I have many friends who are both Mexican and Mexican-American and others who, I guess you would say, are somewhere in between. The ironic thing is that all three of those categories often exist inside of the same family. Conor Oberst americancategoryexist share on social
On good days, I can see the inherent goodness in people, and that human beings have a high capacity to learn and adapt. But things like the environment, nuclear weapons and ideas like peak oil - if you think about them too much, they can really freak you out. Conor Oberst adaptbeingcapacity share on social
Pronouns really don't matter in a song - 'I' or 'he' or 'she' or even subscribing a lyric to an inanimate object. Conor Oberst inanimatelyricmatter Change image and share on social
I used to work at a school as a teacher's assistant, and my mom is a principal at an elementary school. I don't know, I think that's a pretty good life, teaching kids. Conor Oberst assistantelementarygood Change image and share on social
I think in a lot of ways unconditional love is a myth. My mom's the only reason I know it's a real thing. Conor Oberst lotlovemom Change image and share on social
Sometimes I daydream about having a farm and a wife and some babies and watching the grass grow, but you have to meet the right person for that. Conor Oberst babydaydreamfarm Change image and share on social
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
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. Conor Oberst attentionbeginbite share on social
There's a major underlying idea as you grow up that you need to just save your money and get that affordable housing at the edge of town where you're away from the city where all the crime happens or whatever. Conor Oberst affordablecitycrime 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
