At the age of 15, you could get a year's subscription to 12 magazines for a dime. "That introduced me to this whole other universe, of course, of New York and New York culture" You put up Memeographs at school that said Tom Verlaine is God. Did anybody ever find out it was you? There are other secrets from that era that probably are not repeatable on your podcast.
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.