The enigmatic & exquisite Ezra Furman is our guest on Episode 27 of The StageLeft Podcast. Chicago's finest has been recently booked for Coachella Festival and voted in the top 10 festival moments by BBC of 2016.

A reflective and entertaining interview pays tribute to Leonard Cohen, covers Ezra's upbringing, details the challenges when writing The Refugee, tells us how Lousy Connection & Teddy I'm Ready were composed and discusses the impact Donald Trump's Presidency may on future artistic output.

Ezra also talks Arcade Fire, Green Day, White Stripes, and lots more!

"I started to shed a self that was created for an audience.....Liberation don't come easy"

@ezrafurman ezrafurman.com www.thestageleftpodcast.com

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