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I kind of go in waves with reading. Sometimes I read all the time, and sometimes I can't get settled enough to focus.

~Conor Oberst

Topics: Enough Focus Get Go Kind Read Reading Settled Sometimes Time Waves

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The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The Smiths and R.E.M. and Fugazi. I can remember specifically saying The Cure was my favorite band back in second grade.

~Conor Oberst

Topics: Alternative Back Band Bands Brother Cure Ever Favorite First Got Grade Like Listened Music Remember Saying Second Specifically I Can

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

~Conor Oberst

Topics: Feeling Lot Record Shape Song Way You

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I was raised Catholic, and I have an aversion to anyone who takes religion to the extreme.

~Conor Oberst

Topics: Anyone Aversion Catholic Extreme Raised Religion Takes Who I Was Raised

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One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.

~Conor Oberst

Topics: American Authors Constantly Deeply Favorite Him His Inspired Johnson Modern Off Rip Work

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of my all-time favorite writers. I feel spiritual when reading his words, even though they're translated. I wish desperately that I could read it in its original language. I already feel like I'm going to church when I read him; imagine if I could read it in the original.

~Conor Oberst

Topics: All-Time Church Could Desperately Even Favorite Feel Gabriel Going Him His If I Could Imagine Language Like Original Read Reading Spiritual Though Translated Wish Words Writers I Wish I Feel

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People resist change; if they like something, then they want you to keep doing it over and over - but I think if you like what a particular band or artist does, then you should want to see what they're going to do next.

~Conor Oberst

Topics: Artist Band Change Does Doing Going Keep Like Next Over Particular People Resist See Should Something Then Think Want You I Think

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It's very strange when people get so focused on what a song means, what actual events inspired a song. That gets people really excited for some reason... But that's what's great about music - however people interpret it, whatever they see, is what I want to be there for them.

~Conor Oberst

Topics: About Actual Events Excited Focused Get Gets Great However Inspired Interpret Means Music People Really Reason See Some Song Strange Them Very Want Whatever

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I find that moving keeps me optimistic, the idea of what's going to be down the road a bit or around the next bend.

~Conor Oberst

Topics: Around Bend Bit Down Down The Road Find Going Idea Keeps Me Moving Next Optimistic Road

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It's human nature to wonder.

~Conor Oberst

Topics: Human Human Nature Nature Wonder

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 15th, 1980

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