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
When I run into a person or a kid that comes up and gives me the spiel about, 'Hey, I got your… — 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
I like the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central Park. I love how it's been rained on forever and looks worn down… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
When you're 16 or 17, I think like most people that age, the first time you experience certain things in life, whether… — 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
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 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
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
Although Omaha is my birthplace and the place I grew up, I don't see myself spending extended amounts of time there. I… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I'm always fascinated when people really fervently believe, because I have such a hard time believing anything. When people have real faith… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I'm proud that with 'Bright Eyes' we've always experimented and tried to make a different record every time out. — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I've always been slightly preoccupied with death or whatever those kind of silly big questions people will tell you to not spend… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I would say I'm a humanist. I like that. I mean, I don't claim to know anything, but I'm curious about it… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I kind of go in waves with reading. Sometimes I read all the time, and sometimes I can't get settled enough to… — 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
