Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
John Michael Stipeis an American singer, songwriter, musician, film producer, music video director, and visual artist. He was the lyricist and lead singer of the alternative rock band R.E.M. from their formation in 1980 until their dissolution in 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth4 January 1960
CityDecatur, GA
CountryUnited States of America
beauty san-francisco east
So, we just kind of created our own thing and that's part of the beauty of Athens: is that it's so off the map and there's no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing.
change critics early pistols sex
I think there were early critics who wanted us to change the world because the Sex Pistols failed.
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Since every record surely contains something offensive to someone, sticker them all. Make this as meaningless as the bar code.
peter programmed
My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him.
canned feeling food labels
My feeling is that labels are for canned food...I am what I am - - and I know what I am.
absolutely huge people popular respond
We're absolutely American and distinctly so, I think. That's part of what people respond to outside of this country, part of the reason that we're such a huge band outside of the U.S., where we're not so popular now as we were 10 or 12 years ago.
again blessing change curse hear loves songs trying
We're trying to change the set around but, again - a curse and a blessing - there are so many songs that everyone loves to hear every night.
approve man
We're R.E.M. and we approve this concert, ... Man on the Moon.
call powers strong venture
I feel that our powers as songwriters and co-partners in this venture that we call R.E.M. are as strong as they ever have been,
appeal breeds country might outside people turned
But we're very much an American band and that's that. I think that's part of the appeal outside of this country and it might be part of the reason people turned away from us within this country, because familiarity breeds contempt.
great perhaps positive
Nothing cataclysmic and positive is ever simple. But I think this is a great idea and perhaps we can get there.
work
There's a lot of work to be done. It's up to you.
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The news cycle has moved on and I don't want the public to forget about those who were affected by Katrina or to believe that everything is fine now.
rate
The future's ours, and you don't even rate a footnote now