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I'm kind of like, never say never.

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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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The drunk kids, the catholics They're all about the same They're waiting for something Hoping to be saved
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It's always the negative things that seep through into your consciousness. Most of the positive things just roll off real fast. I just try not to pay attention to it, because I've never read anything about my band that's accurate.
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I find that moving keeps me optimistic, the idea of what's going to be down the road a bit or around the next bend.
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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.
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On every Bright Eyes record, there's some kind of sound collage that begins it. Some of them have dialogue, some don't. I like it because it can kind of slow down the attention span a bit. It's a way to draw you in to the rest of the record.
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The idea of forever is kind of ridiculous, which is unfortunate because its kind of a nice thing to say, you know. I think it softens the blow of mortality and having to say goodbye to everything you know and everyone you love and all that kind of thing.
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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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Considering our history, I can think of nothing more American than an immigrant.
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You mean nothing to no one but that's nobody's fault...
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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.
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I do think that music has a special ability to get behind enemy lines and win hearts and minds.
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I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.
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I understand why people get desensitized and roll their eyes when they hear a protest song, or even a politician making some flowery speech. It doesn't really change anything.
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