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
You could be happy, the minute you try. Why won't you try? Oh won't you try?
Each song [Desaparecidos] has a seed that it came from. We're trying to take that and broaden it out and make it resonate with people.
I think our music is more about seeing ourselves in each other and trying to find a more humanistic viewpoint for the world.
My favorite rhymes are sort of half-rhymes where you might just get the vowel sound the same, but it's not really a true rhyme. That gives you far more flexibility to capture the feeling you're trying to express. But sometimes it's best not to have any rhyme.
It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I don't ignore it completely, but I don't dwell on it too much.
It's always the negative things that seep through into your consciousness. Most of the positive things just roll off real fast. I just try not to pay attention to it, because I've never read anything about my band that's accurate.
I've given up trying to understand what people think about me.
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 and don't know me, or something.
I scream, but I still don't know why I do it. The sound never stays; it just swells and decays. So what is the point?
Well, winter's gonna endI'm gonna clean these veins againSo close to dying that I finally can start living
Well, winter's gonna end I'm gonna clean these veins again So close to dying that I finally can start living
When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.
I'm happy just because I found out I am really no one
If you love something, give it away.