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Michael Stipe Quotes

So, we just kind of created our own thing and that's part of the beauty of Athens: is that it's so off the map and there's no way you could ever be the East Village or an L. A. Scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became it's own thing Picture Quote #1

I was vulnerable every day. Every night that I stepped on stage I was laying myself open Picture Quote #1

When I write, I tend toward melancholy, and the few times that I’ve tried pure joy in music, it doesn’t really work that well. The joy can be through catharsis. I think that’s what I do well, and observation Picture Quote #1

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 never be able to see things any other way Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I’m confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn’t obvious Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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So, when you divide the world into music lovers, music fans and then those people who are just very casual about their music, it’s wallpaper to them, it’s elevator music, it’s just the thing that’s playing in the background that helps them through their day Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If I’m tired of me, I’m sure the public is as well Picture Quote #1

I’m tired of being this solemn poet of the masses, the enigma shrouded in a mystery Picture Quote #1

I’m just not that fascinating a person to have had all those lives that I’ve written about Picture Quote #1

I went through a period where I was really tired of seeing and reading about myself Picture Quote #1

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Because the casual music listeners are the ones who turn on the radio and they don’t really care what’s playing, they just know that they kinda like it or it’s easy to drive to or it’s easy to sing along to or whatever Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It’s equally humbling and uplifting Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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So, we just kind of created our own thing and that's part of the beauty of Athens: is that it's so off the map and there's no way you could ever be the East Village or an L. A. Scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became it's own thing (Michael Stipe Quotes) I was vulnerable every day. Every night that I stepped on stage I was laying myself open (Michael Stipe Quotes) When I write, I tend toward melancholy, and the few times that I’ve tried pure joy in music, it doesn’t really work that well. The joy can be through catharsis. I think that’s what I do well, and observation (Michael Stipe Quotes) 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 never be able to see things any other way (Michael Stipe Quotes) Sometimes I’m confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn’t obvious (Michael Stipe Quotes) 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 Quotes) So, when you divide the world into music lovers, music fans and then those people who are just very casual about their music, it’s wallpaper to them, it’s elevator music, it’s just the thing that’s playing in the background that helps them through their day (Michael Stipe Quotes) 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 Quotes) If I’m tired of me, I’m sure the public is as well (Michael Stipe Quotes) I’m tired of being this solemn poet of the masses, the enigma shrouded in a mystery (Michael Stipe Quotes) I’m just not that fascinating a person to have had all those lives that I’ve written about (Michael Stipe Quotes) I went through a period where I was really tired of seeing and reading about myself (Michael Stipe Quotes) Because the casual music listeners are the ones who turn on the radio and they don’t really care what’s playing, they just know that they kinda like it or it’s easy to drive to or it’s easy to sing along to or whatever (Michael Stipe Quotes) 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 Quotes) Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It’s equally humbling and uplifting (Michael Stipe Quotes) 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 Quotes)

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