“who will tend the farm museums who will dust the day belongings? ” — Michael Stipe Museums Copy Share Image
I'm not homosexual, I'm not hetrosexual, I'm just sexual. — Michael Stipe Homosexual Copy Share Image
My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him. — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
The punk-rock ethos was "Do it yourself. Anyone can do this. We're not sent from the heavens." — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
When you meet a stranger, look at his shoes. Keep your money in your shoes. — Michael Stipe Fashion Copy Share Image
“I'm not homosexual, I'm not heterosexual, I'm just sexual.” — Michael Stipe Heterosexual 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 just not that fascinating a person to have had all those lives that I've written about. — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
I'm kind of quoting Thurston [Moore] and Kim [Gordon] in saying that about not being great with addicts, because they are the… — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
There are people that very strongly identify themselves as gay and then lesbian, and then I think there are a lot of… — Michael Stipe Gay 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 Copy Share Image
You don't need to be talented. You don't even have to play the guitar to be a guitar player in a punk-rock… — Michael Stipe 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 remember traffic jams Motor boys and girls with tans Nearly was and almost rans I remember this, this ... At the… — Michael Stipe Boy and girl Copy Share Image
When I write, I tend toward melancholy, and the few times that I've tried pure joy in music, it doesn't really work… — Michael Stipe Catharsis Copy Share Image
“Take what you see on TV, mix in a guy who's turned 30 and still doesn't have a job, throw in some… — Michael Stipe America 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
At the [teenage] time, I did have an inkling of my sexuality. And I had an inkling that I was different from… — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
When I hear music as a fan, I see fields. I see landscapes. I close my eyes and see an entire universe… — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
I had to get a driver's license and drive to St. Louis to find the punk-rock scene that was happening there. And… — Michael Stipe 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
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
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
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
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 Copy Share Image
Be yourself. Follow your heart. I know it sounds obvious, but it's the best advice at anyone ever. Take advice from other… — Michael Stipe Advice Copy Share Image
When I get really hammered I take my clothes off. That's a sure sign. It's been a long time since the last… — Michael Stipe Clothes Copy Share Image
The song "Sing for the Submarine" presents my dream world, which is way different from my waking world. It's set in the… — Michael Stipe 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 Copy Share Image
By nature I will find hope in everything. Even if it's the most incredibly hopeless situation or circumstance. That's just me... I'll… — Michael Stipe 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
For every great thing we did, there is a very public moment of falling on our faces. But everything that came through… — Michael Stipe 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
[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 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
We toured that record for a year, which turned out to be the culmination of ten years of being constantly on the… — Michael Stipe Culmination Copy Share Image
![“I'm kind of quoting Thurston [Moore] and Kim [Gordon] in saying that about not being great with addicts, because they are the ones who said it to me.” quote by Michael Stipe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/michael-stipe-6714_addict_i-m-kind-of-quoting-thurston-moore-and-k_3113368.png)
![“I went through this difficult time [in the 1984] when we were making our third record where I kind of lost my mind. That's when the bulimia kicked in. And that's when I got really freaky.” quote by Michael Stipe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/michael-stipe-6714_bulimia_i-went-through-this-difficult-time-in-th_1393702.png)
![“At the [teenage] time, I did have an inkling of my sexuality. And I had an inkling that I was different from other people in ways beyond my sexuality. But I didn't get into music because I thought, Oh, these people will understand me.” quote by Michael Stipe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/michael-stipe-6714_different_at-the-teenage-time-i-did-have-an-inklin_64270.png)
![“[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/i/b4f/michael-stipe-6714_age_columbia-house-magazines-were-how-i-foun_159607.png)
