“There's a major underlying idea as you grow up that you need to just save your m…” — Conor Oberst

We've all seen the power music has to spread messages of solidarity and hope.

I'm always fascinated when people really fervently believe, because I have such a hard time believing anything. When people have real faith in something, it's fascinating to me. And the fact that so many people, in surveys, so many people say they do. It kind of blows my mind.

I think there's so much about Rasta culture that's interesting. Just the idea of preaching one-ness, that we're all in this together.

When I run into a person or a kid that comes up and gives me the spiel about, 'Hey, I got your record at this time in my life, and it really helped me,' that stuff totally still rings true. If you're standing there talking to someone, it's really easy to tell if they're being authentic or not. And that's great.