"One of the recurring themes in my life, and I think on the record too, is just the optimism of changing scenery. It's escapism in a sense. But it's not running from something so much as it is: 'I wonder what's ahead. I wonder what better thing I can find in the next place.' " - Conor Oberst
Wonder. It is a great word. To keep our sense of wonder alive even after we think we've seen it all...
Here's a video of Conor fronting his band Bright Eyes. This is funny - Bright Eyes plays and the audience throws trash. No pogo-ing, no body surfing, no adulation. Makes you want to buy the album? If so many are so wrong, something must be right, right?