So much to say

I watched A Complete Unknown in theaters with my brother. It made me think about what I like most about Dylan, and even more so Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes). 

They have so much to say.

Generally, I respect people who say less. Words that are sparse and weighty.

But as I’ve gotten older, conversation occasionally becomes quiet or strained. My friends and I just have less to say. We’ve had plenty of time to say what we think and feel, and maybe we just don’t have as many new thoughts and feelings.

Oberst and Dylan - maybe they are cynical, but their songs are earnest. They have youthful idealism. Things are not as they should be. The current state is not inevitable. It’s wrong. And it should be right. And we’re not going to stop talking about it.

I love that and I want more of it. Earnestness and energy.