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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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