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We, the Desaparecidos, are perfectly prepared for people to hate what we're saying or not like what we're saying.
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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