341 Quotes by Conor Oberst

Rastafarianism and reggae music have always kind of resonated with me. Those ideas of redemption, liberation and overcoming oppression through music, weed and community. Fighting evil through love and music, I think it's just a really powerful idea.

When I would first come to New York on tour, I hated the place.

I believe that vinyl will outlast CDs.

I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps, and it stays in my spine the rest of my life.

When you write a song, the goal is not to convey the details of your life. You should write a memoir or something if that's what you're going to do.

I do think that music has a special ability to get behind enemy lines and win hearts and minds.

You can do a lot to shape the feeling of a song by the way you record it.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

It's hard to get people to focus on one idea.