After Leslie Jordan’s estranged grandfather died in 1995, her family came into possession of a box of his writings – journals, poetry, and short stories – that was compiled over 30 years of his life. Though the Nashville singer-songwriter barely knew the man who had abandoned his family decades earlier, she became intimately acquainted with his most private thoughts by investigating these revealing documents. Ultimately, his words inspired Jordan to create The Agonist, a heart-rending tale of one person’s long, troubled quest for meaning.
ALBUM REVIEW: Leslie Jordan’s ‘The Agonist’ Tells of a Family’s Lost Soul
