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" When I would first come to New York on tour, I hated the place. "
Conor Oberst
Tour
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" I have on many occasions spoken my mind from stage. I have offered organizations table space by the merch booth. I have donated a dollar-a-ticket, or the entire guarantee, to different causes. I have registered voters. I have played on behalf of political candidates. "
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" I like the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central Park. I love how it's been rained on forever and looks worn down by time. "
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" 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. "
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" When I started writing songs, I was doing it for myself and a small circle of friends. And gradually, over the years, an audience became involved. "
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" 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. "
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" It's human nature to wonder. "
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" Life is always surprising to me. When you think it's going to get dull, it never really does. "
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" I prefer career artists that have spent time honing their craft, as opposed to, 'I won a karaoke contest on a reality show and now I have a record.' That's such a drag. The music that comes out of it is so poor. "
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" I don't really premeditate what I write my songs about; you know, they just kind of happen, and I can't start writing songs to please a certain group of people or propagate a certain message all the time. That's just not how my songwriting works - it just sort of comes out, and the songs are what they are. "
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" 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. "
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" Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness. "
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" I believe that vinyl will outlast CDs. "
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" We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul. "
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" The idea of forever is kind of ridiculous, which is unfortunate because it's kind of a nice thing to say, you know. I think it softens the blow of mortality and having to say goodbye to everything you know and everyone you love and all that kind of thing. "
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" There's a lot of optimism in changing scenery, in seeing what's down the road. "
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" I'm a real music fan, so I listen to all kinds of music all the time. I listen to a lot of what my friends or people I know are listening to. I'm always checking out new bands. "
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" Once you realize that everyone is in the same boat, that everyone is just as insecure and childlike as everyone else, that all these jokers in D.C. ruining our world are just greedy kids grabbing for marbles - I think that realization means you're an adult. "
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" When you're 16 or 17, I think like most people that age, the first time you experience certain things in life, whether it's heartbreak or death or love, obviously it's going to seem like a much bigger deal. "
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" I'm very interested in writing - it just takes so much discipline, whether it's short stories or novels. "
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" It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I don't ignore it completely, but I don't dwell on it too much. "
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" If you think about Protestant and Catholic or Shiite and Sunni, they are basically the same thing... one eats with their left hand, the other eats with their right hand. "
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" To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and the desire for a world that's less divisive. Even if songs aren't overtly political, they can make a listener more empathetic. "
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" I've always been slightly preoccupied with death or whatever those kind of silly big questions people will tell you to not spend your time worrying about. "
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" I think there's a danger, for me at least, in retreating and going inward and depression. I have to stay diligent against that tendency. "
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" My family is Catholic. I went to a Catholic school, that kind of thing, so that was my childhood for sure. "
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" I'll never understand how destroying families through deportation benefits our society. How we treat the undocumented says a great deal about us as a people and whether or not we'll continue to fulfill the fundamental American promise of equality and opportunity for all. "
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" In theory, I always think I should totally go back to school, because I don't want to start sinking slowly... I want to learn, blah blah blah. Then I think about actually going and sitting in classes and, man, it sounds terrible. "
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