Freedy Johnston

Biography

Freedy Johnston is a singer-songwriter born Frederic John Fatzer in 1961, hailing from Kinsley, Kansas. Raised without access to music stores, he developed a passion for music through mail-order catalogs and the new wave scene at the University of Kansas. After moving to New York City in 1985, he supported himself while pursuing music full-time, adopting his stage name before releasing critically acclaimed songs about heartbreak, alienation, and disappointment.