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i keep drinking the ink from my pen and i'm balancing history books up on my head but it all boils down to one quotable phrase if you love something give it away

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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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My feeling is that I think writers in general tend to be self-conscious and it takes a bit of a leap of faith or just not giving a sh-t to write something you know people are going to criticize.
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I think our music is more about seeing ourselves in each other and trying to find a more humanistic viewpoint for the world.
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And I sing and sing of awful things The pleasure that my sadness brings.
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Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.
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You mean nothing to no one but that's nobody's fault...
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For a song I was bought Now I lie when I talk With a careful eye on the cue card. Onto a stage I was pushed, With my sorrow well rehearsed. So give me all your pity and your money, now (all of it).
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I kind of go in waves with reading. Sometimes I read all the time, and sometimes I can't get settled enough to focus.
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And the sad act like lepers They stick to the shadows They long to ring bells of warning To tell of their coming So that the pure can shut their doors.
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Everything must belong somewhere. I know that now, that's why I'm staying here.
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There's nothing that the road cannot heal
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The drunk kids, the catholics They're all about the same They're waiting for something Hoping to be saved
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I have many friends who are both Mexican and Mexican-American and others who, I guess you would say, are somewhere in between. The ironic thing is that all three of those categories often exist inside of the same family.
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Maybe there's a different story when it comes to hip-hop or different genres, but as far as rock music goes, I think there is a sort of fear of saying things people might be apt to criticize. Our band is the opposite of that.
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I don't see any harm in letting whatever comes out come out of you, even if it's sort of weird, or dark, or painful, or too embarrassing, or whatever. I feel like you might as well get it down for yourself. It can't do anything but help you get to where you want to be by recognizing the thoughts that you're having.
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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.
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We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul.
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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.
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A boycott is, inherently, a blunt instrument. It is an imperfect weapon, a carpet bomb, when all involved would prefer a surgical strike.
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If you love something, give it away...
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Rock and roll seems to have had a mellowing in the business where it got harder to sell individual records and make money doing that.
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