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Michael, when you look back at those images of you from that super successful period of your life, does it seem like a million miles away, or is there something of that still very much in you today? you know, i watched that performance actually very recently. patti smith, who is a great friend, ran it on — she does a substack where she writes and speaks and sends it out to her fans through email. and she honoured my band in a conversation that we had had a few days prior by showing that exact ...

For the guardian or what have you, to talk about the things that i think are important and the things that i think we need to address. i mean, lets face it, we have all, as global citizens, weve just been through this incredibly important — and were now coming out of this very important, pivotal moment — this "inflection point", i think, is what our current vice president called it — where what was before, were looking at the things that were wrong. were realising this insane moment that w...

That i think are important and the things that i think we need to address. i mean, lets face it, we have all, as global citizens, weve just been through this incredibly important... and were now coming out of this very important, pivotal moment. this inflection point, i think, is what our current vice president called it, where what was before, were looking at the things that were wrong. were realising this insane moment that weve moved through, and were now trying to look towards the future, to...

Wanted was to have a song of the summer, and thats exactly what happened with losing my religion. i feel very proud of that. it was that song that everyone sings everywhere. its coming out of every shop that you drive by or walk by. we had that with losing my religion. and so, you know, i hit that particular personal peak and im very proud of it. it was awesome. the funny thing is your persona, for quite a lot of your career in rem, was quite difficult for people to sort of decipher. you were a ...

I guess, were looking at each other and recognising traits that are inspiring or that we acknowledge as aspirational. my father being, of course, a brilliant example. well, let me take on that question of you and rem and how you did that, because you started, you know, in those sort of underground venues in georgia, in athens, georgia, with small crowds and an indie vibe. but you became a huge band across the world, playing, as you said, to tens of thousands of people in stadiums and arenas. wer...

Now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. inevitably, we associate artists with the times in which they emerge and the work which brings them widespread acclaim. so it is with my guest today, michael stipe, lead singer of the american band rem, who were pioneers of an indie rock sound which emerged from a georgia college campus in the �*80s and won worldwide acclaim in the 1990s. now, hes a visual artist who records new music sparingly. he says the best art is about br...

Was to have a song of the summer, and thats exactly what happened with "losing my religion". i feel very proud of that. it was that song that everyone sings everywhere, its coming out of every shop that you drive by or walk by. we had that with "losing my religion". and so, you know, i hit that particular personal peak and im very proud of it. it was awesome. the funny thing is your persona, for quite a lot of your career in rem, was quite difficult for people to sort of decipher. you were a lit...

Is ultimately a good idea. could that happen to you and the old band? i mean, we never were very rock and roll, stephen. i think we were more of a pop band, you know. and i particularly know, of course. and in terms of a reunion, no, just give it up. its not going to happen. categorically not? no, absolutely not. and ive said that a zillion times, and ill say it one more time. its not going to happen. well, we hear you, michael. but its not that youre giving up music entirely, cos sparingly you ...

Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. inevitably, we associate artists with the times in which they emerge and the work which brings them widespread acclaim. so, it is with my guest today, michael stipe, lead singer of the american band rem, who were pioneers of an indie rock sound which emerged from a georgia college campus in the �*80s and won world—wide acclaim in the 1990s. now, hes a visual artist who records new music sparingly. he says the bes...

I mean, the thing that i really personally wanted was to have a song of the summer, and thats exactly what happened with "losing my religion". i feel very proud of that. it was that song that everyone sings everywhere. its coming out of every shop that you drive by or walk by. we had that with "losing my religion". and so, you know, i hit that particular personal peak and im very proud of it. it was awesome. the funny thing is your persona, for quite a lot of your career in rem, was quite diffic...