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Michael Stipe

Background information
Birth name John Michael Stipe
Born January 4, 1960 (1960-01-04) (age 48)
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.A.
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, record producer, film producer, television producer
Instrument(s) Vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Years active 1980 - Current
Associated acts R.E.M.
Automatic Baby

John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known (and occasionally parodied) for the "mumbling" style of his early career and for his complex, surreal lyrics, as well as his social and political activism. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the south-western Georgia County, see Decatur County Georgia. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of Guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter louder sound A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Automatic Baby was briefly formed by members of the bands U2 and R Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the south-western Georgia County, see Decatur County Georgia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Stipe is in charge of the band's visual image, often selecting album artwork and directing many of the band's music videos. Stipe's work extends outside of the music industry, and he runs his own film production companies, C-00 and Single Cell Pictures.

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Biography

Early life

Stipe was born in Decatur, Georgia on January 4, 1960. For the south-western Georgia County, see Decatur County Georgia. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stipe was a military brat; his father was a serviceman in the United States Army whose career resulted in frequent relocations for his family. A "military brat" (and various brat derivatives is a term for a person whose parent or parents have served full-time in the Armed forces during the person's The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Stipe and his family moved to various locales during his childhood, including Germany, Texas, and a brief return to Georgia. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. In 1998, during an R. E. M. performance at the Grünspan Club in Hamburg, Germany, Stipe proclaimed that "it’s great to be back in the homeland. The Grünspan Club is a Discotheque located in Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany A homeland (rel Country of origin and native land) is the concept of the territory ( Cultural geography) to which an Ethnic group Very few people realize that Stipe is originally a German name. I think it came from the word steiße, which is very close to the word shit. Shit is one of the most functionally diverse words in the English language, and is also one of the most frequently used nouns Unfortunately, I who came from shit have risen to this great height. "[1]

During high school, Stipe lived in Collinsville, Illinois. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Stipe found high school difficult; he said, "It was a very outgoing, flamboyant, loud school, and I hated everything about it. I was very, kind of afraid of a lot of things. "[2] In 1976 Stipe joined his first band, which lasted until the following year. While Stipe said the band was not spectacular, he acknowledged his bandmates had a major influence on him, introducing him to the music of The Stooges and The Velvet Underground. The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book [3]

Stipe graduated from high school in 1978, and enrolled at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, as an art major, studying photography and painting. The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e

Formation of R. E. M.

Main article: R.E.M.

While attending college in Athens, Stipe frequented the Wuxtry record shop where he met store clerk Peter Buck in 1980. REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956 in Berkeley California) is the guitarist and co-founder along with Bill Berry, Mike Mills "He was a striking-looking guy and he also bought weird records, which not everyone in the store did", Buck recalled. The two became friends and eventually decided to form a band. [4] Buck and Stipe started writing music together;[5] at the time Stipe also spent time in a local group named Gangster. [6] The pair were soon joined by Bill Berry and Mike Mills and named themselves R. William "Bill" Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as the Drummer in Alternative This article is about Mike Mills the REM bassist Other similar sounding articles include the Irish journalist Michael Mills and Mike Mills (director. E. M. , a name Stipe selected at random from a dictionary. [7]

All four members of R. E. M. dropped out of school in 1980 to focus on the band. [8] Stipe was the last to drop out, as he still hoped to pursue a career in art history and photography. [9] The band issued its debut single, "Radio Free Europe", on Hib-Tone. " Radio Free Europe " is a song by American Alternative rock band R Hib-Tone was the name of an Atlanta -based Recording label set up by Johnny Hibbert, a law student at the University of Georgia, in 1981 The song was a college radio success and the band signed to I.R.S. Records for the release of the Chronic Town EP one year later. Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college IRS (International Record Syndicate Records was a Record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg Chronic Town is the debut EP by the American Alternative rock band R An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify R. E. M. released its debut album Murmur in 1983, which was widely acclaimed by critics. Murmur is the debut album by the American Alternative rock band R Stipe's vocals and lyrics received particular attention from listeners. [10] The band's second album, Reckoning, followed in 1984.

R. E. M. travelled to England to record its third album Fables of the Reconstruction (1985). Fables of the Reconstruction is the third Studio album released by the American Alternative rock band R The band members found the sessions unexpectedly difficult, and were miserable due to the cold winter weather and poor food. [11] Stipe also had a disagreement with producer Joe Boyd over his vocals: Boyd wanted the vocals to be clear, but Stipe "was still in his period of not wanting the vocals to be clear, so he argued against making them louder or brighter or clearer", the producer said. [12] The difficult situation brought the band to the verge of break-up. [13] Even after the album was released, relationships were tense within the band. Stipe said of the period, "I was well on my way to losing my mind". [14] Stipe gained weight and his behavior became more eccentric; he shaved his hair into a monk's tonsure, and later, dyed it yellow with egg yolk. Antagonisms between Stipe and Mills came to a head in 1985. Mills said later, "Michael and I didn't get along in a lot of ways for a few years. We were very different people [. . . ] Michael was trying to deal with being a really shy person thrust to the front of the band. And I was trying to deal with how somebody had an attitude when it was unnecessary. " The bandmates had a talk to "clear the air", and resolved their differences. [15]

Mainstream popularity

With the success of the albums Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), R. Out of Time is the seventh album by the American Alternative rock band R Automatic for the People is the eighth album by the American Alternative rock band R E. M. became mainstream music stars. Stipe tried to embrace his new celebrity status; he would call other famous people unprompted and befriend them. [16] Around 1992, rumors that Stipe had contracted HIV began to circulate. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome "I know it bothered Michael's family," Peter Buck said in 1999. "No matter how much you tell your loved ones you're not dying, it's worrying for them to read it in the paper all the time. Still, as you can see, Michael's perfectly healthy. Stronger than I am. "[17] Stipe decided not to make a statement when the rumors began to spread.

This might be really naïve, but my number one reason was – this is incredibly naïve, in retrospect – but I really felt like there are a lot of people who might respect me, for whatever reason, because of the music or just because I’m a celebrity, that think that [the AIDS story] about me might impact them in the way they handle their own private affairs, or in the way they thought about people who were HIV positive or who had AIDS. And, number two, I felt like it was a ludicrous claim and I didn’t feel like sinking to kibbles-and-bits journalism to even respond to it. It was spawned from a ridiculous series of little things and I didn’t feel like it was worth answering. [18]

According to Stipe, he did not start the rumor and he does not know who did.

Not that I can tell. I wore a hat that said 'White House Stop AIDS'. I’m skinny. I’ve always been skinny, except in 1985 when I looked like Marlon Brando, the last time I shaved my head. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century I was really sick then. Eating potatoes. I think AIDS hysteria would obviously and naturally extend to people who are media figures and anybody of indecipherable or unpronounced sexuality. Anybody who looks gaunt, for whatever reason. Anybody who is associated, for whatever reason – whether it's a hat, or the way I carry myself – as being queer-friendly. [18]

Stipe had planned a collaboration with Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in 1994, but did not manage to compose or record anything before Cobain's death. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Stipe was chosen as the godfather of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress Frances Bean Cobain (born August 18, 1992) is the only child of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Wife Courtney Love. [19]

Stipe was once very close to fellow singer Natalie Merchant and has recorded a few songs with her, including one entitled "Photograph" which appeared on a pro-choice benefit album entitled Born to Choose and they have appeared live with Peter Gabriel singing Gabriel's single "Red Rain". Natalie Anne O'Shea Merchant (born October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, U Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. " Red Rain " is the first track on Peter Gabriel 's 1986 solo album So.

Himself a vegetarian, in the mid 1990s Stipe opened a vegetarian restaurant and juice bar, called Guaranteed, in Athens, Georgia. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea [20]

R. E. M. as a trio

Stipe at Glastonbury with his "Goblin" make up
Stipe at Glastonbury with his "Goblin" make up

In 1998, Stipe published a collection called Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith and worked on Single Cell Pictures, a film production company which released several arthouse / indie movies. Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a Dry point on the Somerset Levels, south of Bristol.

In a 2001 Time interview, Stipe described himself as a "queer artist" and revealed that he had been in a relationship with "an amazing man" for three years at that point. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Queer has traditionally meant odd or unusual but is now also used to refer to anyone who is not heteronormative. [21] In previous interviews he has described himself as "an equal opportunity lech"[22] and said he doesn't define himself as gay, straight, or bisexual, but that he was attracted to and had relationships with both men and women. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation [23]

He wrote haiku for a book published by Soft Skull Press called The Haiku Year. is a form of Japanese poetry. Previously called

In 2006, Stipe released an EP that comprised six different cover versions of Joseph Arthur's "In The Sun" for the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund. Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is a contemporary Singer-songwriter from Akron, Ohio. "In the Sun" is the second single from Joseph Arthur 's second studio album Come to Where I'm From. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The Disaster recovery response to Hurricane Katrina included federal government agencies like Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA state and local-level agencies One version, recorded in a collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin, reached number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the [1]. Also in 2006, Stipe appeared on the song "Broken Promise" on the Placebo release Meds. Placebo are an Alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 currently comprising Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest Meds is Placebo 's fifth album The album was released in most countries on 13 March 2006, although it was released three days earlier in Continuing his non-R. E. M. work in 2006, Stipe sang the song "L'Hôtel" on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled "Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited" and appeared on the song "Dancing on the Lip of a Volcano" on the New York Dolls album "One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This". Serge Gainsbourg ɡɛ̃'zbuʁ (2 April 1928 &ndash 2 March 1991 was a French Poet, Singer-songwriter, Actor and Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited is a Tribute album to the works of late French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. For the self-titled debut album see New York Dolls (album The New York Dolls are an American Glam rock band formed in One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This is the third studio album by the New York Dolls.

Musical style

Stipe's role in the songwriting process for R. E. M. is to write lyrics and devise melodies. [24] While each member is given an equal vote in the songwriting process, Peter Buck has conceded that Stipe, as the band's lyricist, can rarely be persuaded to follow an idea he does not favor. [25] Stipe sings in "wailing, keening, arching vocal figures" that R. E. M. biographer David Buckley compared to Celtic folk artists and Muslim muezzin. Celtic music is a term utilised by artists record companies music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of Musical genres that evolved out of the Folk A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The muezzin (via Turkish müezzin from Arabic: مؤذن mu’aḏḏin) is a chosen person at the [10] Stipe often harmonizes with Mills in songs; in the chorus for "Stand," Mills and Stipe alternate singing lyrics, creating a dialogue. [26] Early articles about the band focused on Stipe's singing style (described as "mumbling" by The Washington Post), which often rendered his lyrics indecipherable. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D [27] Stipe commented in 1984, "It's just the way I sing. If I tried to control it, it would be pretty false. "[3] Producer Joe Boyd convinced Stipe to begin singing more clearly during the recording of Fables of the Reconstruction. [12]

"That voice. It's an extraordinary voice," said U2's Bono in 2003. [28] "I often tell him I think he's a crooner, and he doesn't like that very much. But it is sort of one part some sort of Bing Crosby '50s laid-back crooner, and one part Dolly Parton," he added, laughing. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress

Stipe insisted that many of his early lyrics were "nonsense", saying in a 1994 online chat, "You all know there aren't words, per se, to a lot of the early stuff. I can't even remember them. " In truth, many early R. E. M. songs had definite lyrics that Stipe wrote with care. [29] Stipe explained in 1984 that when he started writing lyrics they were like "simple pictures", but after a year he grew tired of the approach and "started experimenting with lyrics that didn't make exact linear sense, and it's just gone from there. "[3] In the mid-1980s, as Stipe's pronunciation while singing became clearer, the band decided that its lyrics should convey ideas on a more literal level. [30] Mills explained, "After you've made three records and you've written several songs and they've gotten better and better lyrically the next step would be to have somebody question you and say, are you saying anything? And Michael had the confidence at that point to say yes . . . "[31] Stipe incorporated more politically-oriented concerns into his lyrics on Document and Green. "Our political activism and the content of the songs was just a reaction to where we were, and what we were surrounded by, which was just abject horror," Stipe said later. "In 1987 and '88 there was nothing to do but be active. "[32] While Stipe continued to write songs with political subject matter like "Ignoreland" and "Final Straw", later albums have focused on other topics. Automatic for the People dealt with "mortality and dying. Pretty turgid stuff", according to Stipe,[33] while Monster critiqued love and mass culture. [32]

Film and television work

In early 1987 Stipe co-founded C00 Films with Jim Mckay, a mixed-media company that was "designed to channel its founder's creative talents towards the creation and promotion of alternative film works. "[34] Stipe has served as an executive producer on films including Being John Malkovich, Velvet Goldmine, and Man on the Moon. Being John Malkovich is a 1999 Film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes. [35] He was also credited as a producer of the 2004 film Saved!. Saved! is a 2004 Teen Comedy film involving elements of Religious satire. [36]

Stipe has made a number of acting appearance on film and on television. Stipe appeared in an episode of The Adventures of Pete & Pete as an ice cream man named Captain Scrummy. The Adventures of Pete & Pete was an American television series produced by Wellsville Pictures and broadcast by Nickelodeon. Stipe has appeared as himself with R. E. M. on Sesame Street playing a reworked version of "Shiny Happy People" called "Furry Happy Monsters", and appeared in an episode of The Simpsons titled "Homer the Moe", where R. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining " Shiny Happy People " is a song by the band REM It appeared on their 1991 album Out of Time and was released as a single in “ Homer the Moe ” is the third episode of The Simpsons ’ thirteenth season. E. M. was tricked into playing a show in character Homer Simpson's garage. Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family.

Discography

For releases with R. E. M. , see R.E.M. discography

Singles

Compilation albums

References

Notes

  1. ^ Rockpalast, WDR, November 2, 1998
  2. ^ Buckley, p. Rockpalast is a German Music Television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR The Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR, officially " Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln " translated "Western German Broadcasting Cologne" is a German Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 27
  3. ^ a b c Platt, John. "R. E. M. ". Bucketfull of Brains. December 1984. -
  4. ^ Buckley, p. 24
  5. ^ Buckley, p. 50
  6. ^ Buckley, p. 29
  7. ^ Buckley, p. 39
  8. ^ Buckley, p. 43
  9. ^ Buckley, p. 44
  10. ^ a b Buckley, p. 87
  11. ^ Buckley, p. 131–32
  12. ^ a b Buckley, p. 133
  13. ^ Buckley, p. 135
  14. ^ Cameron, Keith. "Captains of Industry". Mojo. July 2003
  15. ^ Buckley, p 138-39
  16. ^ Buckley, p. 202-03
  17. ^ Q Magazine, May 1999
  18. ^ a b Cavanagh, David. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 "Tune in, cheer up, rock out". Q. October 1994.
  19. ^ Flynn, Paul (January 2006). oh, frances! (reprint). i-d magazine. Retrieved on 2007-06-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem
  20. ^ Vegetarian Times. July 1995
  21. ^ Farley, Christopher John. For the comedian and SNL actor see Chris Farley. Christopher John Farley is an American journalist. "Michael Stipe and the Ageless Boys of R.E.M.", Time, Time Inc., 2001-05-16. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Time Inc is a major subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company formed by the 1990 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Retrieved on 2007-06-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem  
  22. ^ Esquire magazine, April 1999
  23. ^ Q magazine, April 1999
  24. ^ Buckley, p. Esquire is a Men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 85
  25. ^ Fricke, David. "Living Up to Out of Time/Remote Control: Parts I and II". Melody Maker. October 3, 1992. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
  26. ^ Buckley, p. 180–81
  27. ^ Sasfy, Joe. "Reckoning with R. E. M. ". The Washington Post. May 10, 1984. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
  28. ^ The South Bank Show, May 12, 2003. The South Bank Show is an award-winning Television arts magazine show made by London Weekend Television, presented by Melvyn Bragg, broadcast
  29. ^ Buckley, p. 88
  30. ^ Buckley, p. 143
  31. ^ Buckley, p. 150
  32. ^ a b Olliffe, Michael. "R. E. M. in Perth". On the Street. January 17, 1995. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
  33. ^ Cavanagh, David. "Tune in, cheer up, rock out". Q. October 1994.
  34. ^ Buckley, p. 144-45
  35. ^ Buckley, p. 296
  36. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332375/fullcredits#cast

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