Once I reached my 40s, I thought to myself that if I'm going to play live now, I … - Michael Stipe

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Perhaps like attracts like, and that's why I found myself in a circle of women who are so passionate about making music.

Michael Stipe

Once I reached my 40s, I thought to myself that if I'm going to play live now, I need to really mean this. I can't go out and be a little bit, for one moment slovenly in my choices as a performer. I mean, these people have paid a lot of money to be here, they've been through the nightmare of getting here, starving themselves waiting for us to get on stage, so I'm going to give them what they came here for.

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Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music.

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