Conor Oberst Guests on WTF Podcast with Marc Maron
By Team JamBase Feb 16, 2015 • 2:30 pm PST
The always insightful WTF podcast hosted by comedian Marc Maron featured singer-songwriter Conor Oberst on today’s episode. Maron and the Bright Eyes frontman discuss making his first recording in the attic of his family home in Omaha, Nebraska, and many of the various projects Oberst, 35, has been part of throughout his prolific career.
Oberst explains how Omaha-native Simon Joyner influenced his early development and touches on the evolution of his songwriting process, even naming which of his songs is his favorite. They go on to touch on Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, getting a pep-talk from Bruce Springsteen and more, including news that his band Desaparecidos is recording their follow-up to their 2002 debut album. Maron is relatively new to Oberst’s output, making for a fresh and engaging conversation between the two.
Be sure to stick around till the end of the chat for Oberst’s solo acoustic rendition of his tune, “Common Knowledge,” off his 2014 solo LP, Upside Down Mountain.
Oberst explains how Omaha-native Simon Joyner influenced his early development and touches on the evolution of his songwriting process, even naming which of his songs is his favorite. They go on to touch on Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, getting a pep-talk from Bruce Springsteen and more, including news that his band Desaparecidos is recording their follow-up to their 2002 debut album. Maron is relatively new to Oberst’s output, making for a fresh and engaging conversation between the two.
Be sure to stick around till the end of the chat for Oberst’s solo acoustic rendition of his tune, “Common Knowledge,” off his 2014 solo LP, Upside Down Mountain.
