Conor Mullen Oberst was born on February 15, 1980, as the youngest in a family of three boys, and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, to Matthew Ryan Oberst, Sr., an information manager for Mutual of Omaha, and Nancy Oberst, an elementary education Director for Omaha Public Schools. Oberst has two elder brothers, Matthew Ryan Oberst, Jr. and Justin H. Oberst. Matthew was a Teacher & part-time musician, and helped Finance one of Oberst's self-released independent albums. Matt was also in the indie band Sorry About Dresden, which Conor played in from time to time. Justin H. Oberst is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law and managing partner of a law firm.