So much of listening to lyrically driven music is projecting your own feelings and experiences into the music. Conor Oberst experienceprojectlisten Change image and share on social
In theory, I always think I should totally go back to school, because I don't want to start sinking slowly... I want to learn, blah blah blah. Then I think about actually going and sitting in classes and, man, it sounds terrible. Conor Oberst backclasslearn share on social
I like science fiction. Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick and Vonnegut, and I really like Margaret Atwood, 'The Handmaid's Tale.' And you know, so much of science fiction has to do with predicting what's to come, so I think that's really interesting. Conor Oberst dickinterestscience share on social
I try to keep the idea that there's an audience in as little space in my mind as possible, but you can't erase it entirely, the idea that when you're sitting down to write a song, people are going to hear it. Conor Oberst spacehearidea share on social
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. Conor Oberst bendmoveoptimistic Change image and share on social
With science and reason throughout history, what people believed turned out to be false. So I like to keep an open mind to all perspectives and learn and become more fully realised as a person. I just feel we're never going to know what the full picture is. Conor Oberst sciencepicturelearn share on social
They say it's better to bury your sadness in a graveyard or garden that waits for the spring to wake from its sleep and burst into green. Conor Oberst sadnessburyburst Change image and share on social
Music is unique because you can get behind enemy lines a little bit, get into people's houses and into their heads, on their stereos, and win hearts and minds. Conor Oberst mindheartline Change image and share on social
Once you realize that everyone is in the same boat, that everyone is just as insecure and childlike as everyone else, that all these jokers in D.C. ruining our world are just greedy kids grabbing for marbles - I think that realization means you're an adult. Conor Oberst realizationadultboat share on social
