341 Quotes by Conor Oberst

I think different musical collaborators bring out different qualities in my songs and I like that.

Much of appreciating art or music is really the interpretation of the listener. To a certain extent it's projection - it's what people need or lack in themselves that they then put upon these people that they admire.

Movement has been one of the few constants in my life, and I always feel a great sense of optimism when I set off to a new place.

I always embrace the worst-case scenario.

I have a terrible memory in general, but one thing I've always been able to remember is my songs.

I'm proud that with 'Bright Eyes' we've always experimented and tried to make a different record every time out.

My family is Catholic. I went to a Catholic school, that kind of thing, so that was my childhood for sure.

The only thing major labels can really offer is money.

The way my life's structured, I don't stay in a place for more than a couple months.