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
I do think that music has a special ability to get behind enemy lines and win hearts and minds.
I went right from wunderkind to washed up. Old. Been around too long. That's just the way I feel. That's my internal dialogue.
It seems like everything I do musically I tend to lose a few fans and gain a few fans, and it all kind of evens out.
It's hard to get people to focus on one idea.
Sometimes I daydream about having a farm and a wife and some babies and watching the grass grow, but you have to meet the right person for that.
The only thing major labels can really offer is money.
The way my life's structured, I don't stay in a place for more than a couple months.
Our band is different in the sense that we all are involved with a lot of different projects. It's hard to say when we'll record again, but we're not calling it quits right away.
I kind of go in waves with reading. Sometimes I read all the time, and sometimes I can't get settled enough to focus.
I have a car in Nebraska. When I bought it, they gave me a satellite radio, and there's an 'indie-rock' station. It's just nothing I'm interested in.
I always embrace the worst-case scenario.
Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.
I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.
Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?