In 2011, Alex wrote a #1 song that changed his life and changed the world of Jewish music along with it when he became an publicly observant Jew. That song went double-platinum and today Alex nearly 300-million streams on Spotify and 100k subs on YouTube. He also did a Tiny Desk Concert... so, he's the real deal. We dug deep into the myth of "Alex Clare," how his music has evolved since "Too Close," how it feels to get uber famous, working with Rick Rubin, and the evolving state of Jewish music . Check out Alex on Spotify Hosted by @aj-comedy. Co-hosted and produced by Michael Weber. Also find Ami’s House on: ☼ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ☼ Instagram (@amishouse): https://www.instagram.com/amishousepod/ ☼ TikTok (@amishouse): https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod ☼ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHl ☼ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod Links ☼ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official ☼ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy ☼ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com ☼ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber (00:00) You sick of “Too Close” or what? (14:47) Hasn’t Jewish Music gotten GOOD?& listening to secular music  (23:50) Initial reaction to Too Close in the frum community  (29:39) What’s Alex been working on since Too Close? (37:20) Putting tefillin on RICK RUBIN (46:08) Mysticism of performing for a crowd (47:15) UK Jews vs American Jews (49:50) European antisemitism vs American antisemitism  #jewishmusic #kosher #jewishpodcast #torahchannel #podcast #musicianinterview