341 Quotes by Conor Oberst

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.

They say they don't know when but a day is gonna come. When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun. It will just go black. It will just go back to the way it was before.

I think there are some songs that stand the test of time better than others for sure. I think some songs go out of favour; I'll get sick of a song for a while, and I won't play it; then it'll make a comeback.

The sound of loneliness makes me happier.

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.

Hip-hop music has done a very good job of maintaining the political context, where they stand and not giving a sh-t what people think.

I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes. Now, to me, everything else just sounds like a lie.

I've been part of running a label since I was a kid, so I understand how it works. But the more and more I learn about it, the less and less interested I am in it.

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.