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We [Desaparecidos] have to make the message and the music and the packaging as appealing as possible - as Taco Bell as possible: mediocre and no one can be offended by it and everyone can sort of enjoy it and we can play it on the radio.

Conor Oberst

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