“Groundbreaking”: Michael Stipe on the most overlooked album of the 1970s
“It was just fucking scorched earth.”
R.E.M.
Michael Stipe performs R.E.M. classic, ‘Wendell Gee’, for first time in 39 years at Democratic rally
The track was last performed by Stipe in 1985.
Lightning in a bottle: The 10 best songs recorded in a single take
The best one take songs of all time.
Why Michael Stipe wasn’t a fan of The Beatles: “It’s not something I’m personally drawn to”
“I’m not really a Beatles fan.”
Michael Stipe names the most underrated punk album: “One of the most groundbreaking and influential records of all time”
“One of the most groundbreaking and influential records of all time…”
“Our version of rock music”: The R.E.M album Michael Stipe described as louder and more fun than the rest
“It was our version of rock music.”
An Unlikely Connection: the hit R.E.M. song Roger Waters called “phenomenal”
Inspired by a cult teen show.
The R.E.M. album that Peter Buck called unlistenable: “A group of people so bored”
The beginning of the end.