nice
 

I really enjoy seeing your opinion expressed. You speak for our generation, and you do it so eloquently.
 

It takes a little bit of work to get to the interview but VERY much worth the wait. Conor speaks the truth.
 

it can be found here:
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1563795&vid=159986
 

It's so nice to see another interview that isn't the e'er so famed 'Padraic My Prince' discussion.
 

hate MTV but the interview was really good, really truthful

I liked it a lot
 

i watched it. it was akward because the night before i put 'i'm wide awake and it's morning' into my alarm clock and woke up to the song and my tv on mtv watching the interview.
 

Positive outlook WILL make things better, not just seemingly better, not just feeling better. You reached that point where you didn't want to think about it any more because somehow, on some level within you, you knew that shifting to a positive outlook would be a more effective approach in combatting the destructive and negative things that are so disturbing and destructive in this world. I have only recently discovered your work and have been listening to and thinking on it a great deal lately. As a fledgling songwriter working with my teenage daughter to write songs for her band, we both agree studdying your work is "required reading." In my humble opinion you have a tremendous capacity to affect positive change in your life and in turn the world around you. You already have, by being quite the oposite of "chicken shit." We both look forward to following the progress of your career and to seeing your performance at the Hollywood Bowl in September.

Take care and keep up the great work,

Mary and Lily
 

conor for president
 

Cool interview. I miss Bright Eyes these days, now that the tour is over, etc...
C'mon, bring on the next album!! LOL
 

so it turns out that MTV have a copyright on this so us folk in Canada cannot watch the interview, depressed much
 

cant watch it outside of the US :(

Can we get it on youtube?

message me :)

JOEy*
 

I just watched it - didn't seem to be a problem to get it here in Oz-although the other video clips didn't work because of that copyright thing...It was special to see how music does bring you full circle- find refuge in it when you are upset and confused but also come back to it when you find peace and go inside yourself as you did on Cassadaga, Conor. So true that if we work at being positive, it beats every inch of negativity around us...
 

that was great :)
thank you very much for being the person and artist that you are.
I sit close with your views on life and understand what you are talking about.
 

i would love to sit down with conor and just talk about his views on life
he's so fucking inspiring
 

i enjoyed it. at the very least, you brought some harmony to mtv. i enjoy the reflection... that you reflect into this world, from the human that you are. thank you for all the great years
 

Conor Olburst is THE most boring person who i've evr seen interviewed