Conor Oberst, who you may also know as Bright Eyes, has informed the world that he no longer wants to be known as Bright Eyes. The name change was first speculated when Oberst told Rolling Stone that the moniker, “needs to stop at some point. I’d like to clean up, lock the door, say goodbye.”
Speculation became confirmation when Robb Nansel, head of Bright Eyes’ label Saddle Creek, stated that: “I think (Oberst) feels like Bright Eyes has a certain association, for better or worse. I think he's trying to distance himself a little bit from what that means to people."
I think what Oberst wants is, of course, to no longer be that whiny little musical whiz kid who can’t help but cry whenever he sang. Or, at least, he doesn’t want you to think he was ever like that.
Oberst is expected to release a final album under the Bright Eyes next year. And, yes, I will buy that album.
