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The trees get wheeled away. (Conor Oberst)
Although Omaha is my birthplace and the place I grew up, I don't see myself spending extended amounts of time there. I feel almost more comfortable and more at peace in New York. View quote
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Love's an excuse to get hurt. View quote
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There's all body types, but there's just one size. View quote
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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. View quote
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When you look at what people consider success in the music industry, it's just terrible music. View quote
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Joe Arpaio needs no help from me getting attention. For years he has been a beacon of bigotry and intolerance for all the world to see. The list of human and civil-rights abuses he's committed in Maricopa County is long and well documented. View quote
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Life is always surprising to me. When you think it's going to get dull, it never really does. View quote
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When I was younger, I was somewhat of an idealist. I guess I'm a little bit more of a realist now. I think there's a lot that can be done to make the world a better place, but it's more about choosing your battles. View quote
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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. View quote
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You can only really understand good if you have bad, so the idea of heaven or anything that happens for eternity, even if it's nice, I can't imagine it being nice forever. Even the idea of forever is kind of ridiculous, which is unfortunate because it's kind of a nice thing to say, you know. (Conor Oberst)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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With science and reason throughout history, what people believed turned out to be false. So I like to keep an open mind to all perspectives and learn and become more fully realised as a person. I just feel we're never going to know what the full picture is. View quote
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I don't feel real confident expressing myself except when I'm writing. I feel kind of scatterbrained. I can see everything from both sides and that makes it hard to reach conclusions. Writing enables me to clarify things. View quote
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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. View quote
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There's a lot of optimism in changing scenery, in seeing what's down the road. View quote
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Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart. View quote
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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. View quote
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Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want? View quote
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When you write a song, the goal is not to convey the details of your life. You should write a memoir or something if that's what you're going to do. (Conor Oberst)
When I run into a person or a kid that comes up and gives me the spiel about, 'Hey, I got your record at this time in my life, and it really helped me,' that stuff totally still rings true. If you're standing there talking to someone, it's really easy to tell if they're being authentic or not. And that's great. View quote
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You can't manufacture inspiration, so a lot of it is still a waiting game for me. There's still a lot of mystery to songwriting. I don't have a method that I can go back to - they either come or they don't. View quote
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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. View quote
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There's a major underlying idea as you grow up that you need to just save your money and get that affordable housing at the edge of town where you're away from the city where all the crime happens or whatever. View quote
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