About this episode

Conor Oberst discusses his 30-year music career, including personal struggles and political music, in a career-spanning interview.

In a career-spanning interview following some recent anniversary concerts, Conor Oberst sat down with Joe and Jon to discuss the highs and lows of his 30-year music career, including navigating early indie stardom, overcoming personal struggles, writing political music and more.

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe, Jon

Guest: Conor Oberst

Topics covered

• music career
• indie stardom
• personal struggles
• political music
• anniversary concerts

Keywords

• Conor Oberst
• Bright Eyes
• music career
• indie music
• political music
• anniversary concerts
• personal struggles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bright Eyes, The New York Times

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