I believe an authentic Judaism would legislate total equality for queer people. — Ezra Furman Authentic Copy Share Image
I see a skill developing of writing about not just feelings that I'm feeling, but things that I deeply care about as… — Ezra Furman Developing Copy Share Image
I think of myself as someone who's trying to be a great songwriter and a great performer. And I mean really great. — Ezra Furman Great 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 Gay Copy Share Image
Sometimes there's a day where I don't feel good being out in the world, and I feel unsafe in the world in… — Ezra Furman Anxiety 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,… — Ezra Furman Anything 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… — Ezra Furman Expectations 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 Door 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 Average Copy Share Image
In terms of keeping kosher, I've basically just been vegetarian. I want to be fully vegetarian anyway, though sometimes my mom makes… — Ezra Furman Chicken Copy Share Image
We spent a lot of time making 'Transangelic Exodus' and toward the end of it, my ability and my love for music… — Ezra Furman Ability Copy Share Image
You know, a lot of people have an instinct to downplay the fact that they are performing and be, like, 'There is… — Ezra Furman Being Copy Share Image
I don't really believe in trying to erase every Woody Allen movie from history. For one thing, that's kind of unfair to… — Ezra Furman Believe Copy Share Image
As children my grandparents were refugees. Eventually they got to the U.S. - in 1950 or something. They grew up as refugees.… — Ezra Furman Children Copy Share Image
I'm in this effort to unify my life and to live day to day in a disciplined way, to be real at… — Ezra Furman Day Copy Share Image
I really don't care about what anyone says unless they are also gender-nonconforming. Then I really listen. I love the solidarity felt… — Ezra Furman Failure Copy Share Image
My focus is matters of the heart and matters of the spirit, emotion and passion and stuff like that. But I think… — Ezra Furman Focus Copy Share Image
I had so many secrets and so much social repression throughout my life. I guess I'm just a shy person and feel… — Ezra Furman Feels Copy Share Image
There is something embarrassing about asking for money, but if I hadn't done that, I would have not continued to be a… — Ezra Furman Asking for money Copy Share Image
I wanted to get a guitar [when I was 13] so I could play punk songs because kid taught me power chords… — Ezra Furman Camps Copy Share Image
My Jewishness and queerness are very interwoven, and, although they sometimes conflict culturally, intellectually and spiritually they deepen one another for me. — Ezra Furman Another Copy Share Image
I'm certainly not interested in religion for religion's sake or for some kind of structure or stabilizing force. Religion is supposed to… — Ezra Furman Force 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… — Ezra Furman Being 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… — Ezra Furman Ancient Copy Share Image
You have to be an anti-racist to not be racist. Because it's just a cultural tide that will pull you into it… — Ezra Furman Against 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… — Ezra Furman Amateur Copy Share Image
Part of what you hear when somebody says something awful to you is like, 'They're right, I look ridiculous, why am I… — Ezra Furman Around the corner Copy Share Image
I want to be a force that tries to revive the human spirit rather than crush it, to open possibilities rather than… — Ezra Furman Best Copy Share Image
To have knowledge of Judaism and to be a religious Jew or an interested Jew, is to have a doorway into a… — Ezra Furman Alien Copy Share Image
I thought [ as a kid], "Maybe I don't want to start a punk band necessarily. I just want to learn to… — Ezra Furman Band Copy Share Image
Jews like to write and sing. In America, a lot of us have been eager to show that we're part of American… — Ezra Furman America Copy Share Image
![“I wanted to get a guitar [when I was 13] so I could play punk songs because kid taught me power chords at summer camp. He was like, "You could play all punk songs if you just learn this chord and just move it around on the guitar".” quote by Ezra Furman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2ef/ezra-furman-4439_camps_i-wanted-to-get-a-guitar-when-i-was-13-s_554661.jpg)
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