Peter was sick of being a pop star, the guitar god, and so he decided to teach himself other instruments. Among the instruments that he picked up was the mandolin. Michael Stipe Read Quote
We toured that record for a year, which turned out to be the culmination of ten years of being constantly on the road. We were sick to death of touring. Michael Stipe Read Quote
Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It’s equally humbling and uplifting. Michael Stipe Read Quote
I’m just not that fascinating a person to have had all those lives that I’ve written about. Michael Stipe Read Quote
When I get really hammered I take my clothes off. That’s a sure sign. It’s been a long time since the last time I did that. Probably a year. Michael Stipe Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think there were early critics who wanted us to change the world because the Sex Pistols failed. Michael Stipe Read Quote
There was a point in the ’80s when I looked out at my audience and I saw people that – were I not on the stage – they’d sooner slug me as they walked by me on the sidewalk. And I realized that I was way beyond the choir. Michael Stipe Read Quote
I’ve always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled, and I think labels are for food. Canned food. Michael Stipe Read Quote
