“When I started writing songs, I was doing it for myself and a small ci...” — Conor Oberst Quote

“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.”

“I have many friends who are both Mexican and Mexican-American and others who, I guess you would say, are somewhere in between. The ironic thing is that all three of those categories often exist inside of the same family.”

“I have a car in Nebraska. When I bought it, they gave me a satellite radio, and there's an 'indie-rock' station. It's just nothing I'm interested in.”

“I wasn't really conscious about 'The 39 Clues' movie when I wrote 'The Black Circle.'”

“I love loyalty, and I love paying back my end of loyalty, you know what I'm saying? I love making it full circle.”

“I've never had a huge circle of friends. I can't spread myself that thin and go 100 million miles an hour all the time. I choose to give truly of myself, entirely of myself, to the people I choose to do that with, and I can't do that with everyone.”