I'm just not that fascinating a person to have had all those lives that I've written about.
Michael StipeSometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious.
Michael StipeWhen I get really hammered I take my clothes off. That's a sure sign. It's been a long time since the last time I did that. Probably a year.
Michael StipeI don't find R.E.M. to be nihilistic. There is a constant undertone of joyous optimism. I'm not going to kill myself to Patti Smith or R.E.M.
Michael StipeI distinctly remember a conversation with my band in the van where I was having a complete meltdown. It was 1984, I think, and I was huddled in the back corner of our van and saying, "I can't do this. I can't do this. I can't do this." I didn't want to play any more shows. I just wanted to stop.
Michael Stipe