I prefer career artists that have spent time honing their craft, as opposed to, 'I won a karaoke contest on a reality show and now I have a record.' That's such a drag. The music that comes out of it is so poor. Conor Oberst artistcareercontest share on social
I remember having to quit school and quit my job. I just sort of moved all my stuff into other people's places. Within, like, six months, I was able to earn enough money from touring to rent a place again. Conor Oberst earnjobmoney share on social
I have a terrible memory in general, but one thing I've always been able to remember is my songs. Conor Oberst generalhavememory Change image and share on social
I've given up trying to understand what people think about me. It seems like a lot of people don't like the music we make and don't know me, or something. Conor Oberst havelotmake Change image and share on social
I think there's so much about Rasta culture that's interesting. Just the idea of preaching one-ness, that we're all in this together. Conor Oberst cultureideainterest Change image and share on social
I read the newspaper online. Mostly 'The New York Times.' I'll still buy papers if I'm getting on an airplane or the tour bus, though. I like physical things. Conor Oberst airplanebusbuy Change image and share on social
If the world could remain within a frame like a painting on the wall, I think we'd see the beauty then and stand staring in awe. Conor Oberst awebeautyframe Change image and share on social
There's a small amount of super-wealthy people that want to maintain their billions and billions of dollars. Those are the people who are really making the decisions. Conor Oberst amountbilliondecision Change image and share on social
When I try to explain to people the big influences in my life, or at least when I first started, the most important ones were my friends who were also writing songs and were typically four or five years older than me. Conor Oberst bigexplainfriend share on social
I'm proud that with 'Bright Eyes' we've always experimented and tried to make a different record every time out. Conor Oberst brightexperimenteye Change image and share on social
