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
kids ethics punk
The whole punk ethic was do-it-yourself, and I've always been very literal, especially as a kid. When they said that anybody can do this, I was like, 'OK, that's me.'
years insulting three
To be called an elder statesman is so unbelievably insulting. Brad Pitt is exactly three years younger than me.
cameras broccoli
Never eat broccoli when there are cameras around.
song hands ipods
My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him.
voice people missing
They spoke truth and a lot of people listened.... that voice, Kurt we miss you.
music homosexual
I'm not homosexual, I'm not hetrosexual, I'm just sexual.
kind phenomenon international
We're kind of an international phenomenon.
walks
Anybody that walks can sing..
beach ocean swimming
We made part of the record in Miami, and I would go down to the beach, and not 20 feet from the water I see a fish that is at least seven feet long swimming close to the shore. I did not go back in the ocean the entire month.
people fans world
So, when you divide the world into music lovers, music fans and then those people who are just very casual about their music, it's wallpaper to them, it's elevator music, it's just the thing that's playing in the background that helps them through their day.
thinking age labels
I've always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled, and I think labels are for food. Canned food.
oxygen cry embarrassing
On planes I always cry. Something about altitude, the lack of oxygen and the bad movies. I cried over a St. Bernard movie once on a plane. That was really embarrassing.
persons fascinating written
I'm just not that fascinating a person to have had all those lives that I've written about.
reading tired periods
I went through a period where I was really tired of seeing and reading about myself.