My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him. — Michael Stipe Bucks Copy Share Image
I'm not homosexual, I'm not hetrosexual, I'm just sexual. — Michael Stipe Homosexual Copy Share Image
The punk-rock ethos was "Do it yourself. Anyone can do this. We're not sent from the heavens." — Michael Stipe Can do Copy Share Image
When you meet a stranger, look at his shoes. Keep your money in your shoes. — Michael Stipe Fashion Copy Share Image
They spoke truth and a lot of people listened… that voice, Kurt we miss you. — Michael Stipe Fame Copy Share Image
“I'm not homosexual, I'm not heterosexual, I'm just sexual.” — Michael Stipe Heterosexual Copy Share Image
To be called an elder statesman is so unbelievably insulting. Brad Pitt is exactly three years younger than me. — Michael Stipe Aging Copy Share Image
Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting. — Michael Stipe Humbling Copy Share Image
[Columbia House] magazines were how I found out about the punk world going on in New York. Because of what I read,… — Michael Stipe Age Copy Share Image
I was born in Georgia. That's where my grandparents-and all my people-are from. But my family traveled a great deal because my… — Michael Stipe Army Copy Share Image
I've always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled,… — Michael Stipe Age Copy Share Image
For every great thing we did, there is a very public moment of falling on our faces. But everything that came through… — Michael Stipe Band Copy Share Image
The world of WONDERLAND is authentic, vibrant, and genuine. Stacey D’Erasmo explores the delight and terror of second chances. A great read! — Michael Stipe Books Copy Share Image
I am not an autobiographical writer. I'll take little elements here and there from things that I've actually experienced-counting eyelashes on a… — Michael Stipe Autobiographical Copy Share Image
I was doing that [a collaboration with Kurt Cobain] to try to save his life. The collaboration was me calling up as… — Michael Stipe Calling Copy Share Image
On planes I always cry. Something about altitude, the lack of oxygen and the bad movies. I cried over a St. Bernard… — Michael Stipe Bad movie Copy Share Image
I started lip-synching with "Losing My Religion." There were a few horrendous mistakes we made, but I own those mistakes. I'm embarrassed… — Michael Stipe Done Copy Share Image
But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain things and part… — Michael Stipe Best work Copy Share Image
The artwork for the record is kind of an homage to that. It's a collage, which rhymes with homage, I just realized.… — Michael Stipe Artwork Copy Share Image
I distinctly remember a conversation with my band in the van where I was having a complete meltdown. It was 1984, I… — Michael Stipe Band Copy Share Image
Punk-rock records came out and you bought whatever you could find. But Devo didn't happen for another three years. Sex Pistols didn't… — Michael Stipe Cbgb Copy Share Image
We're absolutely American and distinctly so, I think. That's part of what people respond to outside of this country, part of the… — Michael Stipe Absolutely Copy Share Image
I stopped taking drugs [in 1983]. There were a lot of things that led up to it. One thing was that a… — Michael Stipe Car Copy Share Image
So, we just kind of created our own thing and that's part of the beauty of Athens: is that it's so off… — Michael Stipe Athens Copy Share Image
When we signed with Warner Bros., they knew what they were getting. They knew they weren't going to get some easily manipulated… — Michael Stipe Bros Copy Share Image
“When I was young and full of grace And spirited - a rattlesnake When I was young and fever fell My spirit,… — Michael Stipe Adventure Copy Share Image
I was vegetarian, trying to eat from fast-food restaurants without meat. I didn't know how to eat properly and I was starving.… — Michael Stipe Abstinence Copy Share Image
I'm just not that fascinating a person to have had all those lives that I've written about. — Michael Stipe Fascinating Copy Share Image
The whole point of the punk-rock thing was that "We're not special. We just have a voice." — Michael Stipe Punk Copy Share Image
Our generation was supposed to be about trying to deal with nuclear concerns and environmental disasters. — Michael Stipe Concern Copy Share Image
My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am. — Michael Stipe Canned Copy Share Image
I really wanted to be on Six Feet Under as a corpse. That would be hysterical. — Michael Stipe Corpse Copy Share Image
![“[Columbia House] magazines were how I found out about the punk world going on in New York. Because of what I read, at the age of 15, I hounded the local record store to order a copy of Horses [1975] for me by Patti Smith.” quote by Michael Stipe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b4f/michael-stipe-6714_age_columbia-house-magazines-were-how-i-foun_159607.jpg)
![“I was doing that [a collaboration with Kurt Cobain] to try to save his life. The collaboration was me calling up as an excuse to reach out to this guy. He was in a really bad place.” quote by Michael Stipe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e28/michael-stipe-6714_calling_i-was-doing-that-a-collaboration-with-ku_3098936.jpg)
![“I stopped taking drugs [in 1983]. There were a lot of things that led up to it. One thing was that a lover died. An ex of mine died in a car wreck and I was really trashed when I found out about it and I couldn't cry. I woke up the next morning and I said, "That's it," so I quit then. It was…” quote by Michael Stipe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/af8/michael-stipe-6714_car_i-stopped-taking-drugs-in-1983-there-wer_859238.jpg)
