive fan who flips out over music. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I believe an authentic Judaism would legislate total equality for queer people. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
Listening to songs is like eating and writing songs is like vomiting. You're putting a ton of stuff in, it combines in unpredictable ways,… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I was thinking very carefully about going into education, becoming a teacher, maybe becoming a rabbi. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I'm an amateur at music and an amateur at most things. I like the idea of offering some music and some records and a… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I first got into music when I heard punk, and it was saying maybe it's OK if you don't live up to the expectations… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
We music fans go to shows for transcendence; it's like being called to prayer. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I heard the Velvet Underground and that changed things when I was like, 15. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
We need a lot more visibility of queer people in public life. People gotta get used to it. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I could write a joke song really easily, but I think something that might be true for my generation is that there's a certain… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
