Murray Lightburn is best known as the singer and leader of longtime Montreal rock stalwarts The Dears, and is also a solo performer, producer and composer. He joins me to talk about his favourite music (Motown, jazz, classical, and an unexpected major influence), balancing his love of music and his frustrations with the music business, as well as The Smiths, one of my least understood bands and (according to Murray) one of his most misunderstood influences.

Check out Murray's Spotify playlist of the music discussed on this episode, plus a few extra faves.

Photo of Murray by Howard Bilerman