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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.
Conor Oberst
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Conor Oberst
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 15
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Omaha
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Conor Mullen Oberst
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