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 Read Quote
You know, a lot of people have an instinct to downplay the fact that they are performing and be, like, ‘There is no theatre here. This is just me playing the songs.’ At some point I just realised how much better it could be if you weren’t shy about being a performer. Ezra Furman Read Quote
I want to be a force that tries to revive the human spirit rather than crush it, to open possibilities rather than close them down. Sometimes a passionate negativity is the best way to do that. Ezra Furman Read Quote
Learning that someone is gay, queer, trans, doesn’t tell you much by itself. They could be any kind of person aside from that particular slice of identity. Ezra Furman Read Quote
We punk fans have so much energy to give to the fight against injustice, i.e. the abuse of the poor by the rich, i.e. climate change. Ezra Furman Read Quote
People get stigmatised for their bodies and for their differences. Then those people become very vulnerable. Ezra Furman Read Quote
Ezra Furman And The Boy-Friends was a band with a specific mission – to be a really good rock’n’roll band. And we achieved it. Ezra Furman Read Quote
I want to make the greatest record ever made. It’s the only thing I can think about. Ezra Furman Read Quote
Just being gender non-conforming opens you to trouble from strangers. And violence. Ezra Furman Read Quote
