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| fallenfaces (profile) wrote, on 4-20-2004 at 8:48pm | |
| Subject: And why would you settle for anything less? |
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| Shut up and read this, it's a little bit of an interview with Conor. Interviewer: So some of the references like babies in bathtubs are not biographical? (referring to the song, Padraic My Prince) Oberst: Well, I did have a brother who died in a bathtub . . . drowned. Actually, I had five brothers that died that way. No, I'm serious. My mother drowned one every year for five consecutive years. They were all named Patrick. ------------------------------------------------------ Interviewer: Now, you mentioned empathy for others, would you say that is what motivates you to make the music that you make? Conor Oberst: No, not really. It's more a need for sympathy. I want people to feel sorry for me. I like the feel of the burn of the audiences' eyes on me when I'm whispering my darkest secrets. . When I was a kid, I used to carry this safety pin around with me, everywhere I went, in my pocket, and when people weren't paying enough attention to me, I'd dig it into my arm until I started crying. Everyone would stop what they were doing and ask me what was the matter. Interviewer: You're telling me you're doing all this for attention? Conor Oberst: No! I hate it when people look at me. I get nauseous. In fact, I could care less what people think about me. ------------------------------------------------------ Interviewer: How about this Arienette, how does she fit into all this? Oberst: I prefer not to talk about it, in case she's listening. Interviewer: I'm sorry, I didn't realize she's a real person. Oberst: She's not, I made her up. Interviewer: So she's not real? Oberst: Just as real as you or I. Interviewer: I don't think I understand. Oberst: Neither do I, but after I grow up I will. I find him (conor oberst -lead singer of Bright Eyes) one of the most interesting people alive. Thats all for now. |
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this-acoustic-love | 04-22-04 12:07am haha. i read that
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