When I started writing songs, I was doing it for myself and a small circle of friends. And gradually, over the years,… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I do think that music has a special ability to get behind enemy lines and win hearts and minds. — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
We've all seen the power music has to spread messages of solidarity and hope. — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Hip-hop music has done a very good job of maintaining the political context, where they stand and not giving a sh-t what… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
When you look at what people consider success in the music industry, it's just terrible music. — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
So much of listening to lyrically driven music is projecting your own feelings and experiences into the music. — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I think our music is more about seeing ourselves in each other and trying to find a more humanistic viewpoint for the… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I try to make all my songs good. I don't ever write one to finish one. A lot of protest songs end… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
We [Desaparecidos] have to make the message and the music and the packaging as appealing as possible - as Taco Bell as… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think there are some songs that stand the test of time better than others for sure. I think some songs go… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
It's very strange when people get so focused on what a song means, what actual events inspired a song. That gets people… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I want to be enriched by the music I listen to. That's the reason it never really exists in the mainstream. Because… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Much of appreciating art or music is really the interpretation of the listener. To a certain extent it's projection - it's what… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
If there's ever a kid out there that can't afford to buy the music, I still want them to hear it, and… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
All those experiences were a chance to learn more about music. Playing with the Valley band is like such a "live" band.… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It's glorious to be able to go onto the Internet and hear any kind of music anywhere, from anywhere, and get it… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I prefer career artists that have spent time honing their craft, as opposed to, 'I won a karaoke contest on a reality… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Art is basically communication, and I think everyone who's a music lover has had that experience where a record or a recording… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Maybe there's a different story when it comes to hip-hop or different genres, but as far as rock music goes, I think… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I think there's a weird self-affirmation thing that happens in popular music in general. It seems like every song I hear on… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
In a way, to have whatever people talk about as "crossover success," I think it means you start making bad music. I… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Music becomes very personal. When you marry a message you want to send out into the world with good music, all of… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Rastafarianism and reggae music have always kind of resonated with me. Those ideas of redemption, liberation and overcoming oppression through music, weed… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
We're going to sing about things that matter to us. The balancing act is to present these ideas but also make the… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Since the songs were written over a five-year period, I think these are little snapshots. Some people call it political or topical,… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Music is unique because you can get behind enemy lines a little bit, get into people's houses and into their heads, on… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I've given up trying to understand what people think about me. It seems like a lot of people don't like the music… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Popular music is all about traveling at the speed of you and elevating the individual as the highest thing in the world. — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I think different musical collaborators bring out different qualities in my songs and I like that. — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
A kid that picks up a record, he doesn't need to know anything other than the music and have it in his… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Every time I finish a song... most of the time it's in my own head, like this sounds too much like a Townes Van… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Because the truth is that gossip is as good as gospel in this town. You can save face but you won't ever save your… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I've given up trying to understand what people think about me. It seems like a lot of people don't like the music we make… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
You can't manufacture inspiration, so a lot of it is still a waiting game for me. There's still a lot of mystery to songwriting.… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
In a way, to have whatever people talk about as "crossover success," I think it means you start making bad music. I mean, when… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Men with purple hearts carry silver guns and they will kill a man for what his father has done. But what my father did,… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
There's a major underlying idea as you grow up that you need to just save your money and get that affordable housing at the… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I've been part of running a label since I was a kid, so I understand how it works. But the more and more I… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I'm ripe for the picking for the Scientologists - one of those creeps. Someone's got to find me. Some little weird cult can just… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
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