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title: "13 Want Quotes By Conor Oberst"
description: "13 Want quotes by Conor Oberst. Plus more from Conor Oberst and more Want sayings from other authors."
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> [I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-really-just-want-to-be-warm-yellow-light-that-pours-over-everyone-i/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e8/conor-oberst-1535_light_i-really-just-want-to-be-warm-yellow-lig_282107.png)

> [I believe that vinyl will outlast CDs. There's no reason for it, but it stays around because there are still people that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-believe-that-vinyl-will-outlast-cds-there-s-no-reason-for-it-but-it/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/conor-oberst-1535_believe_i-believe-that-vinyl-will-outlast-cds-th_1442595.png)

> [Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/why-are-you-scared-to-dream-of-god-when-it-s-salvation-that-you-want/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/134/conor-oberst-1535_dream_why-are-you-scared-to-dream-of-god-when_2543384.png)

> [People resist change; if they like something, then they want you to keep doing it over and over - but I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/people-resist-change-if-they-like-something-then-they-want-you-to/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/conor-oberst-1535_art_people-resist-change-if-they-like-someth_2889884.png)

> [In theory, I always think I should totally go back to school, because I don't want to start sinking slowly... I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/in-theory-i-always-think-i-should-totally-go-back-to-school-because-i/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/conor-oberst-1535_about_in-theory-i-always-think-i-should-totall_1605649.png)

> [I want to be enriched by the music I listen to. That's the reason it never really exists in the mainstream. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-want-to-be-enriched-by-the-music-i-listen-to-that-s-the-reason-it/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/conor-oberst-1535_mainstream_i-want-to-be-enriched-by-the-music-i-lis_1890096.png)

> [If there's ever a kid out there that can't afford to buy the music, I still want them to hear it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/if-there-s-ever-a-kid-out-there-that-can-t-afford-to-buy-the-music-i/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/conor-oberst-1535_band_if-there-s-ever-a-kid-out-there-that-can_678160.png)

> [There's a small amount of super-wealthy people that want to maintain their billions and billions of dollars. Those are the people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/there-s-a-small-amount-of-super-wealthy-people-that-want-to-maintain/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/conor-oberst-1535_amount_there-s-a-small-amount-of-super-wealthy_547172.png)

> [Music becomes very personal. When you marry a message you want to send out into the world with good music, all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/music-becomes-very-personal-when-you-marry-a-message-you-want-to-send/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/conor-oberst-1535_delivering_music-becomes-very-personal-when-you-mar_1087758.jpg)

> [I want to be the surgeon who cuts you open Who fixes all of life's mistakes I want to be the house…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-want-to-be-the-surgeon-who-cuts-you-open-who-fixes-all-of-life-s/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fec/conor-oberst-1535_clean_i-want-to-be-the-surgeon-who-cuts-you-op_2358697.png)

> [It's very strange when people get so focused on what a song means, what actual events inspired a song. That gets people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/it-s-very-strange-when-people-get-so-focused-on-what-a-song-means/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/conor-oberst-1535_about_it-s-very-strange-when-people-get-so-foc_906526.png)

> [I've never conceptualized much of what I write about. Maybe, once I'm onto something, I'll conceptualize a finished record. I want the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-ve-never-conceptualized-much-of-what-i-write-about-maybe-once-i-m/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/673/conor-oberst-1535_armchairs_i-ve-never-conceptualized-much-of-what-i_2162783.png)

> [I don't see any harm in letting whatever comes out come out of you, even if it's sort of weird, or dark,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-don-t-see-any-harm-in-letting-whatever-comes-out-come-out-of-you/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/conor-oberst-1535_dark_i-don-t-see-any-harm-in-letting-whatever_504361.jpg)

## Other authors on Want

## More by 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 Townes Van…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/every-time-i-finish-a-song-most-of-the-time-it-s-in-my-own-head-like/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/because-the-truth-is-that-gossip-is-as-good-as-gospel-in-this-town/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [There's nothing that the road cannot heal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/there-s-nothing-that-the-road-cannot-heal/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-ve-given-up-trying-to-understand-what-people-think-about-me-it/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/you-can-t-manufacture-inspiration-so-a-lot-of-it-is-still-a-waiting/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [Cause I swear that I'm dying, slowly but its happening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/cause-i-swear-that-i-m-dying-slowly-but-its-happening/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [In a way, to have whatever people talk about as "crossover success," I think it means you start making bad music. I mean, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/in-a-way-to-have-whatever-people-talk-about-as-crossover-success-i/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [Men with purple hearts carry silver guns and they will kill a man for what his father has done. But what my father did,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/men-with-purple-hearts-carry-silver-guns-and-they-will-kill-a-man-for/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/there-s-a-major-underlying-idea-as-you-grow-up-that-you-need-to-just/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [To finish a song is the best feeling in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/to-finish-a-song-is-the-best-feeling-in-the-world/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 more I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-ve-been-part-of-running-a-label-since-i-was-a-kid-so-i-understand/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-m-ripe-for-the-picking-for-the-scientologists-one-of-those-creeps/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [When I run into a person or a kid that comes up and gives me the spiel about, 'Hey, I got your record at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/when-i-run-into-a-person-or-a-kid-that-comes-up-and-gives-me-the/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [My dad, who plays guitar and piano and was in cover bands, along with my older brother, Matt, taught me guitar and stuff. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/my-dad-who-plays-guitar-and-piano-and-was-in-cover-bands-along-with/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

> [I think there's a weird self-affirmation thing that happens in popular music in general. It seems like every song I hear on the radio…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/i-think-there-s-a-weird-self-affirmation-thing-that-happens-in/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

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