I read about a unique memory that you have of your childhood, one when you were four years old and upon looking at a light bulb, you decided you wanted to become the filament. I thought that was a really unique memory and sort of the beginnings of a baby artist right there. You mentioned some of your memories. The second memory that I had my first memory being my sister's birth when he was two years old,. Two months later, right before my third birthday, I had this terrible...
Michael Stipe joins to talk about his remarkable life, photography practice, and career as the lead singer and lyricist for the band R.E.M.