But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain things and part of that is our desire to do the very best work that we can and not rest on our laurels, or not allow formula to come into what we do. Michael Stipe consistentdesireformula share on social
I'm tired of being this solemn poet of the masses, the enigma shrouded in a mystery. Michael Stipe enigmamassemystery Change image and share on social
There are people that very strongly identify themselves as gay and then lesbian, and then I think there are a lot of people who are kind of some percentage or some version of that. Michael Stipe gayidentifykind Change image and share on social
On planes I always cry. Something about altitude, the lack of oxygen and the bad movies. I cried over a St. Bernard movie once on a plane. That was really embarrassing. Michael Stipe altitudebadbernard Change image and share on social
When we first started, we were a band from Athens and that was so off the map. Michael Stipe athensbandmap Change image and share on social
My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am. Michael Stipe cannedfeltfood Change image and share on social
My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him. Michael Stipe 000buckhand Change image and share on social
If I'm tired of me, I'm sure the public is as well. Michael Stipe publictire Change image and share on social
We're absolutely American and distinctly so, I think. That's part of what people respond to outside of this country, part of the reason that we're such a huge band outside of the U.S., where we're not so popular now as we were 10 or 12 years ago. Michael Stipe absolutelyagoamerican share on social
There was never a golden era of American radio as far as I can tell. Michael Stipe americaneragolden Change image and share on social