There's no way anyone's going to understand my own personal experiences, where the songs came from, because they're mine. But I was very conscious of leaving loads of space in the songs so that people could interpret them with their own memories, feelings, and emotions. I love the process of taking stuff away so that people could finish the songs themselves. I was hoping it'd end up being as universal as possible, even though it comes from the most personal place.
There's no way anyone's going to understand my own personal experiences, where the songs came from, because they're mine. But I was very conscious of… - Conor O'Brien
There's no way anyone's going to understand my own personal experiences, where the songs came from, because they're mine. But I was very conscious of…
- Conor O'Brien
It took a little time to get where I wanted. It took a little time to get free. It took a little time to be honest. It took a little time to be me. - Conor O'Brien
It took a little time to get where I wanted. It took a little time to get free. It took a little time to be honest. It took a little time to be me.
When I am recording on my own, it's like an oil painting: I can put that on top of that and build up layers. But with the band, it turned out more wa… - Conor O'Brien
When I am recording on my own, it's like an oil painting: I can put that on top of that and build up layers. But with the band, it turned out more wa…
I think for me, the only depressing music is music that doesn't give credence to those kinds of feelings, music that's just written for money or comm… - Conor O'Brien
I think for me, the only depressing music is music that doesn't give credence to those kinds of feelings, music that's just written for money or comm…
America's a funny place. Every time I've come over it just feels absolutely gigantic and massive. I've always had good shows there, but I just go and… - Conor O'Brien
America's a funny place. Every time I've come over it just feels absolutely gigantic and massive. I've always had good shows there, but I just go and…
If you're writing a song about a relationship ending, what you're really doing is honoring how much that person meant to you. - Conor O'Brien
If you're writing a song about a relationship ending, what you're really doing is honoring how much that person meant to you.
I think the trick is that you have to change how you take stuff in. Maybe the early beginnings of a song come out in a subconscious way, but then you… - Conor O'Brien
I think the trick is that you have to change how you take stuff in. Maybe the early beginnings of a song come out in a subconscious way, but then you…
I just think I'm a narcissist, really! I guess when I write albums, they take a huge amount of time out of my life and I'm aware of not using the sam… - Conor O'Brien
I just think I'm a narcissist, really! I guess when I write albums, they take a huge amount of time out of my life and I'm aware of not using the sam…
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