Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberstis an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer, Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Arab Strap and Monsters of Folk. Oberst was named the Best Songwriter of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth15 February 1980
CityOmaha, NE
CountryUnited States of America
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 soul. And that's a fact.
It's exploding bags, aerosol cans Southbound buses, Peter Pan They left it up to us again I thought you knew the drill It's kill or be killed.
I think that hip-hop is more of an individual effort. That means you're an artist from the streets, they expect you to rap about the streets, because that's what happens there.
If I loved you, well that's my fault
My Brother went to college To become a doctor And if he studies hard enough He'll end up just like papa, who hates his life.
Rock and roll seems to have had a mellowing in the business where it got harder to sell individual records and make money doing that.
And me I'm in the bathroom crying out my eyelids because it's hard to be a man when you're scared, just like a little kid.
I started to sink like the moon tends to do if you stare at it too long Then you blink and it's gone
And I sing and sing of awful things The pleasure that my sadness brings.
For a sunrise or a sunset, you're manic or you're depressed. Will you ever feel ok?
It's not a movie, no private screening This method acting, well, I call that living
They say it's better to bury your sadness in a graveyard or garden that waits for the spring to wake from its sleep and burst into green.
Rastafarianism and reggae music have always kind of resonated with me. Those ideas of redemption, liberation and overcoming oppression through music, weed and community. Fighting evil through love and music, I think it's just a really powerful idea.
I like the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central Park. I love how it's been rained on forever and looks worn down by time.