12 Conor Oberst Quotes on Art

Conor Oberst quotes on art

2. And me I'm in my bedroom drawing in my notebook Because my hand thinks I'm an artist But my heart knows I'm a poet It's just words they mean so little to me.

11. And I sing and sing of awful things The pleasure that my sadness brings.

18. Ambition, I've found, can lead only to failure. I do not read the reviews. No, I am not singing for you.

26. He once cut one of my nightmares out of paper. I thought it was beautiful, I put it on a record cover.

31. As I hide behind these books I read, while scribbling my poetry, like art could save a wretch like me.

37. For a song I was bought Now I lie when I talk With a careful eye on the cue card. Onto a stage I was pushed, With my sorrow well rehearsed. So give me all your pity and your money, now (all of it).

63. If you stay to long Inside my memory I will trap you in a song Tied to a melody And I'll keep you there so You can't bother me.

65. The squatters made a mural of a Mexican girl With fifteen cans of spray paint and a chemical swirl She's standing in the ashes at the end of the world Four winds blowing through her hair.

69. See the Soul Singer in the session band Shredded to ribbons beneath a microphone stand Felt the quickness of pity like a flash in a pan For the Soul Singer in the session band.

74. Let the true genius in the padded walls remain.

81. I can almost listen to a whole Justin Timberlake song without cringing. I do get a bit bummed out when it comes to Ashlee Simpson though.

86. The whole ideology of indie rock doesn't hold any water anymore; it's not that clear-cut. Every time we sell a record, Time Warner gets a dime from our distributor. I already give a ridiculous amount of my income to the United States government, which is probably the most evil organization on the planet as far as killing people; I don't know how many bombs I've purchased with my tax dollars. Unless you're gonna live on a mountain somewhere, you're not gonna be free of the modern world and all the evils that go with it. What you can do is operate with intelligence and be compassionate, help people when you can. Do things not just for money, but for the craft of it.