The whole point of the punk-rock thing was that "We're not special. We just have a voice."
Michael StipeBe yourself. Follow your heart. I know it sounds obvious, but it's the best advice at anyone ever. Take advice from other people, but take from it what feels right for you.
Michael StipeA wise man once said, 'The skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.'
Michael StipeThere tend to be two different drives that lead young people toward music. One is that music provides an escape; it takes you away from the unhappiness or torture of where you are and makes you feel less alienated-you believe there is a place you fit in somewhere else. The other is a sort of transcendent, spiritual feeling in the purity of music.
Michael Stipe