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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.

Conor Oberst

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Conor Oberst
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 15
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Omaha
Nebraska
Conor Mullen Oberst
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Went
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Right
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