341 Quotes by Conor Oberst

I understand why people get desensitized and roll their eyes when they hear a protest song, or even a politician making some flowery speech. It doesn’t really change anything.

I think there’s so much about Rasta culture that’s interesting. Just the idea of preaching one-ness, that we’re all in this together.

A kid that picks up a record, he doesn’t need to know anything other than the music and have it in his or her headphones. They’re getting ideas directly, it’s like someone whispering in their ear. That’s such a personal way to receive information.

If I could act like This was my real life, And not some cage where I’ve been placed, Well then, I could tell you The truth like I used to And not be afraid of sounding fake.

If the world could remain within a frame like a painting on the wall, I think we’d see the beauty then and stand staring in awe.

The one recurring theme in my writing, and in my life in general, is confusion. The fact that anytime you think you really know something, you’re going to find out you’re wrong – that is the rule. The moments where you think you have something figured out, those are the exceptions.

My favorite rhymes are sort of half-rhymes where you might just get the vowel sound the same, but it’s not really a true rhyme. That gives you far more flexibility to capture the feeling you’re trying to express. But sometimes it’s best not to have any rhyme.

I’ve given up trying to understand what people think about me.

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.