Conor Oberst

If you love something, give it away.

— Conor Oberst

The world's become a little too mean.

— Conor Oberst

I'm kind of like, "never say never."

— Conor Oberst

Love's an excuse to get hurt.

— Conor Oberst

If I loved you, well that's my fault

— Conor Oberst

No lies, just love.

— Conor Oberst

It's human nature to wonder.

— Conor Oberst

I've given up trying to understand what people think about me.

— Conor Oberst

I drink to stay warm, and to kill selected memories

— Conor Oberst

We might die from medication but we sure killed all the pain

— Conor Oberst

To finish a song is the best feeling in the world.

— Conor Oberst

My head's a carousel of pictures and The spinning never stops.

— Conor Oberst

I believe that vinyl will outlast CDs.

— Conor Oberst

The worst thing you can do as an artist is to repeat yourself.

— Conor Oberst

You mean nothing to no one but that's nobody's fault...

— Conor Oberst

My Brother went to college To become a doctor And if he studies hard enough He'll end up just like papa, who…

— Conor Oberst

I'm proud that with 'Bright Eyes' we've always experimented and tried to make a different record every time out.

— Conor Oberst

I would prefer to be a little nervous, because when you stop being nervous is kind of when you stop caring.

— Conor Oberst

My family is Catholic. I went to a Catholic school, that kind of thing, so that was my childhood for sure.

— Conor Oberst

I went right from wunderkind to washed up. Old. Been around too long. That's just the way I feel. That's my internal…

— Conor Oberst

Pronouns really don't matter in a song - 'I' or 'he' or 'she' or even subscribing a lyric to an inanimate object.

— Conor Oberst

One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him…

— Conor Oberst

I was raised Catholic, and I have an aversion to anyone who takes religion to the extreme.

— Conor Oberst

I'm a real music fan, so I listen to all kinds of music all the time. I listen to a lot of…

— Conor Oberst

I really believe in the way the energy can consolidate in certain geographical spots. You can find it in a lot of…

— Conor Oberst

I drug your ghost across the country, and we plotted out my death. Every city and memory we whispered "Here is where…

— Conor Oberst

When people have real faith in something, it's fascinating to me. And the fact that so many people, in surveys, so many…

— Conor Oberst

The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The…

— Conor Oberst

For a song I was bought Now I lie when I talk With a careful eye on the cue card. Onto a…

— Conor Oberst

On good days, I can see the inherent goodness in people, and that human beings have a high capacity to learn and…

— Conor Oberst

I've been part of running a label since I was a kid, so I understand how it works. But the more and…

— Conor Oberst

I want to be the surgeon who cuts you open Who fixes all of life's mistakes I want to be the house…

— Conor Oberst

I definitely think religion is responsible for a lot of the evils of the world. I mean that's not really in debate.…

— Conor Oberst

I liked the idea of having a record that's reggae-influenced but not musically, just lyrically. I think there's so much about Rasta…

— Conor Oberst

Every time I finish a song... most of the time it's in my own head, like this sounds too much like a…

— Conor Oberst

All those experiences were a chance to learn more about music. Playing with the Valley band is like such a "live" band.…

— Conor Oberst

I try not to think about the idea of reaching more and more people, because once you get in that mindset, I…

— Conor Oberst

I don't really premeditate what I write my songs about; you know, they just kind of happen, and I can't start writing…

— Conor Oberst

I think that obviously the quest for purpose, or meaning, or understanding to existence is something that I always think about, always…

— Conor Oberst

There's all body types, but there's just one size.

— Conor Oberst