Chuck Berry invented rock 'n' roll. He was one of the best songwriters of the 20th century. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
What really is wild about rock 'n' roll? Nothing. It's so banal and so part of corporate culture. It threatens to lose… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
Being in a rock n' roll group, or being a musician, it is in conflict in some serious cultural ways with being… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I think I gravitate towards rock 'n' roll as a playground where I can say anything. — 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
Far from being a showbiz gimmick, for me dressing as I please has signalled the end of a lifelong performance of straightforward masculinity. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
The Bible was so revolutionary and against all that came before it. It was a force for siding with the oppressed and a rebellion… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
Not only am I a shy person, I take a little while to say what I mean, especially in a social situation, and usually… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
