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The sound of loneliness makes me happier.

Conor Oberst

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Conor Oberst
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 15
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Omaha
Nebraska
Conor Mullen Oberst
Sound
Makes
Happier
Loneliness

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I've given up trying to understand what people think about me.
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