Biography

Steve Lieberman (born 21 June 1958), also known as the Gangsta Rabbi and The King of Jewish Punk,[2][3] (Hebrew name ליב פרץ בין אליאזר ה־בדלן ה־נזדי or Lev Ava'ran bar-Eli'ezar ha-Bad'lan ha-Naz'ari) is an American punk rock /metal singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, composer, arranger, producer and former village comptroller residing in Freeport, New York. He is a Hebrew Nazarite, the founder of The Bad'lanim, a minority sect of Judaism and a vegetarian since 1995. Lieberman is often considered an outsider musician,[4] described as "walking the line between insanity and genius [sic]".[5] This has been partially attributed to his lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder,[6] which first struck him in 1970 at the age of 11, as well as his nine-year fight with progressive leukemia in his later years, which ultimately was deemed terminal and has become a recurring theme in his lyrics. After being admitted into home hospice care in early 2018, Lieberman, during his last years of recording had produced his most pro