Conor Oberst - Biography

Last Editor: mpalomino				Conor Oberst Biography -   Name : Conor Oberst Date of birth : 15 February 1980 Place of birth : Omaha, Nebraska, USA Known as : Bright Eyes

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Conor Oberst is an American singer-songwriter born in 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska. He began his recording career in 1993, aged 13, and since then has produced a huge amount of material. His current projects are Bright Eyes (of which he is the only constant member) and Desaparecidos (a rock orientated side project). At fourteen years of age, Oberst was singer and guitarist of Commander Venus, an indie rock band, in 1994. The former members of Commander Venus would later go on to feature in many Saddle Creek records groups. (Ben Armstrong, Robb Nansel (who now runs Saddle Creek), Todd Baechle of The Faint). Oberst is also a guitarist and singer for the band Desaparecidos. The music and lyrics of Desaparecidos differ greatly from Bright Eyes, having more in common with punk rock than folk. The lyrics are generally social commentary on the state of affairs in America, compared to Bright Eyes' introspective lyrics. Oberst is one of the founding members of the indie record label Saddle Creek Records, who host and have hosted bands including Cursive, Desaparecidos, The Faint, Rilo Kiley, Bright Eyes, Son Ambulance, Azure Ray, The Good Life, Sorry About Dresden, among others.