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
By the time I was 18, I had absorbed punk rock from America, Britain, and the West Coast. All of it was… — Michael Stipe Air Copy Share Image
I was a teenager, we were pretty much fully indoctrinated, thanks to sexual scare tactics. I remember so many public-health commercials with… — Michael Stipe Abstinence Copy Share Image
There is always something of the writer in the work but I don't think Melville had to be swallowed by a whale… — Michael Stipe Character 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
“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 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
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
I'm afraid of everything. I'm not a naturally courageous person. — Michael Stipe Courage Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious... — Michael Stipe Confusion Copy Share Image
For me, as a music fan, visuals kind of steal away the purity of the song. My instinct is not to provide… — Michael Stipe Fans Copy Share Image
So, when you divide the world into music lovers, music fans and then those people who are just very casual about their… — Michael Stipe Backgrounds Copy Share Image
I think my apocalyptic feelings went deeper than [heavily influenced by Reagan and AIDS]. I'm really at peace with how afraid I… — Michael Stipe Aids Copy Share Image
I went through this difficult time [in the 1984] when we were making our third record where I kind of lost my… — Michael Stipe Bulimia Copy Share Image
I've never written a song that's hopeless. I'm not a hopeless person. I'm crazily optimistic. I crazily see the good in people.… — Michael Stipe Agree Copy Share Image
And I don't expect anyone can bring about a revolution in the way that Bob Dylan did - and really didn't -… — Michael Stipe 1960s Copy Share Image
There was never a golden era of American radio as far as I can tell. — Michael Stipe Eras Copy Share Image
When you meet a stranger, look at his shoes. Keep your money in your shoes. — Michael Stipe Money 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
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